Wrongful Termination – Retaliation Claim – Breach of Contract
Amy Swyear filed this action against her former employer, Fare Foods Corporation, alleging sexual discrimination, sexual harassment, and retaliation in violation of Title VII, and breach of contract.
Inverse Condemnation
Aamaans Properties, Inc. and Aamann, Inc. (Aamaans) appeal an order granting summary judgment to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (DOT).
Lawsuit: Miller Park’s designs have led to long-ignored ‘wheelchair ghetto’
A lawsuit accuses the Milwaukee Brewers of establishing a “wheelchair ghetto” in Miller Park where disabled fans aren’t able to have a clear view of the ball field from their seats and are prevented entirely from getting to some parts of the stadium.
Platt questions common notions about management-side employment lawyers
Sarah Platt’s work as a management-side employment lawyer looks quite different now than it did five years ago.
Conditional Use: High court to weigh in on permitting dispute
When local officials placed additional insurance requirements on Enbridge Energy Co. in 2015 as part of granting a conditional-use permit for a pipeline project in northeast Dane County, company officials were quick to file an appeal.
Courts not seeing flurry of lawsuits after statute-of-repose change
After the Wisconsin Senate last spring passed legislation that would give contractors further protection from certain lawsuits, the state’s plaintiffs’ attorney bar advised members in March to file lawsuits before the new law took effect that summer.
Combatting drug use and opioids in construction
We are all waking up to the realities of the devastating effects that opioid abuse can have on employees and businesses in the construction industry.
Weekly Case Digests – January 21, 2019 – January 25, 2019
Weekly Case Digests – January 21, 2019 – January 25, 2019
Judicial Council takes first crack at changes to Act 235
The Judicial Council recently voted to advance to the state Legislature a proposal to revise changes recently made by lawmakers to the state's rules of civil procedure.
Minnesota lawyer faces license suspension in Wisconsin
A Minnesota lawyer faces suspension in Wisconsin over misconduct in his home state.
OWI – Sentencing Guidelines
This is a review of an unpublished decision of the court of appeals, State v. Justin A. Braunschweig, No. 2017AP1261-CR, unpublished slip op. (Wis. Ct. App. Feb. 1, 2018), affirming the Jefferson County circuit court's judgment of conviction of defendant Justin A. Braunschweig ("Braunschweig") for Operating While Intoxicated ("OWI") as a second offense.
Operating Agreement – Arbitration Clause
This is a review of an unpublished decision of the court of appeals, Midwest Neurosciences Assocs., LLC v. Great Lakes Neurosurgical Assocs., LLC, No. 2016AP601, unpublished slip op. (Wis. Ct. App. Dec. 20, 2017), reversing the Ozaukee County circuit court's non-final order.
Legal News
- Former law enforcement praise state’s response brief in Steven Avery case
- Eric Toney announces re-election bid for Fond du Lac County District Attorney
- Former Wisconsin Democratic Rep. Peter Barca announces new bid for Congress
- Republicans file lawsuit challenging Evers’s partial vetoes to literacy bill
- More human remains believed those of missing woman wash up on Milwaukee Co. beach
- Vice President Harris returning to Wisconsin for third visit this year
- Wisconsin joins Feds, dozens of states to hold airlines accountable for bad behavior
- Trump ahead of Biden in new Marquette poll
- Bankruptcy court approves Milwaukee Marriott Downtown ‘business as usual’ motion
- New Crime Gun Intelligence Center to launch in Chicago
- Arrest warrant proposed for Minocqua Brewing owner who filed Lawsuit against Town of Minocqua
- Wisconsin Supreme Court justices question how much power Legislature should have
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