Motion to Suppress Statements Denied
Concerned that the getaway driver to his armed robbery would provide information to the police, Matthew Higgins-Vogt shot the driver multiple times in a wooded area near the Sangamon River in Decatur, Illinois.
ALJ Error – Disability Benefits
Ralph Ross worked as a coal miner for approximately thirty years.
Qualified Immunity
Patrick Dockery was arrested after a domestic dispute at his girlfriend’s apartment in Joliet, Illinois.
Employment Discrimination – Retaliation Claim
For 25 years Gary Wrolstad worked at CUNA Mutual Life Insurance Society in Madison, Wisconsin, eventually becoming a financial reporting manager.
Insurance Claim – Malpractice
In 2002, thirty-six-year-old Vicki Bramlett died from complications following routine surgery.
Sufficiency of Evidence
Okoi Ofem committed suicide in a jail cell at a City of Chicago lockup.
High court OKs exception to pro hac vice rule
The Wisconsin Supreme Court voted in closed conference on Thursday for a change to the state's pro hac vice rule.
Milwaukee attorney faces license suspension
A Milwaukee attorney is being faced with a 60-day license suspension.
Douglas County attorney faces license suspension
A Douglas County attorney faces a license suspension over allegations that he broke nine attorney-ethics rules.
Weekly Case Digests – January 4, 2019 – January 11, 2019
Weekly Case Digests – January 4, 2019 – January 11, 2019
Former chief counsel for Doyle faces suspension
A Dane County attorney who once worked for Gov. Jim Doyle's administration is faced with a 90-day suspension of his law license.
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