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Insurance Claim – Compensatory Damages
This case is before us for a second time. On June 16, 2011, Joan Kelly and her dog were attacked and seriously injured by a pit bull owned by Amanda Berg and Adam Finkler.
5th Amendment Violation – Double Jeopardy
He also appeals an order denying postconviction relief. The issue on appeal is whether the State’s prosecution of Schultz for sexually assaulting a child “on or about October 19, 2012” violated Schultz’s constitutional right to be free from double jeopardy because he was previously prosecuted for, and acquitted of, the repeated sexual assault of the same child “in the late summer to earl[...]
OWI – Motion to Suppress Evidence Denied
Damon Kell appeals a judgment, entered upon his no-contest plea, convicting him of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated (OWI), as a fourth offense within five years.
ALJ Error – Worker’s Compensation
Michael Bukovic appeals a circuit court judgment affirming a Wisconsin Labor and Industry Review Commission (LIRC) decision that affirmed an administrative law judge’s (ALJ) dismissal of Bukovic’s worker’s compensation application.
Statutory Interpretation – WEAJA – Fee Award
Samir Siddique appeals an order denying his motion for costs and attorney fees under the Wisconsin Equal Access to Justice Act (WEAJA), WIS. STAT. § 814.245 (2015-16).
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Howard D. Davis appeals from the judgment of conviction, following a jury trial, finding him guilty as a party to the crimes of first-degree reckless homicide and first-degree recklessly endangering safety, with both crimes having use of a dangerous weapon and repeat offender penalty enhancers.
WHO’S DOING WHAT: DeWitt promotes 3 attorneys; Taffora joins Michael Best Strategies
DeWitt recently announced that it has appointed Chase Horne, Julie Nagorski and Raluca Vais-Ottosen to partner.
8th Amendment Violation – Imminent Danger
On October 5, 2012, Kirk Horshaw was brutally beaten by other inmates at Menard Correctional Center, acting on the instructions of a gang leader who felt himself disrespected.
Sentencing Guidelines
Gregory Kuczora falsely represented to unwary investors that he could help them secure millions of dollars in financing.
Title VII Violation – Discrimination
For thirty-five years, plaintiff-appellant Gloria D. Terry worked as a teacher and an administrator for defendant-appellee Gary Community School Corporation (the “District”).
8th Amendment Violation
Plaintiff‐appellant Dylan Sinn was incarcerated within the Indiana Department of Corrections (“IDOC”) from June 2011 to February 2015.
Negligence Claim
A forklift backed over Stanley Hutchison’s foot while it was loading product onto his tractor‐trailer.
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