Court Error – Abuse of Discretion – Paternity Action
Javier Yera appeals the circuit court’s order denying his motion to reopen and join A.M.W.’s paternity action.
Postconviction Motion Denied
Brian A. Barwick appeals the judgments of conviction of eleven crimes charged in four cases, following a jury trial.
Statutory Interpretation – Hazardous Duty Pay
Shari Vander Galien, who was employed as a correctional sergeant by the Department of Corrections (DOC) until April 17, 2015, appeals an order that affirmed a decision by the Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission (WERC) denying Vander Galien’s claim for additional hazardous duty pay for periods of time after she returned to work from a December 2011 work injury.
Plea & Sentencing – Plea Withdrawal
Zachary Froehlich appeals a judgment, entered upon his no-contest plea, convicting him of party to the crime of first-degree reckless homicide.
Newly Discovered Evidence
Ashanti M. Mcalister appeals a judgment, entered upon a jury’s verdict, convicting him of first-degree intentional homicide as a party to a crime.
Antitrust Violation – Time-barred
This putative class action rests on allegations of a massive antitrust conspiracy within the domestic steel industry.
Motion to Suppress Evidence Denied
Daniel Stewart was convicted of drug trafficking, firearms offenses, and money laundering, primarily based on evidence gathered as a result of a traffic stop and a subsequent confession.
Weekly Case Digests – September 24 – September 28, 2018
Weekly Case Digests - September 24 - September 28, 2018
Title VII Claim
Ray Haynes was employed as an assistant professor in the Department of Education at Indiana University. At the end of his six-year probationary contract, he lost his bid for tenure. Haynes, who is black, alleges that the University denied his tenure application because of his race in violation of federal law.
Former Jackson County DA faces 6-month suspension
A former Jackson County district attorney faces a six-month license suspension for being criminally convicted on two counts of attempted adultery and one count of disorderly conduct.
Public hearing set for proposed change to state’s default judgement rule
The Wisconsin Supreme Court will be holding a public hearing next month on a proposal to change the state’s default-judgment rule.
Judgment Awards
Bruce Edgerton appeals from a small claims money and replevin judgment entered in favor of Gary Bakley after a bench trial.
Legal News
- Wisconsin lawyers file University of Wisconsin public records request seeking answers to protests
- Wisconsin Supreme Court issues orders amending Supreme Court rules and Wis. Stats.
- EXCLUSIVE: Former Milwaukee ‘big law’ partner attacks news media for bias against Trump
- Former Milwaukee election official fined for obtaining fake absentee ballots
- Contract dispute prevents airing of 15 regional sports networks, impacts Brewers
- Wis. middle school focuses on recovery as authorities investigate shooting
- Gov. Evers seeks applicants for Sheboygan and Green County Sheriffs
- North Carolina man who harbored Nazi memorabilia and attacked Black and Latino men sentenced to 41 months
- Nation grieves with families of officers killed in NC
- Amended complaint filed in federal court against State Bar of Wisconsin seeks punitive damages
- United Healthcare suit against cancer drug distributor time-barred
- Trump’s Wisconsin visit warns of jail time if he violates a trial gag order
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