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Plea & Sentencing – Plea Withdrawal
Josef K. Eibl appeals judgments convicting him of stalking and felony bail jumping, both as acts of domestic abuse.
Sufficiency of Evidence
Phillip T. Bailey appeals a judgment of conviction entered after a jury found him guilty of possessing a firearm while a felon.
Eau Claire lawyer faces public reprimand
Less than a year after the high court dismissed ethical misconduct charges against an Eau Claire lawyer, lawyer-regulators are again alleging that he broke attorney-ethics rules.
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Ashley Baumann appeals a judgment, entered after a jury trial, convicting her of two counts of homicide by intoxicated use of a motor vehicle, contrary to WIS. STAT. § 940.09(1)(a) (2015-16), one count of causing great bodily harm by intoxicated use of a motor vehicle contrary to WIS. STAT. § 940.25(1)(a), and one count of reckless driving causing great bodily harm contrary to WIS. STAT. § 346[...]
ALJ Error – Disability
Paul Lambert appeals the denial of Disability Insurance Benefits for chronic back pain.
Court Error – Expert Testimony
Isaac Owens used Testim, a topical gel containing 1% testosterone, sporadically for two years.
DCPA Violation
Amy Dunbar and Tammy Smith received collection letters offering to settle their debts at a significant discount. Both letters included the warning: “This settlement may have tax consequences.” In separate suits Dunbar and Smith claimed that this statement is misleading in violation of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”), 15 U.S.C. § 1692e, because they were insolvent when the[...]
ALJ Error – Disability
When a person applies for disability benefits, the Social Security Administration evaluates that person’s capacity to work and, at the fifth and final step of the analysis, assesses whether significant numbers of jobs exist that someone with those abilities and limitations could perform.
Statutory Interpretation – ACCA
The defendant‐appellants’ petition for panel rehearing is GRANTED, and the opinion and judgment issued February 26, 2018, are VACATED.
Class Action – False & Misleading Statements – Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
In September 2011, Kohl’s Corporation announced that it was correcting several years of its financial filings because of multiple lease accounting errors.
Weekly Case Digests — July 30-August 3, 2018
Weekly Case Digests — July 30-August 3, 2018
Milwaukee attorney faces public reprimand over ethics violations
A Milwaukee attorney faces a public reprimand over allegations that she practiced law even though her license was suspended and that she used an improper firm name.
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- 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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