Breach of Contract
Graphics-design firm LimeCoral, Ltd., sued the job website CareerBuilder, LLC, for breach of copyright and breach of an alleged oral agreement to pay LimeCoral for each annual renewal of a graphic design that LimeCoral prepared for a job posting on CareerBuilder’s website.
Federal Jurisdiction – Statutory Interpretation
The parties cast this case as one about arbitral immunity, which is the ground on which the district court dismissed the complaint.
1st Amendment Violation
Lorenzo Davis worked for Chicago’s Independent Police Review Authority.
Securities Exchange Fees – SEC – Lack of Jurisdiction
In Citadel Securities, LLC v. Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc., we held that “the district court did not abuse its discretion in dismissing [the] case [of certain securities firms] for failure to exhaust administrative remedies.”
Declaratory Judgment – Ordinance Violation – 1st Amendment
HH-Indianapolis, LLC (“HH”), intended to open a retail establishment in Indianapolis under the name “Hustler Hollywood.”
Voting Rights – Sex Offender
Plaintiff Brian Valenti is a convicted felon and registered sex offender.
BENCH BLOG: Cumulative evidence and a new form of recantation
In State v. McAlister a majority of the Wisconsin Supreme Court struggled to appropriately define cumulative evidence and introduces a contrived definition of recantation.
Abuse of Discretion – Expert Testimony
This is a review of an unpublished, unauthored summary affirmance of the court of appeals, State v. Jones, No. 2015AP2665, unpublished order (Wis. Ct. App. Apr. 10, 2017), affirming the Dane County circuit court's judgment finding Anthony Jones ("Jones") to be a "sexually violent person" under Wis. Stat. § 980.02(1)(a) (2015-16).
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
After a one-day jury trial, the circuit court entered orders for guardianship and protective placement for R.M.C. R.M.C. appeals.
Motion to Suppress Evidence Denied
Anthony Garbacz, Jr., appeals from a judgment of conviction for second offense operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant.
Motion to Suppress Evidence Denied
Eugene Volk appeals a judgment convicting him, after a jury trial, of operating a vehicle with a prohibited alcohol concentration, as a tenth offense.
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