The state Supreme Court on Thursday took up ground-water seepage, rotting timber pilings and years of court battles over whether a public entity can be held liable for millions of dollars of alleged private property damages.
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Read More »With attorneys still analyzing the health care ruling and the other big decisions from last term, the U.S. Supreme Court is preparing for a new term with even more major issues on its docket, from affirmative action to the standards of proof for class certification.
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Read More »10-3130, 10-3505 & 11-1395 U.S. v. Jones
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Read More »11-3618, 11-3838 & 12-1280 H-D Michigan, LLC, v. Hellenic Duty Free Shops, S.A.
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Read More »The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether courts may take a modified categorical approach to determining whether a conviction for burglary, which requires fewer elements than generic burglary, qualifies as a violent felony under the Armed Career Criminal Act.
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Read More »2011AP2335 POP Promotions LLC v. City of Milwaukee, et al.
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Read More »2010AP1441 Johnson Litho Graphics of Eau Claire, Ltd., v. Sarver
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Read More »11-3291 George v. Junior Achievement of Central Indiana, Inc.
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Read More »2011AP214 Pamperin Rentals II LLC, et al. v. R.G. Hendricks & Sons Construction Inc., et al.
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Read More »2011AP2307-CR, 2012AP243-CR State v. Arentz, et al.
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Read More »2011AP2358 Menard Inc., et al. v. Keene, et al.
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Read More »2011AP2364-CR State v. Saffold
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Read More »2011AP2416 In re the termination of parental rights to Autumn H-R.
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Read More »A Milwaukee man who for months eluded arrest after allegedly filing bogus liens has been apprehended and released on bail, according to a media release Wednesday from Attorney General J.B. Hollen.
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Read More »2011AP2435-CR State v. Steiskal
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Read More »2012AP304 Kahlon v. Joe Sanfelippo Cabs
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Read More »2012AP722 In re the termination of parental rights to Shaianne D.
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Read More »2012AP1283, 2012AP1284 In re the termination of parental rights to Latrell L., et al.
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Read More »2011AP1516 Dickau v. Dickau
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Read More »Milwaukee and two of its suburbs could be out more than a combined $1.6 million if Walgreen Co. prevails in four tax assessment lawsuits.
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Read More »There really is an app for everything – even estate planning.
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Don’t wear a pinky ring. Don’t wear monogrammed shirts. Don’t drive your fancy sports car to the courthouse. These are some of the rules lawyers follow if they don’t want to alienate jurors on Day 1.
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether a stipulation by a class action plaintiff that damages will be limited to less than the $5 million threshold for federal jurisdiction is enough to defeat a motion to remove the case to federal court under the Class Action Fairness Act.
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