Termination of Parental Rights
A.S. appeals orders terminating his parental rights to K. and denying his post-disposition motion.
OWI – Motion to Suppress Evidence Denied
Terry Sanders appeals a judgment convicting him of second-offense operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated (OWI).
Court Error – Jury Instructions
James Storm appeals a judgment convicting him of third-degree sexual assault and an order denying his postconviction motion for a new trial.
Breach of Contract – Damages
Douglas A. Prahst appeals from a judgment entered in favor of Christopher J. Saugstad for damages incurred relating to repairs to the chimney and fireplace of a residential property that Saugstad purchased from Prahst.
Worker’s Compensation – Temporary Agency
This appeal requires us to address the following issue: can an employee of a temporary help agency who has been injured in the course of his or her employment and who has not made a worker’s compensation claim bring a tort claim against his or her temporary employer?
Post-Judgment Attorney’s Fees
National Management, LLC and GB II Properties, LLC, appeal an order of the small claims court awarding $9000 in attorney fees to the Law Office of Arthur Heitzer stemming from its representation of Debra Melton.
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Cordell Leslie Adams appeals from his judgment of conviction, entered upon a jury’s verdict, for two counts of felon in possession of a firearm and one count of possession of a controlled substance.
Plea Withdrawal and Sentence Modification
Mario Douglas appeals a judgment of conviction, entered upon a guilty plea, of one count of second-degree sexual assault of a child under the age of sixteen.
Trusts & Estates – Bad Faith By Personal Representative
Lori Laatsch appeals an order surcharging her based on actions she took as personal representative of Rebecca Derzon’s estate (the Estate) and as the trustee of a related trust.
Bankruptcy – Estate
This is an appeal from the district court’s decisions in bankruptcy adversary proceedings. Pethinaidu Veluchamy and Parameswari Veluchamy (collectively “senior Veluchamys”) earned great wealth in various businesses.
Statutory Interpretation
Restoration Risk Retention Group, Inc. (“Restoration Risk”) brought this action seeking injunctive and declaratory relief against the Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services (“WDSPS”), and the Trades Credentialing Unit (“TCU”) of the WDSPS. Restoration Risk claims that TCU’s new interpretation of a Wisconsin statute is incorrect or, in the alternativ[...]
Sufficiency of Evidence
A grand jury indicted Jeffrey Wilson, in a twenty-one-count indictment, with the following offenses: (1) fraud in connection with the purchase or sale of securities, in violation of 15 U.S.C. §§ 78j(b) and 78ff, and 17 C.F.R. § 240.10b-5 (Count 1); (2) fraud in the offer or sale of securities, in violation of 15 U.S.C. §§ 77q(a) and 77x, and 18 U.S.C. § 2 (Count 2); (3) material false statem[...]
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