Arbitrator’s Award
Our first decision in this appeal affirmed a judgment enforcing an arbitrator’s award of approximately $9 million against Shen Zhen.
Securities – Default on Payment Obligation
As Oilgear’s CEO, Robert Hitt held restricted stock. When Hitt left his position in 2014, Oilgear exercised its option to repurchase the shares.
Wrongful Termination – Whistleblower-protection
Neal Verfuerth is the founder and former CEO of Orion Energy Systems, a company that specializes in energy‐efficient lighting.
Lease Agreement – Property
The central issue in this appeal is whether plaintiff Banco Panamericano has a better claim than the City of Peoria to the gas collection system and certain electrical infrastructure at the Peoria landfill.
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Fredrick Michael Baer murdered a young woman and her four‐year‐old daughter in their home.
Statuary Interpretation
The Laborers’ Pension Fund administers the pension fund for the Laborers’ International Union of North America.
Immigration – Removal
Petitioner Ray Fuller is in the final stages of removal proceedings in which the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is seeking to have him sent back to his native Jamaica.
High court to decide on discipline for Illinois attorney
The Wisconsin Supreme Court is scheduled to release a decision on Friday in the disciplinary case of an Illinois lawyer who was suspended in his home state.
Weekly Case Digests — Jan. 8 – Jan. 12, 2018
Weekly Case Digests — Jan. 8 – Jan. 12, 2018
Colorado attorney faces revocation of Wisconsin license
A Colorado attorney is facing the revocation of his Wisconsin license for behavior that got him disbarred in his home state.
Chapter 128: Wisconsin’s Bankruptcy Alternative
The decision of the court of appeals is affirmed by an equally divided Court.
Sentence Modification – Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
In these consolidated appeals, Kyle Austin Sewell appeals from judgments of conviction for one count of strangulation and suffocation and one count of felony intimidation of a witness, both as acts of domestic abuse and as a repeater.
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