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If Mel Flanagan had decided not to spend the last 18 years on the Milwaukee County Circuit Court bench, she would have had no shortage of career alternatives.
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Castlerock lawsuit may settle before trial
A multi-million dollar lawsuit against Milwaukee-based Castlerock Commercial Construction Inc. could settle before trial, lawyers for both parties said Thursday.
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Read More »Legal service providers brace for another round of cuts
After losing state money earlier this year, legal service providers in Wisconsin are bracing for a dip in federal aid, as well.
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Read More »Civil Procedure — consent to magistrate
11-1271 Stevo v. Frasor
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Read More »Civil Procedure – MDL — mandamus
11-2438 FedEx Ground Package System, Inc., v. U.S. Judicial Panel on MDL
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Read More »Businesses brace for new ADA accommodation rules
The vast majority of publicly accessible properties – including hotels, stores, banks, movies theaters, doctors’ offices and barber shops – will be affected by new accessibility rules under the Americans with Disabilities Act governing public accommodations.
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Read More »Bankruptcy filings fall for first time since abuse act of ’05
The number of bankruptcy cases filed in fiscal 2011, the 12-month period that ended in September, dropped 8 percent over the year before – the first decline since the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 took effect.
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Read More »Family – divorce – attorney fees – property — assets
2010AP2962 In re the marriage of: Gast v. Gast
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Read More »US Supreme Court to decide effect of posthumous conception on benefits
The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether children who are conceived after the death of a biological parent are eligible for Social Security survivor benefits when state law denies them the right to an inheritance.
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Read More »Health care case to get full US Supreme Court — Kagan, Thomas included
When the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari to decide the constitutionality of the federal health care law’s individual mandate, as well as several other jurisdictional and substantive issues, there was a notable omission: no mention was made about recusal of any justice from the decision.
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Read More »Juveniles – TPR — constitutionality
2011AP795 In re the termination of parental rights to Talia I.H.
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Read More »Sentencing — DNA surcharge
2011AP416-CR State v. Ziller
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Read More »Torts – negligence — public policy
2011AP50 Kidd v. Allaway
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Read More »Civil Procedure – dismissal — dual lawsuits
2011AP64 Barricade Flasher Service, Inc., v. Wind Lake Auto Parts, Inc.
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Read More »Sentencing — extraordinary rehabilitation
11-1651 & 11-1618 U.S. v. Robertson
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Read More »Who’s Doing What: Firms earn awards
Find out who's doing what and who's on the move in the legal community.
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Read More »Candidates sought for Marinette County Circuit Court
Gov. Scott Walker is seeking candidates for the Marinette County Circuit Court.
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Read More »Proposed bill would require municipal court judges carry law degrees
Kim Moe is not an attorney, yet she spent 13 years as a part-time municipal court judge.
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Read More »Judge Lamelas announces retirement plans
Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Elsa Lamelas will not seek another term on the bench.
Tagged with: Dennis Moroney Elsa Lamelas G.A.B. Government Accountability Board Hannah Dugan Lindsey Grady Mark Sanders Thomas Cooper William Sosnay
Read More »Bankruptcy — discharge — marital debts
Even though a divorce agreement dividing the parties' debts did not contain a hold harmless clause, the spouse who filed bankruptcy remains liable to the other spouse for debts assigned to her.
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Read More »Civil — family custody — physical placement — child support — modification
2010AP945 In re the Paternity of L.Q.U.L.
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Read More »Criminal — criminal procedure — ineffective assistance
2010AP1842-CR State v. Knight
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Read More »Criminal — criminal procedure — plea withdrawal
2010AP2447-CR State v. Lewis
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Read More »Civil — juveniles — TPR
2010AP2497 In re the termination of parental rights to Anthony H.
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Read More »Criminal — sentencing — restitution
2010AP2558-CR State v. Flores
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Read More »Criminal — criminal procedure — ineffective assistance
2010AP2708-CR State v. Khan
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Read More »Sentencing — no-contact orders — modification
2010AP2757-CR, 2010AP2758-CR State v. Fowler
Read More »Discarded laptops, flash drives create ethical obligations for lawyers
A recent Florida Bar opinion advising that lawyers have an ethical duty to sanitize their storage devices has put a spotlight on how attorneys handle their discarded equipment.
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Read More »Criminal Procedure — discovery violations — good cause
2010AP2854-CR State v. Walker
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Read More »Contracts – employment — ambiguity
2010AP3150 Vidic v. Sacred Heart Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis
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