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2011AP398 Dalka v. Wisconsin Central, Ltd.

Tagged with: Civil Digest FELA Torts Digest WI Court of Appeals Digest

10-1195 Mims v. Arrow Financial Services, LLC

Tagged with: Civil Digest Consumer Protection Digest SCOTUS Digest

10-63 Maples v. Thomas

Tagged with: Criminal Digest good cause Habeas Corpus Digest SCOTUS Digest Thomas

10-545 Golan v. Holder

Tagged with: Civil Digest Constitutionality Copyright Holder Intellectual Property Digest SCOTUS Digest

The overall size of the Top 10 Jury Verdicts increased substantially in 2011.

Tagged with: settlement

Less than a month ago, attorneys at two Madison-based, mid-sized law firms were competitors.

Tagged with: DeWitt Ross & Stevens merger

Though he was lighthearted and jovial with colleagues, former Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Patrick Sheedy, who died Friday at age 90, was serious about his work.

Tagged with: Charles Kahn State Bar

The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court appear poised to issue a split decision in a case considering what notice non-union state workers must receive before being assessed a special fee that will fund political efforts. But a preliminary issue may keep the Court from even reaching the merits of the case.

Tagged with: Antonin Scalia Fourteenth Amendment Samuel Alito Stephen Breyer Supreme Court unions

Law firms that grant paralegals performance-based bonuses tied to the amount of money the firm wins for its client could be in violation of Wisconsin’s ethical rules for attorneys.

Tagged with: employee bonuses office of lawyer regulation OLR Paralegals

The president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce said the organization would take a wait-and-see approach in deciding whether to file a legal challenge over President Barack Obama’s recess appointments to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the National Labor Relations Board, but added that a lawsuit could be forthcoming depending on the agencies’ actions.

Tagged with: National Labor Relations Board NLRB

An employer may be liable for firing a pregnant employee after being informed that she planned on taking maternity leave after she became eligible under the Family and Medical Leave Act, the 11th Circuit has ruled in reversing a dismissal.

Tagged with: Family and Medical Leave Act FMLA

Milwaukee attorney Merrick Domnitz competes with veteran personal injury plaintiffs’ lawyers Pat Dunphy and Don Prachthauser in the courtroom, but on the golf course, they’re old friends.

Tagged with: Asked & Answered CLE State Bar

10-2562 U.S. v. Reese

Tagged with: 7th Circuit Digests Criminal Digests

10-2514 Messner v. Northshore University HealthSystem

Tagged with: 7th Circuit Digests Civil Digests Class actions dismissal

11-2298 Keeton v. Morningstar, Inc.

Tagged with: 7th Circuit Digests Civil Digests Summary judgment

10-3706 Harris v. Warrick County Sheriff’s Department

Tagged with: 7th Circuit Digests Civil Digests Harris Race discrimination

10-3256 Grayson v. Schuler

Tagged with: 7th Circuit Digests Civil Digests Prisons

A Madison attorney who was denied access to the names and addresses of people who took the Wisconsin bar exam in July is arguing the information should be public record.

Tagged with: bar exam BBE Dan Blinka Jacquelynn Rothstein open records law Steve Levine

A federal judicial selection panel is seeking candidates for two bankruptcy judge positions in Wisconsin.

One of the most contentious years in the National Labor Relations Board’s history ended amid controversy and now the New Year has begun with a brand new political hailstorm that could spell more confusion and uncertainty for labor attorneys.

Tagged with: National Labor Relations Act National Labor Relations Board NLRB Supreme Court

09-3912, 10-1282 & 10-3221 Siddiqui v. Holder

Tagged with: 7th Circuit Court of Appeals Civil Digest Holder Immigration Digest

10-1947 & 10-3914 U.S. v. Redmond

Tagged with: 7th Circuit Court of Appeals Criminal Digest Discretion Sentencing Digest sentencing guidelines

2010AP2197 City of Beloit v. Herbst

Tagged with: Criminal Digest Motor Vehicles Digest OWI prejudice Sufficiency of the evidence WI Court of Appeals Digest

2011AP1917-CR State v. Kolman

Tagged with: Criminal Digest Motor Vehicles Digest OWI reasonable suspicion WI Court of Appeals Digest

A legislative proposal extending court jurisdiction for certain restraining orders or injunctions in cases of domestic abuse, child abuse or harassment could lead to an increase in false accusations, said Sen. Glenn Grothman, R-West Bend.

Tagged with: domestic abuse domestic violence Glenn Grothman harassment restraining order State Bar

Because the Credit Repair Organizations Act is silent on whether claims can proceed in arbitration, the Federal Arbitration Act mandates that the parties’ arbitration agreement be enforced, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled.

Tagged with: Antonin Scalia Arbitration Credit Repair Organizations Act Ruth Bader Ginsburg Sonia Sotomayor Supreme Court U.S. District Court

Prosecutors’ failure to disclose evidence undermining the testimony of a key eyewitness required the reversal of a defendant’s capital murder convictions, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in an 8-1 decision.

2010AP2623 North Lake Management District vs. Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Tagged with: Civil Digest Department of Natural Resources Natural Resources Digest WI Court of Appeals Digest

2011AP130-CR State v. Wedde

Tagged with: Criminal Digest Criminal Procedure Digest dismissal prejudice WI Court of Appeals Digest

2011AP436-CR State v. Armstrong

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