Prima Facie – 1st Amendment Violation – Retaliation Claim
After a steady buildup of performance problems, Beth Sweet lost her job as a customer-service representative in the clerk-treasurer’s office in the Town of Bargersville, Indiana.
Order Correcting Opinion – Rehearing Denial Order
Defendants-Appellees filed a petition for rehearing and rehearing en banc on September 2, 2021.
Breach of Contract – FCA Violation
Sophisticated players in the healthcare market know that services come at a cost; providers charge fees commensurate with the services rendered; and payors expect to receive value for their money.
ADEA Violation
Joel Reinebold applied to be the head baseball coach of Indiana University South Bend (“IUSB”). After IUSB declined to hire Reinebold, he sued IUSB, Athletic Director Steve Bruce, and Assistant Athletic Director Tom Norris under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“ADEA”) and 42 U.S.C. § 1983.
Habeas Relief – Equitable Tolling
Samuel Moreland argues his federal habeas corpus petition was erroneously dismissed when the district court concluded that the petition was time barred and circumstances did not warrant equitable tolling.
Weekly Case Digests – January 31, 2022 – February 4, 2022
Weekly Case Digests – January 31, 2022 - February 4, 2022
Car crash settlement reached for $59K
A $59,000 settlement has been reached after a city of Milwaukee car crash.
Involuntary Commitment and Medication
Tiffany appeals from an order extending her involuntary commitment and an order for involuntary medication and treatment, both entered pursuant to WIS. STAT. ch. 51.
Sex Offender Placement – Intervention
This chapter 980 commitment case began in 2001 with the filing of a petition in the circuit court requesting that Charles Montgomery be committed as a sexually violent person.
Order Correcting Opinion
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a correction was made to the heading in section II.C. on page 10 in the above-captioned opinion which was released on November 11, 2021.
De Novo Review – Property Survey
Lisa A. Riegleman Revocable Trust (“the Trust”) appeals a final judgment, entered following a bench trial, determining the northern boundary of property that it owns in Lisbon, Wisconsin (“the property”).
Claim Preclusion
Tissue Technology, LLC, appeals an order granting summary judgment and dismissing its third-party complaint against Nicolet Bankshares, Inc. (Nicolet).
Legal News
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- Wis. middle school focuses on recovery as authorities investigate shooting
- Gov. Evers seeks applicants for Sheboygan and Green County Sheriffs
- North Carolina man who harbored Nazi memorabilia and attacked Black and Latino men sentenced to 41 months
- Nation grieves with families of officers killed in NC
- Amended complaint filed in federal court against State Bar of Wisconsin seeks punitive damages
- United Healthcare suit against cancer drug distributor time-barred
- Trump’s Wisconsin visit warns of jail time if he violates a trial gag order
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