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Hupy and Abraham attorney Ramzy Halaby has reached a $100,000 settlement for a client hurt in a Dane County car accident.

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Wisconsin Public Service Corp. has agreed to clean up contamination at a former manufactured gas plant site in northern Wisconsin. On Friday, Judge William Griesbach of the Eastern District of Wisconsin approved a settlement requiring WPS to dredge and dispose of ...

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Wisconsin and 47 other U.S. states and territories have reached an $85 million settlement with Honda over faulty airbag systems in the company’s cars. Attorney General Josh Kaul and attorneys general from throughout the U.S. were investigating whether American Honda Motor ...

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A jury awarded a man more than $1.9 million for injuries he sustained from a Milwaukee Police officer during a traffic stop.

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The Milwaukee law firm Kohner, Mann & Kailas has prevailed in a $17 million counterclaim filed against a client in a breach-of-agreement lawsuit spanning nearly six years.

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A $100,000 settlement was reached in a car-crash case in Dane County on Jan. 28, 2019.

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A company doing business as TMJ & Orofacial Pain Treatment Centers of Wisconsin will pay $1 million to resolve allegations that the centers submitted false claims to Medicare and TRICARE, a health-care provider for service members and their families.

A $100,000 settlement was reached in a car-crash case in Dane County on Jan. 28, 2019.

A $65,000 settlement was reached in a slip-and-fall case in La Crosse County in March.

The parties in auto-injury case in Milwaukee County agreed to a $250,000 settlement in May.

The six largest settlements reported to Wisconsin Law Journal in 2013.

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The six largest verdicts reported to Wisconsin Law Journal in 2013.

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Spinal injuries causally related to accidentPERSONAL INJURY: $425,000 settlementCase name: Frye, et al. v. Liberty Mutual Fire Ins. Co., et al.Injuries claimed: Cervical and lumbar spine disc injuriesCourt: Milwaukee County Circuit CourtCase number: 08CV003124Judge: Hon. Mel FlanaganVerdict & Settlement: Settled ...

Car accident results in knee replacement MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT: $665,000 settlement Injuries claimed: Fractured leg; knee replacement Court: Iowa County Circuit Court Case name: William Backes vs. Daniel Eveland Case number: 08CV47 Judge: William Dyke Verdict & settlement: Settlement in ...

Profits lost from sales made by defendants TRADE SECRET THEFT, PATENT INFRINGEMENT AND COMPUTER HACKING: $25 million settlement Case name: Metso Minerals Industries, Inc. v. FLSmidth-Excel LLC, et al. Case number: 07-CV-00926 Court: U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin ...

Plaintiff suffers tinnitus from accident PERSONAL INJURY: $95,000 Settlement Case name: Ashenhurst v. Nicholson, et al. Court/Judge: Milwaukee County Circuit Court, Judge Maxine White Settlement amount: $95,000, settled prior to trial Date of incident: Aug. 27, 2007 Original filing date: ...

Jury backs defense in Ace Hardware case PERSONAL INJURY: Zero dollars Case name: Jackson v. Harris Ace Hardware of Beloit, Inc., et al. Case number: 08-CV-2516 Court: Rock County Circuit Court Judge: James Welker Verdict amount: Zero dollars, jury returned ...

Foreign exchange student injured in accident MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT: $1.129 million Settlement Case name: Xiornara Alfaro v. State Farm Case number: N/A — presuit settlement Settlement amount: $1.129 million Date of incident: Feb. 29, 2008 Insurance: State Farm Injuries alleged: ...

No award for pain, suffering for plaintiff MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT: $214 Verdict Case name: Evans v. American Family Mut. Ins. Co., et al. Case number: 07-CV-664 Court: Sauk County Circuit Court Judge: Patrick Taggart Verdict amount: $214 (defense verdict) Date ...

Overdose causes cardiopulmonary arrest MEDICAL MALPRACTICE: $5.9 million Settlement Case name: Roark, et al. v. Preferred Professional, et al. Case number: 10CV000746 County: Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge: William W. Brash, III Settlement amount: $5.9 million Date of incident: Dec. ...

Patron shot by convicted felon PERSONAL INJURY: $1.73 million Verdict Case name: Wright v. Edwards, et al. Case number: 08-CV-5171 Court: Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge: Charles F. Kahn, Jr. Verdict amount: $1.73 million Date of incident: Nov. 18, 2005 ...

MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT: $1.05 million Settlement Failure to yield right of way causes crash MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT: $1.05 million Settlement Case name: Peter Andresek v. Gilbert Nelson County: Milwaukee County Judge: Gerald Schmidt, mediator Settlement amount: $1,050,000 Special damages: Past ...

Severe burns to child result in scarring Settlement: $653,021 PERSONAL INJURY: $653,021 Settlement Case name: Kyla A. Crooks v. Family Living Child Care Center Case number: 08-CV-607 Court: Brown County Circuit Court Judge: John D. McKay, mediator Settlement amount: $653,021 ...

MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT: $3 Million Settlement Case name: Brian and Jennifer Collicott, et al. v. Whole Foods Market Group, Inc., et al. Case number: 05-CV-450 County: Chippewa County Circuit Court Judge: Hon. Frederick A. Henderson Settlement amount: $3 million Special ...

MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT: $495,196 Settlement Case name: Hartwig v. Eland Case no.: 09-CV-220 Judge: Tim Duket Court: Marinette County Injuries: Fractured left forearm; permanent nerve damage in forearm/elbow and arthritis in left wrist Verdict/settlement: Settlement for plaintiff First demand: $931,021 ...

Case name: Ryan M. Lampe v. Allstate Insurance Company, Scott Campbell, Wausau Underwriters Ins. Co., Employers Insurance Company of Wausau, United Healthcare of Wisconsin, Inc., and Milwaukee County Department of Health and Human Services Case number: 06 CV 005921 County: ...

Anderson v. Shawn Lanier, Lanier, Inc., and American Family Mutual Insurance Co. PERSONAL INJURY: ZERO DOLLARS Case name: Anderson v. Shawn Lanier, Lanier, Inc., and American Family Mutual Insurance Co. Case no: 07-CV-919 Court: Eau Claire County Circuit Court Judge: ...

Capital One Bank, USA NA v. Summers CONSUMER CREDIT: $10,910 Case name: Capital One Bank, USA NA v. Summers Case number: Circuit court nos. 2008SC440, 2008CV242; Court of Appeals nos. 2009AP1337, 2009AP1338 Court: Green Lake County Circuit Court Judge: William ...

MEDICAL MALPRACTICE: $23.2 MILLION Case name: Laron Birmingham, a Minor, by David P. Lowe, Guardian ad Litem and Kishia Lee v. Injured Patients and Families Compensation Fund, Lifetime OB/GYN, Ltd.; Dr. Donald Baccus; St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, Inc. Case ...

PERSONAL INJURY: $1.7 MILLION Case name: Rogers vs. Kleinhas, et al. Case no: 08-CV-1100 Court: Washington County Circuit Court Judge: Hon. Patrick Faragher Injuries alleged: Cervical Spine Injury which required two surgeries Original amount sought: $2.5 Million Highest offer: $1.7 ...