$2.5M settlement approved in Milwaukee officer’s rape case
A woman who was raped by a Milwaukee police officer responding to her 911 call in 2010 will receive $2.5 million to settle her lawsuit against the city.
Judge agrees to settlement for Black Lives Matter protesters
Seventeen participants in a Black Lives Matter protest that blocked traffic in Portland, Maine, have admitted to disorderly conduct under an agreement that will absolve them of charges if they stay out of trouble.
Milwaukee law firm, US Attorney’s Office net $38 million settlement in whistleblower case
A pharmaceutical company has agreed to pay a settlement in a whistleblower lawsuit brought by a Milwaukee firm.
ConAgra to pay $11.2M to settle tainted peanut butter case
Russ Bynum Associated Press ALBANY, Ga. (AP) — A ConAgra subsidiary pleaded guilty Tuesday and agreed to pay $11.2 million — including the largest criminal fine ever imposed for a foodborne illness in the United States — to resolve a decade-long criminal investigation into a nationwide salmonella outbreak blamed on tainted peanut butter. ConAgra admitted […]
State pays $300K to youth prison inmate in settlement
The Department of Corrections has agreed to pay $300,000 to an inmate at Wisconsin's troubled youth prison who waited nearly two hours for a nurse after a guard smashed his toes in a door, according to a settlement agreement.
Wisconsin to get piece of Kia, Hyundai settlement
Wisconsin will get a cut of a $41.2 million settlement 33 states reached with car manufacturers over claims that they misrepresented mileage and fuel economy for some of their vehicles.
Judge approves Volkswagen emissions settlement
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge in San Francisco has approved a $15 billion court settlement of most claims against Volkswagen for its emissions-cheating scandal. U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer signed the order Tuesday approving the largest auto-scandal settlement in the nation’s history. About 475,000 owners of VWs and Audis with 2-liter four-cylinder diesel […]
Harley reaches $15M air-pollution settlement with EPA (UPDATE)
Harley-Davidson Inc. agreed Thursday to pay $15 million to settle a U.S. government complaint over racing tuners that caused its motorcycles to emit higher-than-allowed levels of air pollution.
Wis., other states reach $100M settlement with Barclays Bank
Barclays Bank has agreed to pay $100 million to 43 states and the District of Columbia to settle allegations it improperly set key interest rates almost a decade ago, affecting payments on investments.
Enbridge reaches $176M agreement for 2010 oil spill
Enbridge Energy Partners has reached a $176 million settlement for the costliest inland oil spill in U.S. history — a pipeline rupture in southwestern Michigan that polluted a nearly 40-mile stretch of the Kalamazoo River, federal officials said Wednesday.
Menard Inc. agrees to change policies violating labor laws
Menard Inc. has agreed to change some practices after the National Labor Relations Board found it was violating federal labor law.
Pop Warner youth football settles lawsuit over man’s suicide
The Pop Warner organization has settled a lawsuit brought by a Wisconsin woman who alleged her 25-year-old son's suicide resulted from brain injuries he suffered while playing youth football, a Pop Warner spokesman said Wednesday.
Legal News
- Biden called to resign immediately after the president announces he won’t seek reelection
- Biden drops out of 2024 presidential race, endorses Harris
- Local PA cops allegedly thought Trump’s would-be assassin was Secret Service
- Biden-Lead Secret Service admits agency denied past requests by Trump’s campaign for tighter security
- Class action filed against Walgreens
- Former Waukesha County Sheriff’s Office lieutenant pleads guilty to smuggling contraband
- Two dead, one injured after Ozaukee County water rescue
- RNC Final Day: Trump accepts GOP Nomination
- Wisconsin officials intervene in Planned Parenthood action
- 7th Circuit adopts modifications to Rules 31, 34, 40, 47 and 60
- MPD issues statement on outside agency officer assignments
- Teen charged with stealing Trump campaign team SUV from Pfister Hotel
Case Digests
- Absentee Ballot Drop Boxes
- Separation of Powers- Legislative Oversight of Executive Actions
- Notice of Recommitment and Involuntary Medication Hearings
- Firearm Possession-Sufficiency of Evidence
- Motion for Substitute Counsel
- Jury Instructions
- Equal Credit Opportunity Act
- Fourth and 14th Amendment Rights-Parental Medical Neglect
- Eminent Domain
- Intrusion Upon Seclusion Claim-§1983 claim
- Employment Law- Title VII
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