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State settles unused trains lawsuit for nearly $10 million (UPDATE)
The state of Wisconsin will pay a Spanish manufacturer nearly $10 million for two trains it built that were never used after Republican Gov. Scott Walker abandoned a rail project.
Milwaukee archdiocese settles for $21 million (UPDATE)
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee said Tuesday that it will pay $21 million to more than 300 victims of clergy abuse in a settlement that would end a four-year bankruptcy proceeding.
Jack Link’s to pay $50K to former Minn. employee (UPDATE)
Beef jerky maker Jack Link's has agreed to pay $50,000 to a former employee who quit after working several months at a Mankato facility because her supervisor made repeated sexual advances toward her.
Assurant to refund $1.7 million for price discrimination
A health insurance company will refund roughly $1.7 million to Montana customers who have been forced to pay what the state calls unfairly high prices.
Kohl’s, Calif. prosecutors reach nearly $1M settlement
Menomonee Falls-based Kohl's has reached a nearly $1 million settlement with prosecutors in four California counties who alleged some of the Wisconsin-based company's department stores charged customers more than the price advertised on shelves and signs.
Homebuilder reaches $1.6M settlement over Westlawn wage violations
A New Berlin homebuilder has agreed to pay more than $1.6 million in restitution and damages to settle charges that his company violated federal prevailing wage laws while working on the Westlawn Gardens public-housing project on Milwaukee’s northwest side.
Northwestern Mutual settles lawsuit for $84 million
Milwaukee-based Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. will pay $84 million to settle a class-action lawsuit over changes it made to annuities.
Xcel Energy, railroads settle Ashland contamination lawsuit
Xcel Energy and two railroads have settled a lawsuit over contamination at the lakefront in Ashland.
Medical college settles overbilling case with feds
Prosecutors say the Medical College of Wisconsin has agreed to pay $840,000 to settle allegations the institution overbilled federal health care programs.
Wisconsin reaches proposed settlement with T-Mobile
T-Mobile USA Inc. has agreed to pay at least $90 million to resolve allegations that the company placed unauthorized charges for third-party services on consumers’ mobile phone bills, a practice known as “cramming.” Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen’s office announced Wisconsin’s inclusion in the nationwide settlement Friday. The proposed settlement will require T-Mobile to address [&hell[...]
State to get part of $38M settlement from nursing home chain (UPDATE)
A nursing home chain has agreed to pay $38 million to resolve allegations that it billed Medicare and Medicaid for substandard care at nearly three dozen facilities around the country, the Justice Department announced Friday.
2 companies settle with state in scam lawsuit
Two out-of-state companies have agreed to pay $50,000 to consumers and Wisconsin after the state sued them for scamming people out of hundreds of thousands of dollars and airline tickets.
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Case Digests
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Double Jeopardy; Sentencing
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Sexual Assault-Prosecutorial Misconduct
- Contract-Negligence
- Criminal Law; Juvenile Law; Discovery
- Family Law; Child Support; Property Division First paragraph(s)
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