Appeals court upholds sex offender’s sentence
A Wisconsin appeals court says a circuit court judge acted correctly in sending a registered sex offender to prison after he violated his probation in another case by visiting a bar where his sexual assault victim worked.
Court: Ex-patient can sue doctor for negligence
A Wisconsin appeals court says a former patient involved in a business dispute with his psychiatrist can pursue claims that the doctor acted negligently.
Court: Sex assault statements inadmissible
A state appeals court says a West Bend man's statements about sexually assaulting a 5-year-old girl should have been suppressed.
Court finds in favor of woman denied minimum wage (UPDATE)
A Wisconsin appeals court has ruled in favor of a former manager of an Italian restaurant who said the company did not pay her the required minimum wage.
Parents ask state high court to take mascot case (UPDATE)
Two parents asked the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday to strike down a law that allows the state schools superintendent to order schools to drop American Indian mascots, arguing the statutes are unconstitutional.
Appeals court rules couple can’t collect in birth control mix-up (UPDATE)
A clinic that mistakenly gave vitamins instead of birth-control pills to a West Bend woman doesn't have to pay to raise the child she conceived but can be sued for other financial damages, a state appeals court ruled Wednesday.
Appeals court denies new trial for Dassey
A state appeals court has rejected Brendan Dassey's request for a new trial on charges that he helped kill a young woman in 2005 in one of Wisconsin's most notorious crimes.
Appellate court rules insurer had duty to defend
Key website source code and proprietary computer systems that took years to create are at the heart of an insurance coverage decision recently handed down by the 2nd District Court of Appeals in Air Engineering Inc. v. Industrial Air Power LLC et al., 2012 AP 103.
High court kicks voter ID to appellate level
The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Monday refused to review a Madison judge's ruling striking down the state's voter identification law.
Wis. appeals court: Parents can’t sue over Indian nickname
A Wisconsin appeals court has ruled parents suing to save the Mukwonago Area School District's Indians nickname have no grounds to file a challenge.
Appeals Court nixes $150K award in hair-in-steak case
A state appeals court says a Texas Roadhouse customer who found human hair in his steak can't collect $125,000 in damages.
Appeals court: Ticket didn’t violate religion
A state appeals court says a speeding ticket didn't violate an Oshkosh man's right to religious freedom.
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