Your client just got socked with a big money judgment.

It’s a rare breed of lawyer that can successfully handle cases at trial and on appeal, but not specialize in either.

Attorneys would be able to nullify court rulings blocking state laws by filing a quick appeal under a bill Republican legislators are circulating.

2011AP1432 City of Madison v. Smith

2012AP875, 2012AP876 City of Milwaukee v. Hall

12-1302 U.S. v. Laraneta

2012AP810 City of Milwaukee v. Sherard

2011AP2676 Slocum v. Town of Star Prairie Board of Review

12-8010 Matz v. Household International Tax Reduction Investment Plan

The Wisconsin Supreme Court will hear the case of a Weston couple who prayed while their 11-year-old daughter died of undiagnosed diabetes in their home.

A man imprisoned for setting fire to his Marquette County tavern has filed a new appeal.

Wisconsin's attorney general has dropped an appeal over a decision dealing with the state's legislative boundaries. He also agreed to pay the plaintiffs more than $185,000.

11-1541 & 11-1638 Ott v. City of Milwaukee

Any hope the families of two of James “Whitey” Bulger’s alleged victims may have had that the U.S. Supreme Court would hear their appeal have come to an end.

2009AP2099 Admiral Ins. Co. v. Paper Converting Machine Co.

2011AP1038 Willkomm Development LLP vs. Wisconsin Department of Transportation

2011AP987 Nickel v. U.S.

11-3639 McReynolds v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce Fenner & Smith, Inc.

11-2772 Feldman v. Olin Corp.

A man convicted of killing his estranged wife in Grand Chute is mounting an appeal.

11-2085 In re River West Plaza Chicago, LLC

Municipalities Zoning variances; appeal

Civil Procedure Appeal; timeliness; final judgments

Parties can appeal a circuit court’s ruling on insurance coverage issue, even though liability has not been established at trial.

Civil Procedure Appeal; final judgment

Civil Rights Qualified immunity; appeal The Court may review a lower court’s constitutional ruling at the behest of government officials who have won final judgment on qualified immunity grounds. This Article III standard often will be met when immunized officials seek to challenge a determination that their conduct violated the Constitution because that ruling may have prospective effect on the ...

By GREG BLUESTEIN Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The federal health care overhaul’s core requirement to make virtually all citizens buy health insurance or face tax penalties is constitutional because Congress has the authority to regulate interstate business, the Justice Department said in its appeal of a ruling that struck down the Obama administration’s signature legislation. The government’s 62-page motion ...

By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press The Republican-controlled state Assembly passed the bill the next day and Walker signed it on March 11. Ozanne’s lawsuit contends Republicans didn’t give the proper 24-hour public notice that the committee planned to meet, violating Wisconsin’s open meetings law. Sumi said that’s a crucial point as she justified the emergency order during a hearing last ...

Civil Procedure Appeal; findings of fact Gail M. Haugen appeals from a judgment of the circuit court dismissing her small claims action against David A. Nehls, d/b/a Nehls Home Improvement. We conclude that the circuit court made proper findings of fact and we affirm the circuit court on these grounds. This opinion will not be published. 2010AP1633 Haugen v. Nehls ...

Civil Procedure Appeal; length of brief; sanctions Flagrant violations of FRAP 32 may warrant dismissal of the appeal. “The flagrancy of the violation in this case might well justify the dismissal of the appeal: let this be a warning. But in addition it is plain from the briefs that the appeal has no merit. To allow time for the appellants ...