A federal bankruptcy court has ruled that the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families must give back more than $3,000 to a woman in Madison.

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A federal court has found that a bankruptcy declaration won't prevent a contractor from Chippewa Falls from having to pay back nearly $24,000 owed to two ex-customers.

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Federal court data show that a Wisconsin district had the highest amount of farm bankruptcies in the country last year.

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Officials with the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh's private fundraising foundation say they will file for bankruptcy in the wake of a scandal involving a former chancellor and his chief business officer tied to several real estate ventures.

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A federal bankruptcy court in Wisconsin has decided not to sanction a Chicago attorney.

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The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday sided with hundreds of former workers at a New Jersey trucking company who said they were unfairly denied a claim for lost wages after the company filed for bankruptcy protection.

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Bankruptcy filings in Wisconsin fell to their lowest level in nine years last year as an improving economy and jobs climate helped more consumers keep up with their debts.

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Bankruptcy filings in Wisconsin have fallen to their lowest level in eight years.

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A federal bankruptcy judge in Milwaukee has approved a reorganization plan for the city's Roman Catholic archdiocese that calls for $21 million to be paid to hundreds of victims of clergy sex abuse.

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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee on Monday filed its bankruptcy reorganization plan, formalizing a recent settlement deal that will divvy up $21 million among more than 300 victims of clergy sex abuse.

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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.

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The Archdiocese of Milwaukee asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday to weigh in on whether an estimated $70 million held in trust for the care of its cemeteries is off-limits in the archdiocese's bankruptcy case.

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A federal judge made a mistake when he ruled a $55 million cemetery trust fund off-limits in the Archdiocese of Milwaukee's bankruptcy case, a federal appeals court ruled Monday.

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A judge in the Archdiocese of Milwaukee bankruptcy has eliminated the largest number of sexual abuse claims to date in the 4-year-old case.

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A state appeals court has ruled Neenah Foundry's reorganization following bankruptcy doesn't mean the company should be considered a new employer in terms of the state's unemployment system.

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Michael Steele, MSNBC commentator and former Republican National Committee chairman, appears to be in some trouble, based on recent reports.

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A former priest accused of sexual abuse won't be getting any money from the Archdiocese of Milwaukee in its bankruptcy case.

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A federal judge has ruled in favor of an insurance company for the Archdiocese of Milwaukee that challenged whether it was liable for the church's handling of child sexual abuse cases.

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A federal appeals court says a clergy sexual abuse victim who previously settled with the Archdiocese of Milwaukee cannot set aside that deal to pursue a claim in bankruptcy court.

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Ryan Blay performs several roles as an attorney in Lakelaw’s office in Kenosha.

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A federal bankruptcy judge is laying out how the Archdiocese of Milwaukee's long-running bankruptcy case will proceed after mediation failed.

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As General Motors begins to compensate the victims of crashes tied to faulty ignition switches, this week more than a dozen families were given a choice: accept a settlement, presumably in the millions of dollars, or fight GM in a potentially lengthy court battle.

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A second round of talks in the Archdiocese of Milwaukee's bankruptcy case failed to yield a deal, and mediation has ended, an archdiocese spokesman said Tuesday.

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Two days of mediation in the Archdiocese of Milwaukee's bankruptcy case ended without a deal, but more talks have been scheduled for later this month, an archdiocese spokesman said Wednesday.

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What could have been a low point – a family business going through bankruptcy – became the impetus for Jamie Miller’s legal career.

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A federal judge said Wednesday that she would send the Archdiocese of Milwaukee's bankruptcy case to mediation.

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A unanimous U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that inherited Individual Retirement Accounts are not shielded from creditors in bankruptcy proceedings, a decision that clears up confusion about the status of unspent IRAs that parents leave to their children.

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The U.S. Supreme Court says bankruptcy courts have limited authority to rule on disputes outside the traditional bankruptcy process.

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Federal appeals court judges on Monday questioned the bankrupt Archdiocese of Milwaukee's claim that it needs all the money in a $55 million trust fund to maintain its cemeteries and asked whether some could be used to compensate victims of clergy sexual abuse without violating the Catholic faith.

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Bankruptcy cases can provide valuable opportunities for bargain shopping.

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