Asset Forfeiture – Bank Credit
Dr. Sushil Sheth amassed significant wealth as a cardiologist, but, as he later admitted in a plea agreement, he did so in a scheme to overbill government and private insurers by approximately $13 million.
Plea & Sentencing – Probable Cause
Antoine Richmond entered a conditional plea of guilty to possessing a firearm as a felon.
Termination of Parental Rights
T.S. appeals the circuit court’s order terminating his parental rights to his son, C.P., now a 3-year-old.
Court Error – Abuse of Discretion
Richard Zecchino and Adams Outdoor Advertising Limited Partnership Corporation (collectively, “Adams”), appeal the denial of their motion to reopen an order dismissing Adams’s complaint against Dane County and the Dane County Board of Supervisors, an order which was also affirmed on appeal in a published opinion.
Court Error – Indemnification
Wisconsin Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company and its insureds, attorney James Vance and law firm Vance, Wilcox & Martin, S.C. (collectively, Vance), appeal an order of the circuit court dismissing their amended third-party complaint against VH Land, LLC, Spruce Hollow Land, LLC, MREC VH Madison, LLC, Veridian Homes, LLC, and David Simon (collectively, the Buyers).
Court Error – Damages
The appellants (collectively, the Nonns) own and operate a business that was affected by a highway construction project.
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Samuel Jones was convicted of attempted first-degree intentional homicide following a jury trial.
Insurance Claim – Judicial Estoppel
In this lawsuit initiated in the La Crosse County Circuit Court, Melinda Wagner claims that she was injured in an auto accident.
Motion to Suppress – Warrantless Search
David Lovell appeals a judgment of conviction on five counts of possession of child pornography following a bench trial.
Court Error – Abuse of Discretion
Christopher and Patricia Gorecki (hereafter Gorecki) appeal from a declaratory judgment.
Revocable Trust – Property Rezoning
David Zimmerman and David and Le’Ann Zimmerman Revocable Trust (collectively the Zimmermans) appeal from an order on certiorari and summary judgment.
Termination of Parental Rights
A.M. appeals from orders terminating her parental rights and from postdisposition orders denying her request to discharge appointed counsel and proceed pro se on appeal.
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