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Former governor candidate and Eau Claire attorney appointed to UW System Board of Regents
Dana Wachs of Gingras, Thomsen, & Wachs has been appointed to the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents.
Personal injury lawyer back to work after bid for governor
An Eau Claire lawyer and state lawmaker who spent several months campaigning for governor is back at work.
Personal-injury lawyers on panel to hear testimony on civil-litigation bill
A panel of lawmakers made up partly of personal-injury lawyers from both sides of the political aisle will be hearing public testimony Thursday on a bill calling for various changes to the state’s civil litigation rules.
Personal-injury lawyer announces run for governor
A Democratic legislator and personal-injury lawyer from Eau Claire announced on Monday that he'll challenge Republican Gov. Scott Walker next year.
With new Legislature comes fewer attorneys
The number of attorneys serving in the Legislature is slated to bottom out again as new lawmakers prepare to be sworn in early next year.
Winning streak: Tort-change proponents savor victories, look to make up defeats
In compromising on and even killing some proposed changes to the state’s tort laws, supporters say they have furnished proof they are not mindless puppets controlled by outside interest groups. But plans already are afoot to resurrect some of the tort proposals that did not make it through the Legislature this session.
Assembly passes bill to raise interest rate on small claims judgments
The Assembly passed a bill Thursday that would up the interest rate on judgments in small claims cases to 12 percent.
Presentence investigation bill headed for Assembly vote
A bill that would allow crime victims to view portions of defendant’s presentence investigation reports was passed by the Assembly’s judiciary committee Tuesday morning.
Two tort-reform proposals move ahead, one likely dies (UPDATE)
Two Wisconsin tort reform proposals received approvals from a legislative judiciary committee Thursday and one more or less died.
GOP proposal would change informed consent law
Doctors would not be required to give patients as much information about alternative treatments available to them under a Republican-sponsored bill on a fast track in the Legislature.
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- Wausau attorney pleads not guilty to intimidation charges
- Appeals court ruling could affect abortion pill access
- Wisconsin DOJ adds device-sniffing dog to fight exploitation
- Supreme Court to hear hospital tax exemption case
- Commission orders Madison election recount over ballots
- Judge blocks tribal fishing limits in northern Wisconsin
- Pabst ruling extends ‘safe place’ statute
- Mequon clerk rejects absentee ballots over address rules
- Wisconsin senators send U.S. Attorney nominees to Trump
- Judge advances case in Ridglan Farms break-in
- Oshkosh man gets 15 years for Kwik Trip armed robbery
- Judge orders release of Wisconsin police officer names
Case Digests
- Breach of Agreement-Mootness-Tax Assessment
- Domestic Abuse-Ineffective Assistance of Counsel (Subsequent Counsel)-Intimidation
- Deferred Judgment Agreement-Compliance Determination
- Marital Settlement-Child Support Conversion
- Factors Supporting Reasonable Suspicion -Act 79 Searches
- Statutory Notice Requirements -Immigration
- Controlled Substances Act-Jury Instructions
- Abuse of Discretion Standard-Exceptional Circumstances-Immigration
- Americans with Disabilities Act-Equitable Tolling-Retaliation
- Sufficiency of Evidence-Jury Instructions-Federal Program Bribery
- Sentencing Discretion-Clear Error Review
- Sentencing Guidelines-Sentence Enhancements-Fraud
