Kohl’s agrees to pay $220,000 for identity-theft allegations (UPDATE)
The Department of Justice is suing Kohl's Department Stores for withholding information about identity theft perpetrators.
Court: Criminal history checks led to defamation (UPDATE)
The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the state Department of Justice has been defaming a Milwaukee man by linking him to his cousin's criminal history in a database used for background checks.
Lawmakers propose card skimmer crackdown
Two Republican legislators have introduced a bill that would criminalize using credit card skimmers to steal people's identities.
Middleton lawyer indicted for wire fraud, ID theft
A federal grand jury has indicted a Middleton lawyer on three charges, including wire fraud and identity theft.
Former law school applicants at risk for identity theft
The University of Wisconsin Law School has notified more than 1,200 former applicants that they could be at risk of identity theft because the school's database was hacked.
Court gives initial OK to privacy rule (UPDATE)
Lawyers and others who file court documents will be responsible for removing Social Security numbers and similar personal information beforehand, under a rule petition adopted by the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday.
Hearing set for rule to protect personal information in court records
The Wisconsin Supreme Court will be holding a public hearing on a petition to create a new statute that protects personal information in circuit court records.
Tech Toolkit: Identity theft can hit businesses, too — here’s how to protect your firm
When most people think of identity theft, they tend to imagine a hacker using stolen credit card information to buy high-ticket items, or using Social Security numbers to open fraudulent accounts.
BENCH BLOG: Appeals court clarifies identity theft confusion
During a season when theft in all forms increases, the Court of Appeals delved into the nature of the intentionality underlying identity theft and thereby clarified the elements of the crime.
US Attorney charges 10 in ticket scheme
Federal authorities have charged 10 people in a scheme that allegedly used stolen credit card numbers to purchase $1.7 million worth of sports and concert tickets and then resold them at venues across Wisconsin and the U.S.
Bank, Wis. man file class-action suit vs. Target
A Wausau bank and a Fitchburg man have filed a class-action lawsuit against Target Corp. over last year's massive security breach.
Ex-payroll worker accused in $1M embezzlement
A former payroll specialist at Wheaton Franciscan Services is accused of embezzling more than $1 million to support her gambling, according to a complaint released Monday.
Legal News
- UW-Milwaukee chancellor to step down next year amid handling of Pro-Hamas protesters
- Wisconsin Republicans are improperly blocking conservation work, court says
- Man hurt when home in rural Wisconsin explodes has died, authorities say
- Wisconsin Supreme Court changes course, will allow expanded use of ballot drop boxes this fall
- Gov. Evers appoints Travis Maze as Jefferson County Sheriff
- Democrat Dora Drake wins open seat in Wisconsin state Senate
- Wisconsin joins coalition urging Supreme Court to uphold federal ghost gun regulations
- GM will pay $146 million in penalties because 5.9 million older vehicles emit excess carbon dioxide
- NFL is liable for $4,707,259,944.64 in ‘Sunday Ticket’ case
- Milwaukee Police investigating fatal downtown crash
- Milwaukee drops security personnel ordinance
- Wisconsin Supreme Court tacks on additional months to already suspended lawyer
Case Digests
- Termination of Parental Rights
- First Amendment Rights
- Termination of Parental Rights
- Late Filing
- Real Estate-Attorney Fees
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
- Variance-Interpretation of Zoning Ordinances
- Sentencing
- Fourteenth Amendment’s Due Process Clause-Jury Instructions
- Unlawful Collection Practices-Evidence
- Sentencing-Vindictiveness
- Prisoner Grievances-Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies