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Appeals court won’t close Chicago locks over carp
By JOHN FLESHER AP Environmental Writer TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — A federal appeals panel Wednesday refused to order closure of shipping locks on Chicago-area waterways to prevent Asian carp from invading the Great Lakes, but warned that it might reconsider if the government lags in its efforts to block the dreaded fish’s path. The […]
Milwaukee property owners sue over taxes
By James Briggs and Jack Zemlicka The owners of two properties near the Milwaukee River are suing Milwaukee for excessive tax assessments. B&E 53207 Corp. at 138 E. Becher St. and RDAR Corp. at 2018R S. First St. filed claims Friday in Milwaukee County Circuit Court alleging the city assessor’s office inflated property assessments and […]
Another costly ruling against town of Beloit
BELOIT, Wis. (AP) — A federal judge has ordered the town of Beloit to pay almost $307,000 in attorneys’ fees and court costs following a lawsuit that already cost the town $1.5 million. The lawsuit had been filed by town records clerk Mary Abegglen and her husband, former deputy police chief Willis Abegglen. The two […]
Madison unions file suit against collective bargaining law
Madison teachers filed suit against Gov. Scott Walker on Thursday claiming the state’s collective bargaining restrictions infringe on free speech rights.
Court dismisses US Green Building Council lawsuit
The United States District Court in New York City on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit brought against the U.S. Green Building Council.
Court rules against CUNA retirees’ sick pay
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A federal appeals court in Madison has dismissed a lawsuit by retired managers at CUNA Mutual Insurance who argued the company had no right to eliminate their sick pay balances. CUNA Mutual was sued after it stopping paying any share of employees’ health care in 2008. The move eliminated sick pay […]
Omaha meatpacker denies supplying tainted beef (UPDATE)
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — An Omaha meatpacker denies supplying tainted beef to Cargill Meat Solutions Corp. that sickened dozens of people in 2007. According to a statement issued Saturday by Greater Omaha Packing Co. President Henry Davis, all products shipped to Cargill tested negative for E. coli. Cargill filed a federal lawsuit Friday, saying the […]
Trial date set in O’Donnell Park lawsuit (UPDATE)
A Milwaukee County judge on Wednesday set a trial date in the O'Donnell Park lawsuit in which 15-year-old Jared Kellner was killed when he was crushed by a piece of falling facade.
DNR’s dairy farm plan approval may be headed to court
A Coloma man and a Madison nonprofit want further review of a $35 million farm project proposed for Adams County. In a petition for judicial review filed in Dane County Circuit Court, Bob Clarke, a seasonal resident, and Family Farm Defenders Inc., allege the state Department of Natural Resources erred in its automatic approval of […]
Civil lawsuit filed to stop Wisconsin mega farm
TOWN OF RICHFIELD, Wis. (AP) — Opponents of a proposed mega farm in Adams County have filed a civil lawsuit to try to stop the development. A group called Family Farm Defenders and a homeowner filed suit in Dane County against the Department of Natural Resources. They want an administrative review of the DNR’s decision […]
Woman sues man for her herpes, seeks $350,000
ELKHORN, Wis. (AP) — A Delavan woman has filed a lawsuit accusing an Edgerton man of infecting her with genital herpes. A Janesville Gazette report says the 33-year-old woman is seeking $350,000. She claims the 35-year-old man knowingly exposed her to a sexually transmitted disease. The Gazette didn’t name either person. According to the lawsuit, […]
Judge dismisses suit on federal stem cell research
By NEDRA PICKLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) – A lawsuit that had threatened to end the Obama administration’s funding of embryonic stem cell research was dismissed Wednesday, allowing the U.S. to continue supporting a search for cures to deadly diseases over protests that the work relies on destroyed human embryos. The lawsuit claimed that research […]
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