AutoZone to pay $3M settlement for fatal crash
Auto parts retailer AutoZone has agreed to pay $3.3 million to the families of three people who were killed when one of the company's trucks struck their car.
Officers take on store that sold gun used to shoot them
Two Milwaukee police officers are in court where they are taking on the gun store that sold a firearm to the man who shot them.
State’s top court sides with railroad in collision (UPDATE)
A Memorial Day parade that led to a traffic jam blocking railroad tracks in a Milwaukee suburb did not amount to a specific hazard that could make the railroad company liable for striking a minivan, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.
BP ready for trial in Deepwater Horizon case
BP acknowledged Tuesday it had failed to reach a settlement in advance of next week's civil trial on the Deepwater Horizon accident and is ready to defend itself vigorously against allegations of gross negligence in the U.S.'s biggest environmental disaster.
Insurance – negligence — title commitments
2011AP2294 Community Credit Union v. AmeriTitle & Abstract Inc., et al.
Jury sides with plaintiff in cerebral palsy case
Carlyne Karschney elected to use the services of a nurse midwife at the local clinic because there were no female physicians. The only doctors at the clinic and, for that matter, the hospital were family practitioners because there were no obstetricians on staff.
Torts – negligence — emergency doctrine
2010AP2916 Emmrich v. American Family Mutual Insurance Company, et al.
Torts — safe-place statute — negligence
2011AP1167 Cartter, et al. v. Marcus Hotels Inc., et al.
Court ruling favors docs in malpractice case
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has ruled in favor of three doctors in a malpractice case.
Milwaukee files lawsuit over City Hall terra cotta
The city of Milwaukee on Friday filed a lawsuit in Milwaukee County Circuit Court against four companies for damages related to terra cotta installed on the exterior of City Hall during the building’s restoration project between 2006 and 2008, according to a city of Milwaukee news release.
Legal News
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- Trump GA case advances as former President faces other legal challenges
- Wisconsin voters to decide on banning private money to help fund elections
- A judge tosses claims against a former Wisconsin police officer who killed 3 people in five years
- Wisconsin Republican Senate candidate Hovde promises to donate salary to charity
- Steven Avery’s attorney Zellner files ‘bombshell’ Manitowoc motion
- Evers taps Marcus Hawkins to Public Service Commission
- School shootings prompt more states to fund digital maps for first responders
- Wisconsin Democrats oppose bi-partisan bill against China spyware Tiktok
- Milwaukee Bucks partner with WisDOT to expand reckless driving prevention campaign
- Evers taps State Bar President-Elect Bucher for Circuit Court Judge
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