It is too late for a woman to sue the sports organization that employed a basketball coach who repeatedly sexually assaulted her in the 1990s, the Wisconsin Supreme Court said Wednesday.

A panel of lawmakers have approved two bills that would change the statute of limitations on claims from motor vehicle accidents and some sexual assaults.

New legislation seeks to open a window for child sexual abuse lawsuits that were previously denied because the statute of limitation had expired.

12-1875 Begolli v. Home Depot, U.S.A., Inc.

11-2984 U.S. v. Hagler

2011AP1661 Maas, et al. v. American Family Mutual Insurance Company, et al.

2011AP2075 Tyler v. Schoenherr, et al.

2011AP1560 Jahn Transfer Inc. v. Horizon (H&S) Freightways Inc., et al.

2011AP1529 Baker v. DHS

2011AP466 McCarthy v. McCarthy, et al.

11-139 U.S. v. Home Concrete & Supply, LLC

10-1261 Credit Suisse Securities (USA), LLC, v. Simmonds

A fast-tracked legislative proposal lifting the statute of limitations on a handful of violent crimes would erase the legal barrier for victims to potentially receive justice against an offender, but it also could make cases harder to defend after six years.

2011AP643 Kalahari Development, LLC, v. Iconica, Inc.

Four bills that Republicans say will reduce the cost and number of lawsuits in the state passed the Minnesota House of Representatives last week.

2011AP25 Engel v. Parker

Sometimes at the U.S. Supreme Court, words and labels mean everything.

2010AP2499 City of Waukesha v. Murphy

A state lawmaker is trying again to clear the way for civil lawsuits against child molesters.

2010AP2971 First Bank Financial Centre vs. Miller, et al.

2011AP167 Elliott v. General Casualty Company of Wisconsin

Torts FTCA; medical malpractice; statute of limitations

Civil Procedure Statute of limitations; relation back statute

Criminal Procedure Statute of limitations; attempted murder

Criminal Procedure Statute of limitations; attempted murder

By DINESH RAMDE Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A man convicted of severely beating a Brown County gas-station clerk in 1994 had his conviction overturned this week after an appeals court ruled that a statute of limitations should have applied to his case. Rodney A. Larson was charged in 2008 with attempted first-degree intentional homicide in a pipe attack ...

Contracts Statute of limitations Gerard and Kelly Geiger appeal a summary judgment dismissing their negligence claim against Coleman Engineering Company and awarding Coleman attorney fees and litigation expenses. The circuit court concluded the Geigers’ suit was untimely because they did not make their claim within the time period required by their contract with Coleman. The Geigers argue the circuit court ...

Torts Breach of fiduciary duty; statute of limitations Bradford Amidzich and Allen Silverstein terminated their business agreement. Amidzich appeals a judgment deciding that payments he thought due him were not royalties and that rescissory damages, a constructive trust and prejudgment interest were not appropriate. Silverstein cross-appeals an underlying order deciding that the statute of limitations had not run on Amidzich’s ...

Civil Procedure Statute of limitations; tolling; class actions Where a plaintiff in a proposed class action in state court voluntarily dismisses the case, the statute of limitations is tolled during the period the suit was pending. “Sawyer did not have any way to prevent Park Bank from dismissing the original suit—nor did the state court permit Sawyer to intervene and ...

Municipalities Special assessments; statute of limitations An aggrieved property owner must strictly comply with the 90-day period of appeal in sec. 66.0703(12)(a) or forfeit the right to appeal. “The legislature has explicitly directed that an appeal under Wis. Stat. § 66.0703(12) is the ‘sole remedy’ of a property owner aggrieved by a special assessment levied under § 66.0703: An appeal ...