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.
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Committee OKs changes to statute of limitations, civil liability
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.
Read More »Legislators renew push to remove statute of limitation in child sexual abuse lawsuits
New legislation seeks to open a window for child sexual abuse lawsuits that were previously denied because the statute of limitation had expired.
Read More »Employment — Title VII — statute of limitations
12-1875 Begolli v. Home Depot, U.S.A., Inc.
Read More »Criminal Procedure — statute of limitations — DNA
11-2984 U.S. v. Hagler
Read More »Civil Procedure — statute of limitations — service
2011AP1661 Maas, et al. v. American Family Mutual Insurance Company, et al.
Read More »Property – reformation — mutual mistake — statute of limitations
2011AP2075 Tyler v. Schoenherr, et al.
Read More »Contracts – breach — intentional misrepresentation — statute of limitations
2011AP1560 Jahn Transfer Inc. v. Horizon (H&S) Freightways Inc., et al.
Read More »Civil Procedure — Administrative law — statute of limitations
2011AP1529 Baker v. DHS
Read More »Property — statute of frauds — statute of limitations
2011AP466 McCarthy v. McCarthy, et al.
Read More »Tax — income tax — statute of limitations
11-139 U.S. v. Home Concrete & Supply, LLC
Read More »Securities — statute of limitations
10-1261 Credit Suisse Securities (USA), LLC, v. Simmonds
Read More »State bill would lift statute of limitations on certain violent crimes
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.
Read More »Contracts — statute of limitations — builder’s statute of repose
2011AP643 Kalahari Development, LLC, v. Iconica, Inc.
Read More »Tort reform passes Minnesota House
Four bills that Republicans say will reduce the cost and number of lawsuits in the state passed the Minnesota House of Representatives last week.
Read More »Property — adverse possession — statute of limitations
2011AP25 Engel v. Parker
Read More »US Supreme Court takes on tolling securities case
Sometimes at the U.S. Supreme Court, words and labels mean everything.
Read More »Motor Vehicles; OWI; statute of limitations
2010AP2499 City of Waukesha v. Murphy
Read More »State bill would lift sex assault lawsuit limits (UPDATE)
A state lawmaker is trying again to clear the way for civil lawsuits against child molesters.
Read More »Torts — legal malpractice — statute of limitations
2010AP2971 First Bank Financial Centre vs. Miller, et al.
Read More »Insurance — statute of limitations
2011AP167 Elliott v. General Casualty Company of Wisconsin
Read More »10-2311 Arroyo v. U.S.
Torts FTCA; medical malpractice; statute of limitations
Read More »2009AP2610 Eau Claire County v. Softscape Inc.
Civil Procedure Statute of limitations; relation back statute
Read More »2010AP1666-CR State v. Larson
Criminal Procedure Statute of limitations; attempted murder
Read More »2010AP1666-CR State v. Larson
Criminal Procedure Statute of limitations; attempted murder
Read More »Court overturns attempted homicide conviction (UPDATE)
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 ...
Read More »2010AP2640 Geiger v. Hanneman, et al.
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 ...
Read More »2010AP926 Silverstein v. Amidzich, et al.
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 ...
Read More »10-3672 Sawyer v. Atlas Heating and Sheet Metal Works, Inc.
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 ...
Read More »2009AP1714 Emjay Investment Co. v. Village of Germantown
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 ...
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