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.

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

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

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11-2984 U.S. v. Hagler

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

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2011AP2075 Tyler v. Schoenherr, et al.

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

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2011AP1529 Baker v. DHS

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2011AP466 McCarthy v. McCarthy, et al.

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

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

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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.

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

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

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2011AP25 Engel v. Parker

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

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2010AP2499 City of Waukesha v. Murphy

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

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

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2011AP167 Elliott v. General Casualty Company of Wisconsin

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Torts FTCA; medical malpractice; statute of limitations

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Civil Procedure Statute of limitations; relation back statute

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Criminal Procedure Statute of limitations; attempted murder

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Criminal Procedure Statute of limitations; attempted murder

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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. § ...

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Motor Vehicles OWI; statute of limitations The State of Wisconsin appeals from an order of the circuit court dismissing the criminal charges against Bradley A. Faber. Faber was issued a pair of citations for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated ...

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