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16 companies slapped with civil penalties for discriminatory job postings
Totaling $832,944, 16 private employers have been ordered to pay civil penalties as part of a settlement agreement, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Monday.
Read More »Michael Best secures over $100M in IP verdict
A team of Michael Best attorneys led by John Scheller secured over $100 million verdict for Raffel Systems this month.
Read More »GRGB secures second restitution win with pro bono effort
Citing a March verdict, the Wisconsin Court of Appeals agreed once again the percentage of prison wages the state can withhold from a convicted inmate, affirming a Dane County Circuit Court decision.
Read More »Wisconsin to receive over $325k in Ford Motor Company settlement
In a multi-state effort, Wisconsin will receive $325,247 as part of Ford Motor Company’s $19.2 million false advertising settlement, Attorney General Josh Kaul announced Tuesday.
Read More »Pledl secures reasonable accommodation fence installment for De Pere homeowners
A De Pere family with high-risk autistic children can now build their backyard fence, a judge ruled.
Read More »High court honors wrongful death claim, affirms court of appeals decision
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has affirmed a court of appeals decision for a wrongful death suit. The ruling came Friday after the defendants filed a petition for review with the high court following the appeal decision in favor of plaintiff Kim Andruss in Estate of Oros v. Divine Savior Healthcare, Inc.
Read More »Woehrer secures $200K for medical malpractice client
In a judgment decision from U.S. Appellate Court Judge Michael Scudder, the court ruled in favor of attorney Mary Woehrer’s (Woehrer Law Office) client, awarding her $200,000 in damages for her medical malpractice claim.
Read More »Waukesha dog attack victim receives $15k
Hupy and Abraham’s Hannah Dockendorff represented a woman who was attacked and injured by dogs in Waukesha.
Read More »North Carolina jury awards $250K to woman hit by car during lights tour
A Union County jury has awarded $250,000 to a Marshville woman who was struck by a car while viewing Christmas lights.
Read More »OCHDL settles 2-year fraudulent will dispute, settling for $5.4 million
Following a physician’s death in November 2019, the decedent’s partner provided an alleged will to his siblings indicating they would receive $100,000, a drastic difference from their understanding of their brother’s estate plans and an older will.
Read More »DOJ obtains $95K judgment against Veolia for mercury pollution at Ozaukee facility
The Wisconsin Department of Justice has obtained a $95,000 civil judgment against Veolia ES Technical Solutions for violations of state air-management and hazardous-waste laws.
Read More »Hupy and Abraham’s Halaby settles Dane Co. car-crash case for $100,000
Hupy and Abraham attorney Ramzy Halaby has reached a $100,000 settlement for a client hurt in a Dane County car accident.
Read More »Wisconsin, 47 others reach $85 million settlement with Honda over faulty airbags
Wisconsin and 47 other U.S. states and territories have reached an $85 million settlement with Honda over faulty airbag systems in the company’s cars. Attorney General Josh Kaul and attorneys general from throughout the U.S. were investigating whether American Honda Motor Co. and Honda of America Mfg. concealed safety concerns related to defects in the frontal airbag systems in certain Honda and ...
Read More »Jury awards man $1.9M for injuries from MPD traffic stop
A jury awarded a man more than $1.9 million for injuries he sustained from a Milwaukee Police officer during a traffic stop.
Read More »Kohner, Mann & Kailas prevails in $17M counterclaim
The Milwaukee law firm Kohner, Mann & Kailas has prevailed in a $17 million counterclaim filed against a client in a breach-of-agreement lawsuit spanning nearly six years.
Read More »Jury awards $72K plus 2x costs in Madison car crash case
A $100,000 settlement was reached in a car-crash case in Dane County on Jan. 28, 2019.
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