A retired Wisconsin physician has agreed to pay $70,000 to resolve allegations that he improperly prescribed opioids to patients and told them how to successfully fill various opioid prescriptions at once.

Tagged with: opioids Scott Blader Western District of Wisconsin

President Donald Trump has nominated Waushara County’s district attorney to be the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin.

Tagged with: Marquette University Law School Western District of Wisconsin

President Barack Obama nominated a Madison attorney Thursday to fill a vacant federal judge position in the Western District of Wisconsin.

Tagged with: David Deininger Godfrey & Kahn James Peterson John Shabaz John Vaudreuil Western District of Wisconsin

A popular Wisconsin Dells resort is suing a Minnesota company for alleged trademark infringement and unfair competition because it says the competitor’s similar name and website domain name cause confusion for customers.

Tagged with: Barbara Crabb Western District of Wisconsin

China's largest wind turbine company and three people are accused of trade secrets from a U.S. software company, the Justice Department announced Thursday.

Tagged with: Department of Justice John Vaudreuil Western District of Wisconsin

Plaintiffs Rockwell Automation Inc., a Wisconsin corporation, and Rockwell Automation Technologies Inc., an Ohio corporation, filed a lawsuit Nov. 16, 2010, in federal court against defendants Germantown-based WAGO Corp. and its German parent company, WAGO Kontakttechnik GmbH & Co. KG.

Tagged with: Axley Brynelson Intellectual Property Michael Best & Friedrich Patent infringement patent suit Quarles & Brady Stephen Crocker U.S. District Court Western District of Wisconsin William Conley

The state of Wisconsin has agreed to pay a $737,500 settlement in a wrongful death lawsuit resulting from the suicide of Jessie Miller while he was an inmate at the Columbia Correctional Institute in Portage.

Tagged with: lawsuit suicide Western District of Wisconsin William Conley wrongful death

Tensions between the Social Security Administration and the judicial community boiled over recently, as evidenced in a terse decision issued by Eastern District of Wisconsin Judge J.P. Stadtmueller.

Tagged with: Alan C. Olson & Associates Barbara Crabb Charles Clevert Eastern District of Wisconsin J.P. Stadtmueller James Santelle Richard Posner Social Security Western District of Wisconsin

Senior U.S. District Judge John Shabaz, a conservative lawmaker who became an efficient and demanding federal judge, has died. He was 81.

Tagged with: John Shabaz Western District of Wisconsin William Conley

Former Dane County Circuit Court Judge Patrick Fiedler has joined Madison-based firm Axley Brynelson LLP.

Tagged with: Axley Brynelson Axley Brynelson LLP Patrick Fiedler Western District of Wisconsin

The owner of Allen Howe & Son Inc. is facing charges he embezzled more than $56,000 from employees.

Tagged with: Department of Labor Department of Workforce Development DWD embezzlement Jefferson County Circuit Court Unemployment compensation Western District of Wisconsin Wisconsin Court System

Bankruptcy filings soared in 2010 to their highest levels since 2005, the year the pending Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act prompted record filings in order to beat the Act’s effective date.

Tagged with: Bankruptcy Digest Eastern District of Wisconsin Western District of Wisconsin

After two failed nominations to the federal bench, attorneys and judges in the Western District of Wisconsin are wondering if the third time is the charm for former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Louis Butler.

Tagged with: Louis Butler Western District of Wisconsin

After two failed nominations to the federal bench, attorneys and judges in the Western District of Wisconsin are wondering if the third time is the charm for Louis Butler.

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