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Sep 4, 2025

Ex-hotel workers sentenced in Mitchell death

Four ex-Milwaukee Hyatt employees sentenced in the suffocation death of D’Vontaye Mitchell, drawing comparisons to George Floyd’s killing.

Aug 7, 2025

Teen inmate sentenced in Lincoln Hills guard’s death

Rian Nyblom gets 5-year sentence for his role in the 2024 death of Lincoln Hills juvenile prison guard Cory Proulx after a violent inmate attack.

Jul 31, 2025

Hyatt guard pleads guilty in D’Vontaye Mitchell death

Former Hyatt security guard Todd Erickson pleads guilty to felony murder in D’Vontaye Mitchell’s death after a violent hotel altercation in Milwaukee.

Mark Budzinski - Corneille Law Group
Jun 2, 2025

Health Care Law – Powerlist – Mark Budzinski

Mark Budzinski of Corneille Law Group brings 20+ years of litigation experience representing health care providers in complex, high-stakes cases.

In the Lead - Best Up and Coming Law Firms - Pemberton Personal Injury Law Firm
Mar 31, 2025

In the Lead – Best Up and Coming Law Firms – Pemberton Personal Injury Law Firm

With over two decades of experience, Will Pemberton continues his mission to represent clients who suffer loss and injury from the negligence of others.   Pemberton Personal Injury Law Firm was […]

Feb 7, 2025

$8.5 million settlement in construction worker’s death

Personal injury law firm SiebenCarey has announced that it has reached an $8.5 million settlement in the death of a construction worker who was crushed by a dump truck in downtown St. Paul in 2022.

Feb 5, 2025

Wisconsin couple sues pharmacy benefits company after price rise for asthma meds

A Wisconsin couple is suing Walgreens and a pharmacy benefits management company, alleging that their son died because he couldn't afford a sudden $500 spike in his asthma medication.

Nov 7, 2019

UW-Madison settles windsurfer death lawsuit for $850K

The University of Wisconsin-Madison has settled a lawsuit by the family of a windsurfer killed in a collision with a university boat.

Oct 14, 2015

Parents sue customers who fatally restrained son at store

The parents of a 16-year-old boy who died after being restrained by three customers at a suburban Milwaukee convenience store have filed a wrongful death lawsuit

Dec 23, 2014

Wrongful death suit filed amid listeria outbreak

The family of a California woman whose death was linked to prepackaged caramel apples sued the Safeway grocery chain on Monday for selling her the product.

Apr 24, 2013

Parties reach $737,500 settlement following inmate suicide

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.

Mar 7, 2013

After verdict, defendant settles wrongful death suit for $105 million

A lawyer who won one of the largest jury verdicts last year for the family of a woman killed by a power line that fell into her backyard, has settled the case post-verdict for $105 million.

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