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Legal News
- Aging prison population drives Wisconsin corrections costs
- Real estate agent, wife charged in $500k lodge theft
- Ex-Wisconsin man sentenced for illegal campaign funds
- Wisconsin Supreme Court to hear voter records case
- UW-Madison researcher charged in lab poisoning case
- Appleton doctor to pay $382k in Medicare false claims case
- Wisconsin Supreme Court weighs judicial recusal rule
- Brunette launches bid for Supreme Court
- Franklin man pleads guilty to SNAP fraud, tax crimes
Case Digests
- Disciplinary Proceedings
- Asbestos Exposure-Punitive Damages
- Scheduling Order Enforcement-Appellate Sanctions
- Property Law-Contracts
- Judicial Estoppel-Failure to Raise an Issue
- Doctrine of Issue Preclusion
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel-Strickland Standard
- Pleas Withdrawal-Plea Colloquy Defect
- Minimum Wage Laws-Arbitration Agreement Dispute
National News
- Groups sue EPA over canceled $7 billion solar program intended to help poorer Americans
- Federal judges speak out about threats, harassment
- Don’t believe hype on ‘no tax’ on tips, overtime, attorneys say
- Google faces DOJ in landmark search monopoly case
- Federal court blocks Trump from imposing sweeping tariffs under emergency powers law
- Judge allows lawsuit against Elon Musk and DOGE to proceed
- Lawsuits aim to hold fossil fuel companies responsible for climate change
- Judge upholds Biden project labor rule for federal work
- US Supreme Court rejects Apache bid to block copper mine
Regional News
- Court: Ex-Twins pitcher must pay Japan child support
- Justice Department moves to cancel police reform settlements reached with Minneapolis and Louisville
- Ethics office seeks discipline of West St. Paul attorney
- $8.5 million settlement in construction worker’s death
- Minnesota jail pays $2.75M in ‘deliberate indifference’ case
- Conviction reversed over restricted courtroom access
- Jury seated for trial of alleged ringleader of pandemic fraud scheme
- Minnesota AG announces shutdown of ‘sham’ housing nonprofit
- City settles suit by woman alleging mistreatment by Chauvin
Verdicts and Settlements
- Waukesha County jury orders $3B in punitive damages
- Thomas estate settles with Milwaukee for $2.5M
- Defendant prevails in real estate misrepresentation lawsuit
- $7.25M medical malpractice verdict may be largest in county history
- Milwaukee attorney secures $2.5 million personal injury settlement
- Court of Appeals rules insurer not liable in underinsured motorist case
- Judge denies Feds attempt to limit DBE injunction
- Lyft to pay $2.1 million penalty in settlement with FEDs
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