Lawyers in Wisconsin who have been complaining that appellate courts shouldn’t be summarily sanctioning them over their briefs have a point, the state’s top court indicated in a ruling today.
A bill under consideration by Wisconsin lawmakers would limit attorney fees in most contingency cases to three times the amount of the plaintiff’s compensatory damages, according to the Oct 19, 2011 5:25 PM CDT
Despite comprising nearly half of the nation’s new law graduates these days, female attorneys still aren’t on a level playing field with male colleagues.
The owner of the rights to the infamous Foamation triangular cheesehead worn by fans of the Green Bay Packers is demanding that a group of physicians rethink a planned billboard…
Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice David Prosser has admitted he touched the neck of a colleague who accused him of putting her in a chokehold, but said it was a reflexive…
Two justices who sit on the bench of Wisconsin’s top court won’t face criminal charges concerning an alleged violent encounter during in-chambers discussion of a collective-bargaining legislation case that resulted…
A Wisconsin lawyer has been criminally charged with theft of at least $10,000 by fraud for allegedly stealing $542,000 over a five-year period by falsely claiming to represent individuals to…
A middle-aged lawyer and gun collector has been charged with a felony after allegedly purchasing in a sting what he called “a hit man’s gun” with a silencer and another…
After a reported claim by Justice Ann Walsh Bradley that fellow Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice David Prosser put his hands around her throat during a heated debate about the timing…
The Wisconsin Education Association Council today sued to block a law that gives the governor veto powers over rules written by other elected officials and state agencies, including the Department…
There was scant good news when Economic Modeling Specialists released its analysis of job openings and bar passage numbers this week. The consulting company concluded that…
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