April 24, 2018
One of the biggest U.S. online gun markets can be held liable for negligence for the private sale of a weapon used in a fatal shooting spree, a Wisconsin appeals court said in the first decision of its kind. Armslist.com …
October 3, 2014
A man who shot at two intruders as they fled after beating him in his apartment can’t invoke Wisconsin’s castle doctrine law to protect him from liability, a state appeals court ruled Tuesday in a case that clarified how far …
December 30, 2013
A Wisconsin appeals court says a case brought on behalf of a worker who died as a result of asbestos exposure was wrongly dismissed. The 1st District Court of Appeals on Friday ordered a trial in the case, saying the …
December 23, 2013
The widower of a Wisconsin woman killed in 1980 waited too long to file a wrongful death lawsuit against the convicted killer, according to a court of appeals. The 4th District Court of Appeals issued a written decision Thursday, agreeing …
June 5, 2013
A Wisconsin appeals court says a Milwaukee bus driver who chased down a passenger who used a racial slur and spat on him is entitled to worker’s compensation. Bus driver Isaac Bracey hurt himself soon after getting off his bus …
July 12, 2012
A state appeals court says a Milwaukee, Wis., heating and air conditioning company’s insurance provider must defend a lawsuit accusing the company of sending out an unsolicited “junk” fax. Atlas Heating and Sheet Metal Works, Inc. sent a fax advertisement …