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Penguin reaches multi-state agreement over e-book price-fixing

May 22, 2013 1:56 PM
By Bryan Cohen

DENVER (Legal Newsline) – Colorado Attorney General John Suthers announced a multi-state agreement Wednesday with book publisher Penguin Group (USA) Inc. to resolve allegations of collusion with other major publishers and Apple Inc. to manipulate e-book prices. The proposed agreement with … Read More »

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Wis. AG announces $70,000 judgment against landowner and excavator

May 16, 2013 2:05 PM
By Bryan Cohen

MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) — Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen announced Thursday a judgment against a Dodge County landowner and excavating business that allegedly violated the state’s wetland, landfill environmental monitoring, open burning and solid waste laws. Carl Schmitt … Read More »

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Wis. Assembly passes bill clarifying physician informed consent law

May 9, 2013 1:15 PM
By Jessica M. Karmasek

MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) — The Wisconsin Assembly on Wednesday passed a bill that clarifies the state’s physician informed consent law in the wake of a state Supreme Court decision last year. Under Wisconsin’s physician informed consent law, a doctor … Read More »

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Wis. AG announces judgment against Milwaukee property owner

April 25, 2013 11:36 AM
By Bryan Cohen

MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) — Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen on Wednesday announced a judgment against a Milwaukee property owner who allegedly violated state environmental laws. Van Hollen’s office obtained the judgment in an environmental lawsuit in Milwaukee County … Read More »

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Wisconsin AG announces consent judgment against unlicensed charity operator

April 23, 2013 11:46 AM
By Bryan Cohen

MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) – Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen announced a consent judgment Monday against the operator of an unlicensed charitable organization. Robert Szweda operated an unlicensed charity called Computers for Kids, which solicited donations of used computer … Read More »

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Wis. senators to establish federal nominating commission

April 18, 2013 9:30 AM
By Jessica M. Karmasek

WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — U.S. Sens. Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin on Wednesday announced their agreement to establish the Wisconsin Federal Nominating Commission, in an effort to move federal judicial nominations in the state forward. The Wisconsin senators — Johnson … Read More »

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Report: Wis. SC justices torn over possible new recusal rules

April 16, 2013 10:00 AM
By Jessica M. Karmasek

MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) — Wisconsin Supreme Court justices are torn over whether to make changes to the state’s judicial ethics code, including rules requiring a justice to recuse himself or herself from a case. On Friday, the court held … Read More »

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Wisconsin AG praises court decision to uphold state antitrust law

April 15, 2013 12:22 PM
By Bryan Cohen

MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) – Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen lauded a federal appellate court Friday for deciding that federal law does not prevent state businesses and other natural gas consumers from using state antitrust laws. A prior lower … Read More »

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Abrahamson becomes longest-serving justice in Wis. history

April 12, 2013 10:45 AM
By Jessica M. Karmasek

MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) — Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson became the longest serving justice in state history, with 36 years, seven months and four days of service on Wednesday. Abrahamson’s tenure surpasses the next longest serving justice, … Read More »

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Wis. SC justice at center of alleged attack says reports of conflict on court exaggerated

April 5, 2013 12:20 PM
By Jessica M. Karmasek

MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) — Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice David Prosser on Thursday called reports of division and conflict on the state’s highest court “overblown.” “There are philosophical disagreements about great issues facing the legal community and the state and … Read More »

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