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Thursday, September 19, 2024

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  • Chief Justice Ziegler addresses court document leak

    By Legal Newsline |
    Chief Justice Ziegler issued a statement today addressing the recent leak of a confidential draft document to the press. "Today the entire court was shocked to learn that a confidential draft document was ostensibly leaked to the press. I have contacted law enforcement to request that a full investigation be conducted. We are all united behind this investigation to identify the source of the apparent leak. The seven of us condemn this breach," said Ziegler.

  • Chief Justice forms committee to tackle attorney shortage

    By Legal Newsline |
    Chief Justice Annette Kingsland Ziegler today announced the creation of the Attorney Retention & Recruitment Committee to address Wisconsin’s attorney shortage, particularly acute in rural counties. The committee includes deans from Wisconsin's two law schools, representatives from the State Bar of Wisconsin, and attorneys and judges statewide. Chief judges from the state’s nine judicial administrative districts will help lead the effort.

  • Menard's faces class action lawsuit for charging pickup fees

    By John O'Brien |
    MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) - Menard, Inc., has removed a class action lawsuit over pickup fees to federal court.

  • Was a blindfolded student running into a wall foreseeable?

    By John O'Brien |
    MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) – A Wisconsin school district could be headed to trial after a psychology teacher’s trust-building exercise went very wrong.

  • Gun store faces liability for firearms accident after owner destroys evidence

    By Daniel Fisher |
    MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) - A gun store must defend itself against claims it assembled a gun incorrectly even after the gun’s owner, once also a defendant in the case, destroyed evidence at the center of the lawsuit and entered into a settlement shifting all remaining liability to the store, a Wisconsin appeals court ruled.