Latest Wisconsin Headlines
All the headlines from our Wisconsin Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mercedes Benz Pays $618K Judgment in Wisconsin Lawsuit
Aug 1 2012 // Mercedes Benz has paid the $618,000 the Wisconsin Supreme Court says it owed in a lemon law case after the victorious attorney sought garnishment of earnings from six Mercedes Benz dealers in the state. Attorney Vince...
Report: 10,000 Construction Jobs Lost in Wisconsin
Jul 25 2012 // A new report says Wisconsin lost more than 10,000 construction jobs in the last year. The Associated General Contractors of America says the state’s construction employment dropped about 11 percent from June 2011 to...
Wisconsin Court Says Insurer Must Defend ‘Junk’ Fax Lawsuit
Jul 23 2012 // A Milwaukee heating and air conditioning company’s insurance provider must defend the business against allegations it sent out an unsolicited “junk” fax in violation of federal law, a state appeals court...
Federal Assessment of Flood Damage Under Way in Wisconsin
Jul 20 2012 // Officials with the U.S. Small Business Administration are touring Douglas County to view damage from a flood there in late June. Gov. Scott Walker said the information gathered could be used to request SBA provide federal...
Engler Joins Wisconsin’s Scobie Group as VP, Branch Operations
Jul 18 2012 // Don Engler has joined Wisconsin-based wholesale insurance firm Scobie Group as vice president of Branch Operations in the Eau Claire, Wis., office, the company announced. During the past 20-plus years Engler has been in...
Kohlmann Named Injured Patients and Families Comp. Fund Manager
Jul 17 2012 // Jeff Kohlmann appointed as the insurance program manager of the Wisconsin Injured Patients and Families Compensation Fund (Fund). Kohlmann has been with the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (OCI) since 1983. He...
Wisconsin Court: Insurer Must Defend ‘Junk’ Fax Lawsuit
Jul 11 2012 // A Milwaukee heating and air conditioning company’s insurance provider must defend the business against allegations it sent out an unsolicited “junk” fax in violation of federal law, a state appeals court...
Britton Gallagher Acquires Wisconsin’s Beckman Insurance Agency
Jun 25 2012 // Britton Gallagher, based in Cleveland, Ohio, has acquired Beckman Insurance Agency of Wisconsin. The acquisition is part of the firm’s strategic growth plan in the amusement industry, the company said. Mike Beckman...
Wisconsin Insurance President Indicted for Fraud
Jun 22 2012 // A federal grand jury has indicted the president of a Wausau insurance company on 24 counts of fraud. According to an indictment, J.N. Manson Agency President Timothy Mathwich forged insurance premium finance notes for...
Wisconsin Manufacturer Struggling to Recruit Workers
Jun 19 2012 // A defense contractor that’s one of northern Wisconsin’s largest employers is struggling to recruit recent high school graduates for some of the region’s best-paying jobs. Marinette Marine Corp. says it is...
Declarations – Midwest
Jun 4 2012 // No Guns at Polls “Wisconsin’s concealed carry law … permits municipalities to prohibit concealed firearms at polling places during elections, whether or not the polling place is located on municipal...
Wisconsin’s United Heartland Honored as a Top 100 Workplace
May 23 2012 // United Heartland, a national workers’ compensation insurance company based in New Berlin, Wis., announced it has been selected as one of the Top 100 Workplaces in Southeastern Wisconsin by the Milwaukee Journal...
Jury Awards Brothers $700K in Wisconsin Diocese Molestation Case
May 23 2012 // An Outagamie County, Wis., jury has awarded two brothers $700,000 in a fraud trial against the Catholic Diocese of Green Bay. The civil jury found the diocese responsible for concealing a former priest’s history of...
Attorney: Wisconsin Officials Can Ban Weapons at Polls
May 15 2012 // Local governments can ban concealed weapons at all manner of polling sites, from city halls to assisted living facilities, state election officials have concluded. Elections appear to qualify as special events under...
OSHA Proposes $137K Fine For Wisconsin Company
May 4 2012 // A River Falls, Wis. company is facing $137,000 in potential fines following a trench collapse last year that killed a 19-year-old worker. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration Five issued five citations this...
OSHA Fines Wisconsin Company $71K for Safety Violations
Apr 24 2012 // The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced it has cited Duraframe Dipnet with 20 safety violations — including three repeat — at the net manufacturer’s Viola,...
Wisconsin Governor Signs Bill Erasing Workplace Discrimination Damages
Apr 9 2012 // Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has signed a bill that prohibits workers from collecting damages in employment discrimination cases. The legislation eliminates compensatory and punitive damages for acts of employment...
Insurer Group: Wisconsin Lawmakers Pass Business Friendly Legislation
Mar 20 2012 // Despite a contentious legislative session, Wisconsin lawmakers successfully passed many bills that will help consumers and improve the state’s business climate, according to the Property Casualty Insurers Association...
Insurance Exec Pleads Guilty in Wisconsin to Intoxicated Flying
Mar 7 2012 // An insurance company president has pleaded no contest to flying a plane while intoxicated in Fond du Lac County in Wisconsin, even though he was driving a Mercedes-Benz when he was pulled over. Anthem Blue Cross and Blue...
Wisconsin Assembly Ends Workplace Discrimination Awards
Feb 23 2012 // The Wisconsin State Assembly has passed a bill that would put an end to punitive and compensatory damages for workplace discrimination. Currently, workers can file discrimination complaints with the state Department of...
