April 16, 2012
They were learning to become truck drivers but wound up in a nightmare. In detailed accounts to a federal agency, dozens of female employees of an Iowa-based trucking company, one of the largest in the nation, told of being propositioned, …
December 20, 2010
A federal judge has ordered members of the family that owned a kosher slaughterhouse in Iowa to pay more than $2 million after defaulting on financial agreements with one of their former banks, which has since collapsed. U.S. District Judge …
June 10, 2010
Two companies that once insured Appleton Papers Inc. are liable for $10 million toward the cleanup of the Fox River after a court decision on June 8, the firm’s lawyer said. The 2-1 ruling by the Wisconsin Court of Appeals …
April 1, 2010
A fund that helps Wisconsin health care providers pay medical malpractice claims is in poor financial shape after lawmakers raided $200 million to balance the budget, auditors have warned. The Injured Patients and Families Compensation Fund also has been negatively …
October 30, 2009
The Wisconsin Supreme Court adopted rules Wednesday allowing judges to hear cases involving their biggest campaign contributors, siding with business interests and rejecting calls for reform. Voting 4-3, the court approved rules saying donations by groups and individuals to judges …
July 13, 2009
The Wisconsin Supreme Court on July 10 tossed out a $200,000 award to a father who watched one of his twin sons die during birth in 1998. In a decision praised by doctors but criticized by trial lawyers, the court …
June 24, 2009
Allowing illegal immigrants to qualify for special driver’s cards would make the roads safer, reduce insurance rates and generate much-needed revenue for state government, supporters of the proposal said. Supporters pressed those points at a news conference, a noisy rally …
June 5, 2009
A former Wisconsin insurance executive and a business associate have been indicted on charges of carrying out what prosecutors called a years-long scam to defraud a major insurer of more than $800,000. An indictment returned in U.S. District Court in …