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High court refuses deep tunnel case (access required)

Published: June 22, 2011
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By David Ziemer and Jack Zemlicka The Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District has lost its attempt to avoid paying a property owner more than $1 million in damages caused by failure to properly maintain the deep tunnel system. The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Wednesday denied MMSD’s petition for review, letting stand an appeals court opinion affirming [...]

MMSD falls short in deep tunnel fight (UPDATE) (access required)

Published: February 1, 2011
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By Marie Rohde The Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District must pay a business owner $1.08 million for structural damages caused by groundwater leaking into the deep tunnel system, according to the 1st District Court of Appeals. The lawsuit was brought by the owners of Pre-Pac Produce Distributors Inc., a company that buys potatoes from across the [...]