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A federal appeals court has ruled that an insurer is not always liable for cost overruns in ongoing construction projects.
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Court: State must pay property owner despite map mistake 
Mistakes on a map do not give the state free rein to take private property without compensating the owner, a state court of appeals has ruled.
Tagged with: eminent domain Excel Engineering WisDOT
Read More »Court: Worker can get damages from injury
A federal court of appeals will let a negligence suit against two contractors proceed without a cap on damages.
Tagged with: M.A Mortenson
Read More »Lawyer who embezzled more than $80K from title company has license revoked
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has revoked the law license of a Greenfield attorney who embezzled more than $80,000 from a title company.
Read More »High court rules Dorner Inc.’s insurers must share costs in explosion lawsuits
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has ruled that a construction contractor's insurer is not exempt from paying court costs and settlements after an explosion in Oconomowoc.
Tagged with: Dorner Inc. explosion First Baptist Church
Read More »Court rules Pro Electric immune from suit in traffic signal project
A state appeals court has decided to give a government contractor immunity from being sued by the tenants and owners of a Brookfield property damaged by the company’s installation of a traffic signal.
Tagged with: Payne & Dolan WisDOT
Read More »Appeals court sides with Cullen in discrimination lawsuit
General contractor J.P. Cullen & Sons has prevailed in a racial-discrimination lawsuit after an employee of a subcontractor was unable to prove that Cullen was his employer.
Tagged with: discrimination J.P. Cullen & Sons
Read More »Strip club wins lawsuit against Milwaukee (UPDATE)
A federal jury has awarded the owner of strip club $435,000 in its fight with the city of Milwaukee.
Tagged with: Jon Ferraro Silk
Read More »Court decision sets foreclosure sale precedent
A Wisconsin Supreme Court decision Tuesday could speed up the sale of abandoned foreclosed properties across the state.
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Read More »Justices could strike down wind siting rule
A case pending before the state Supreme Court will determine whether the Wisconsin Public Service Commission has to go back to the drawing board on a 2012 wind siting rule.
Tagged with: PSC wind farms Wisconsin Builders Association Wisconsin Realtors Association Wisconsin Towns Association
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