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Jun 16, 2010

Unions call on feds to investigate Kenosha casino rejection

By Sean Ryan Construction unions hungry for jobs a proposed Kenosha casino would create joined the call for a federal investigation into the Bureau of Indian Affairs‘ denial of the […]

Jun 16, 2010

Mich. company settles Wis. sawmill sexual harassment lawsuit

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Michigan lumber supplier has agreed to pay $55,000 to settle allegations of sexual harassment at its Wisconsin sawmill. A federal lawsuit accused Biewer Wisconsin Sawmill […]

Jun 10, 2010

Eminent domain case turns driveway into public road

By Sean Ryan Two Brookfield homeowners are exchanging privacy for leverage in an eminent domain lawsuit after a court ruled their shared driveway is a public road. Brookfield in 2008 […]

Jun 2, 2010

Milwaukee invokes local preference on another water contract

By Sean Ryan American Sewer Services Inc. is facing the loss of a fifth contract to Milwaukee’s local business preference. American Sewer, Rubicon, on Wednesday morning submitted a low bid […]

Jun 2, 2010

Former Delavan family continues fight over transmission project

By Paul Snyder A family that moved after the construction of a nearby transmission line plans to appeal a circuit court decision and try again to get $98,000 from the […]

Jun 2, 2010

Fla. judge grants class-action status for tainted drywall

By Nora Lockwood Tooher Lawyers USA Homeowners in a south Florida neighborhood have been granted class-action status in state court to sue realtors and contractors who built and sold them […]

Jun 1, 2010

Chinese manufacturer worried about drywall in 2006, documents show

Miami (AP) — Officials of an East Coast homebuilder worried about the malodorous Chinese drywall the company was using in Florida homes in 2006, but didn’t alert most of the […]

May 27, 2010

State panel dismisses family’s wind farm complaint (UPDATE)

By Paul Snyder A family seeking payback for health, business and property losses allegedly caused by a wind farm suffered a setback Thursday when the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin […]

May 26, 2010

Lead paint firms must cover own costs, Rhode Island judge rules

Eric Tucker AP Writer Providence, RI — Three companies that sold lead-based paint and were sued by the state in a landmark case cannot recover money they spent defending themselves […]

May 25, 2010

Charges dropped in pipeline property dispute

SUPERIOR, Wis. (AP) — A northwestern Wisconsin man who was arrested for trespassing on his own property no longer faces charges. During a pretrial hearing in Douglas County Monday, 27-year-old […]

May 12, 2010

Miron rejects ex-employee’s fraud allegations

By Paul Snyder Miron Construction Co. Inc. is firing back at a former employee who is suing the company for wrongful termination. Michael Robertson, a former Miron project foreman, filed […]

May 5, 2010

DNR responds to Mazomanie development lawsuit

By Paul Snyder The chocolate brown color of Black Earth Creek near Mazomanie on Sunday prompted Village Trustee Mike Krawczyk to drive upstream toward Cross Plains to fish for trout. […]