... and David Quinby to the firm's San Diego office as members of the Energy and Telecommunications group. They join attorneys Howard Susman and Brian Nese. The San Diego office has relocated to a larger space at 12265 El ... to accommodate further expansion (new contact information below). Morten Lund, formerly a partner with Foley & Lardner LLP in Milwaukee, has experience in a broad variety of financing transactions, with particular focus on the development and financing of wind and solar energy ...
July 2, 2009 01:32 pm
... physicians to use a certain company's devices or drugs may jeopardize patient care. As a medical malpractice lawyer in Chicago, I support the University of Wisconsin policy that requires physicians to divulge outside income. John Fauber reported for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (6/20), "At least 11 doctors with the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health received more than $50,000 from drug or medical device companies last year, including seven who pulled in six-figure ...
June 29, 2009 03:17 pm

Counseling pacts for churches?

(Sam Hasler's Indiana Divorce " Family Law Blog)
... for churches, but I do think it has merit. What most people do not realize is that every family alw attorney would rather have a marriage survive than not. "A Wisconsin nonprofit aimed at bolstering the institution of marriage is working with local pastors to establish the first so-called community marriage agreements in Milwaukee and Waukesha. Under the pacts, participating congregations agree to impose waiting periods for couples, administer assessments to gauge ...
June 28, 2009 12:37 am
Posted by Larry Smith on June 24, 2009. Reproduced with permission. In this regular feature, Bulletproof interviews top plaintiffs' attorneys for their perspective on the crises likely to affect businesses in the near future. Today we talk to Stephen D. Susman of ... years of Reaganomics are now over. Your firm recently won a $45 million dollar settlement on behalf of Milwaukee County and the Milwaukee County Employee's Retirement System for negligence against a consulting firm. I'm wondering if we ...
June 24, 2009 04:33 pm
Ivize of Milwaukee v. Compex Litigation Support, No. 3158-VCL (June 24, 2009), read letter decision here. The recent prior decision of the Chancery Court in this case was summarized here. In ... )). Importantly, however, the court did not agree that all of the "expenses" were covered because the agreement that entitled the prevailing party to attorneys' fees only specified that "costs" associated with the litigation would be covered. The problem with that language in the agreement is that the terms ...
June 24, 2009 01:00 pm
... if faintly sinister and oppressive, but a well-educated Ladies' Night Out group is pretty fun? I have an "LNO" group. In Milwaukee, I was in an (all-female) Bunco group, and in Houston, I was in an (all-female) book group. I'm not a sexist person. I'm a ... no way to avoid forming a perspective. I can't even tell you how many panels I've been on about being a female attorney or a female academic or how I strike a work/family balance. I'm always happy to speak at these panels, and I hope someday I ...
June 17, 2009 06:42 am
... items being on my checklist when I graduated from high school or college. But they are today. A federal judge in Milwaukee recently refused to enjoin a public school district from holding its graduation ceremonies in a church. The plaintiffs claimed that ... 's constitutional rights. The plaintiffs have said they will appeal the judge's decision on the preliminary injunction. The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel published an editorial suggesting it would be best to drop the appeal and the lawsuit. In the ...
June 9, 2009 09:13 am
... history who had a law degree). Possible Law Analogy: The Orioles of old invented scientific baseball. A contemporary of theirs, attorney Louis Brandeis, invented the science-and fact-intensive "Brandeis brief" And just as many of their Orioles took ... for more memorable reasons than others. Among those the most memorable are those where a player was taken out by an insect or arachnid. Milwaukee Brewers Dave Nilsson had to go on the DL after a mosquito bite got him sick in Australia. Cubs player ...
June 4, 2009 11:31 pm
... , the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority announced final settlements reached with NatCity Investments Inc. of Cleveland (a $300,000 fine), M & T Securities Inc. of Buffalo (a $200,000 fine), M & I Financial Advisors Inc. of Milwaukee (a $150,000 fine), and Janney Montgomery Scott LLC of Philadelphia (a $200,00 fine). FINRA also announced that SunTrust Investment Services Inc. and SunTrust Robinson Humphrey Inc. decided not to finalize their preliminary settlements. FINRA is still ...
June 1, 2009 09:10 pm
By Jonathan Safran, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network An 18 year old student was recently arrested at Washington High School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The student was seen carrying a gun in his waistband. The principal called the student into his office and took the .22 caliber semi-automatic weapon / hand gun. Attentiveness and quick thinking on the part of the ...
May 21, 2009 04:00 am

New York Public Personnel Law Blog Post

(New York Public Personnel Law)
... of EEO Services by John D. "Jack" Sargent. Mr. Sargent retired as a Supervisory Trial Attorney from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in 2004. EEO/iNews is not ... -discrim policy FL > FILED · [5-11] Legal secy sues FL State Attorney's Office; sez she was regularly "forced" to have sex with former State Attorney Steve ... Settles EEOC age/failure-to-hire suit WI > NEWS · Race: Of 600 Milwaukee Cnty suburb firefighters, 1 is Black· Suspended Darien Police Chief gets hearing; ...
May 16, 2009 04:06 am
Getting police reports is often a challenge Maryland car accident lawyers. Montgomery County has joined the 21st Century with a new online system where you can download police reports. I hope other Maryland counties follow suit. Related Posts Lawyers Using Police Reports the Wrong Way (the technique used by one Milwaukee auto accident lawyer) Getting Police Reports (since repealed law making it more difficult to get police reports)
May 11, 2009 12:36 pm
... the woman's room after they discovered more than 30 unexplained bruises on her body during a visit. The Kentucky Attorney General filed criminal charges against three of the CNA's involved in incident and one has already pleaded guilty. ... Lexington Herald-Leader here. About Extendicare Extendicare Homes Inc. is national owner and operator of nursing homes based in Milwaukee, WI. Extendicare runs 268 facilities across the country that provide services for more than 30,000 residents. Nearly all of ...
May 11, 2009 05:21 am
... would depend on the amount of damages suffered by the patient and the level of the doctor's negligence. During a jury trial in Milwaukee, Illinois, Daniel Nelson, who was injured in a motorcycle accident in 2000, was awarded $2.1 million for his injuries suffered during his ... varies from state to state, so if you have a medical malpractice case, you should consult an experienced attorney as soon as possible. We handle all cases on a contingency basis. We are paid a percentage of what we recover ...
May 8, 2009 01:51 pm
By Jonathan Safran, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network Prompted by the recent death of a four-month old Milwaukee, Wisconsin infant who was left in a child-care transport van, the State Senate and State Assembly have passed a bill which will require child-care van owners to install alarm systems in transport vehicles, necessitating van drivers to physically go through the van interior, to ...
May 6, 2009 06:00 am
... . The victim was involved in a motorcycle accident and had a tracheotomy tube. The tube became obstructed and he lost oxygen. An assistant discovered that he was not moving and alerted the defendant physician. According to the plaintiff's attorney, the doctor delayed calling the code team who successfully removed the blockage. The delay in treatment deprived the patient of oxygen and caused serious setbacks in his recovery. Since the incident, the patient has had six corrective surgeries.A jury ...
April 28, 2009 10:40 pm
... of abuses uncovered at Tendercare Health Center-Birchwood resulting in fines and prompting an ongoing criminal investigation by the Michigan Attorney General's office. Several residents suffered repeated physical and sexual abuse at the hands of their ... . The nursing home was fined less than $38,000 in 2007-08 for all the violations. Birchwood is owned by Milwaukee, Wis.-based Extendicare Health Services Inc. Michigan Department of Community Health personnel inspected Birchwood in July 2007 and ...
April 28, 2009 07:16 am
... Center - Birchwood in Traverse City, Michigan, a nursing home facility owned by Extendicare Health Services, Inc. of Milwaukee. He was taken to Munson Medical Center on April 7, 2009 with "extreme" pressure ulcers across his pelvic ... their family that the hospital had filed a complaint with nursing home regulators in this matter. A spokesperson for the state attorney general advises that a criminal investigation is underway. This is not the first time that Tendercare Health Center has been under ...
April 28, 2009 06:07 am
... Karen Wishart, EVP & Chief Legal Officer, TV One, LLC Marti L. Wronski, VP & General Counsel, Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Club Moderator: Roger H. Marks, Executive Director, International Affairs, National Safety Council And, of course, we ... in which they can thrive? Stephanie West Allen, JD, Mediator and Trainer, Author, BrainsOnPurpose blog Scott H. Greenfield, Attorney At Law, Author, Simple Justice blog William P. Morelli, EVP & General Counsel, Ingram Industries, Inc. Marcy Smorey ...
April 28, 2009 05:47 am

Legal News - LexBlogosphere:4/27/09

(Real Lawyers :: Have Blogs)
... their Worms & Germs Blog "Tweeting" Running "Afowl" of SEC Rules? - Minneapolis attorney Chris Grgurich of Lindquist & Vennum in the firm's OverReg'd Corporate ... Blog Despite The Continuing Spread Of Swine Flu, Pork Products Remain Safe - Milwaukee attorney Shawn Stevens of Gass Weber Mulins on the firm's blog, Defending ... s World of Work Blog Real Client Service? It is an issue of organizational DNA. - Chicago attorney Patrick J. Lamb of Valorem Law Group at his blog, In Search of Perfect ...
April 27, 2009 06:36 pm