Articles by Dinesh Ramde

New Wisconsin Lemon Law Limits Time to Seek Damages

If the vehicle you just bought turns out to be a lemon, you’ll have less time in Wisconsin to seek damages from the manufacturer and you won’t get as much money. The restrictions that went into effect on March 1 …

Minority Bar Owners in Racine, Wisconsin Say City Leaders Discriminated

Eight former bar owners in Racine, Wis., filed a lawsuit accusing the mayor and other city officials of racially discriminating against them and forcing their businesses to close. The federal lawsuit filed against Mayor John Dickert, the city of Racine …

Wisconsin Police Aggressive in Redacting Accident Reports

Brenda O’Malley figured she’d get the police accident report and file an insurance claim after her teenage daughter got into a car accident in Sheboygan Falls this past spring. But the report turned out to be so redacted – or …

Wisconsin Workplace Shooting Brings Call for New Law on Guns

Two Wisconsin lawmakers are pushing legislation to tighten the enforcement of gun rules in domestic violence cases, prompted by a fatal shooting rampage at a suburban Milwaukee spa. Radcliffe Haughton, 45, bought a handgun just two days after his beleaguered …

Wisconsin Appeals Court Favors Media vs. Juneau County, Insurer

A Wisconsin appeals court has ruled in favor of a Juneau County newspaper that requested documents from the county but received paperwork with most information blacked out. The Juneau County Star-Times had requested invoices of bills stemming from a legal …

Insurance a Part of Minnesota Congressman’s Proposed Dairy Subsidy Reforms

When milk prices plummeted in 2009, wiping out years of savings and causing hundreds of dairy farms to go under, struggling farmers pleaded for the government to do something to help stabilize prices and inspire growth. They may soon get …

OSHA Had Cited Wisconsin Mill 3 Times Before Fatal Explosion

The Wisconsin paper mill where an explosion killed three workers earlier this week received three citations for safety violations in the past 10 years, including one that was serious, according to a federal Web site. The violations at the Packaging …

Wisconsin Family Gets $18M after Birthing Injury

A judge approved an $18.2 million settlement from the government for a Milwaukee family whose daughter suffered brain damage during birth at a federally funded clinic. The lawsuit was argued in U.S. District Court because the clinic where the birthing …