Wisconsin appeals court News

Wisconsin Appeals Court Upholds $5.5M Award in Fatal Bike Crash

A Wisconsin appeals court has upheld a $5.5 million judgment against a driver who killed a 23-year-old bicyclist in Madison. Brian Hodgson was driving on the city’s west side in June 2015 when he crashed into Emilly Zhu as she …

Outside Home, Castle Doctrine Doesn’t Apply Wisconsin Court Says

A man who shot at two intruders as they fled after beating him in his apartment can’t invoke Wisconsin’s castle doctrine law to protect him from liability, a state appeals court ruled in a case that clarified how far the …

Wisconsin Court: Manure Isn’t Pollutant Under Policy

A Wisconsin appeals court says manure isn’t a pollutant as defined in an insurance policy. The case began in 2011 when the state Department of Natural Resources notified West Bend dairy farmer Robert Falk that manure spread on his fields …