[O]n 6/6/2019 a Dane County Jury provided justice in the form of a $15 million verdict for the family of 23 year old Emilly Zhu who was struck and killed while riding her bicycle inside a marked crosswalk.
Lawsuit
Animals, Law, Lawsuit, Photography, Weird Tales
Nothing for Naruto
Of course, a monkey wouldn’t know he had legal rights even if he did. Some human beings would need to purport to represent the monkey, and that’s what was going on here. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals sought to capture the income stream from Naruto the monkey’s beloved photography and offered to spend the money for the benefit of him and the various other crested macaques on the island of Sulawesi.
Via Althouse: The selfie monkey cannot own the copyright to the photo he took.
Lawsuit, Schools
Hypnosis Settlement
The principal seems to have been trying to help students (and staff member) deal with various psychological problems through hypnosis, and delivered his services to “at least 75 people at the school.” The students died through suicide (in 2 cases, both by hanging) and a car accident (in which the young man reportedly had “a strange look on his face” before going off the interstate).
I can’t figure out what the cause and effect was, but the school district chose to pay rather than to fight over it.
Via “School District to Pay $600,000 Over Death of Teens Who Were Hypnotized by Principal” @ Althouse.
Law, Lawsuit, Schools, Unions
Judge says Blogger Blaska didn’t file notice of claim…
A Dane County judge dismissed a lawsuit Monday by a conservative blogger that sought to void teacher contracts in the Madison School District.
Via Judge dismisses lawsuit that sought to void Madison teacher contracts @ madison.com.
Lawsuit, Madison, Police, Police brutality
Family of Tony Robinson Sues City of Madison, Officer Who Killed Him
The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Madison, states that Robinson was killed “without lawful justification” and “through an act of intentional homicide” by Kenny on March 6 at an apartment building on Williamson Street on Madison’s Near East Side.
The lawsuit was filed by the Robinson’s estate, with his mother, Andrea Irwin, as representative for the estate. Lawyers for the estate are from the Chicago civil rights firm Loevy & Loevy.
Via Tony Robinson’s family sues city, police officer Matt Kenny @ State Journal.
Lawsuit, Madison, Police, Police brutality
Madison Pays Millions over Police Killing of Musician
Lawsuit, Medicine, Wisconsin
Wisconsin malpractice victims get shortchanged
“Wisconsin doctors paid fewer malpractice claims per capita last year than their peers in any other state — and physicians are consistently at the bottom nationwide when it comes to paying such claims, according to a Journal Sentinel analysis….” Via No Relief | A Journal Sentinel Watchdog Update – Wisconsin last among states for malpractice claim…
Elections, Law, Lawsuit, Politics, Redistricting
Redistricting Reform Sparks Litigation
Gov. Walker, Law, Lawsuit, Open Government, Public Records, Wisconsin
Operating as though public records law didn’t exist
“Madison– Gov. Scott Walker announced over the weekend that Republicans would not create new exceptions to the state’s open records law, but for months the all-but-certain presidential candidate has been operating as if the exemptions were already in place. Two months ago, Walker declined to make public records related to his proposal to rewrite the…
Assault Awareness & Prevention, Lawsuit, UW System
Former Coach Tim Fader Files Notice of Intent to Sue UW-Whitewater Officials
Former University of Wisconsin-Whitewater wrestling coach has notified the state’s attorney general of his intent to sue a number of officials at the university for “improperly” dismissing him from his position and for continuing to stymie his efforts to find work.
Tim Fader failed a “Notice of Claim” this week, alleging that he was not renewed as the school’s wrestling coach in the summer of 2014 because he reported an alleged sexual assault committed by one of his recruits earlier last year directly to Whitewater Police and not to his supervisors on campus, per university policy. Fader asserts he’s been made a “scapegoat” because his situation arose shortly after the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) of the U.S. Department of Education announced UW-W was one of 55 schools nationwide being investigated for how it handled sexual assault or harassment allegations
Via Former Coach Takes Step to Sue UW-Whitewater Officials @ Channel 3000.
Government Spending, Lawsuit, Schools
Mid-six figures annually for a school that only had a few hundred students
A former Milwaukee County circuit judge has sued the Indian Community School where she went on to earn millions of dollars as a board member and general counsel.