Archive of: Law Biz Report

	Title	Issue
	Taco Bell sues city Madison’s City Council and Mayor Paul Soglin are being sued by a Taco Bell franchise group after a January decision to deny a beer and wine license for a Taco Bell Cantina on State Street.	April 2018
	Promega case heads to court The bitter back-and-forth between Promega CEO Bill Linton and a couple of disgruntled shareholders heads to a Dane County courtroom in July.	April 2018
	Law firms merge Foley & Lardner LLP combined with Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP on April 1.	April 2018
	Former Spectrum employee sentenced for embezzlement Shonn Northam of Briggsville, a former employee with Spectrum Brands, was sentenced to 42 months in federal prison for embezzling from his former employer between 2013 and 2014.	April 2018
	Edgerton biz owner pleads guilty Gary Auerswald, owner of Edgerton-based Full Spectrum Building Components, pleaded guilty to not paying the IRS over $24,000 in payroll taxes collected from employee paychecks in 2014.	April 2018
	Humana ordered to pay $2.5M in back wages Humana Inc. has agreed to pay $2.5 million in back wages and interest as part of a conciliatory agreement with the U.S. Department of Labor to resolve allegations of pay discrimination against 753 women.	March 2018
	Monona business owner arrested for alleged sexual assault Mathew Levin of Mount Horeb, owner of Integrity Auto at 935 Femrite Drive in Monona, was arrested for allegedly kidnapping and sexually assaulting a 25-year-old woman, who later showed up partially clothed at a nearby gas station.	March 2018
	Judge dismisses Promega counterclaim Dane County Circuit Court Judge Valerie Bailey-Rihn has dismissed claims of conspiracy, fraud, and racketeering against a former Promega Corp. manager Paul Shain in connection with an alleged scheme by disgruntled shareholders to take over the Fitchburg biotech company.	March 2018
	Council approves new food cart rules The Madison City Council approved a phase-out of late night food carts downtown by 2023; however, it also approved a new amendment to allow late night vending on Library Mall at the west end of State Street.	March 2018
	City council approves online liquor sales Fourteen votes were needed, and on a 14–5 vote the Madison City Council overrode Mayor Paul Soglin’s veto of a plan to allow grocery stores to offer curbside liquor pickup.	March 2018