Archive of: Law Biz Report
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Taco Bell sues cityMadison’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 courtThe 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 mergeFoley & Lardner LLP combined with Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP on April 1. |
April 2018 | |
Former Spectrum employee sentenced for embezzlementShonn 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 guiltyGary 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 wagesHumana 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 assaultMathew 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 counterclaimDane 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 rulesThe 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 salesFourteen 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 |