Blog Posts in November, 2012

Recognized as One of Milwaukee's Best Personal Injury Attorneys

The Shepherd Express recently recognized Samster, Konkel & Safran, S.C. at Milwaukee’s Best Personal Injury Attorney. The Shepherd Express is a popular and highly regarded weekly newspaper in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The newspaper has the longest-running readers’ choice pole in Milwaukee. In the 2012 poll for “Milwaukee’s Best” in category of professional service firms, Samster, Konkel & Safran, S.C. ...

Fired Milwaukee Police Officer Will Get His Job Back

In May 2012, Milwaukee Police Department ("MPD") Officer Richard Schoen repeatedly punched a woman who he had arrested. After viewing squad car video of the incident which shows Officer Schoen punching the woman in the head multiple times, MPD Chief Ed Flynn fired Officer Schoen, who then appealed his firing to the City of Milwaukee Fire and Police Commission ("FPC"). After a closed door meeting ...

Protest Over Death Of Derek Williams Ends In Four Arrests

Since the release of the disturbing video showing Derek Williams in the back of a Milwaukee Police Department ("MPD") squad car struggling to breathe and begging MPD officers for help in the minutes before he died, protesters have marched in Milwaukee every Sunday demanding accountability for Mr. Williams' death. On Sunday, November 11, 2012, the protest ended with four people arrested. According ...

Law School Starts Legal Clinic For Veterans

The University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School will be conducting free legal clinics for military veterans. Volunteer lawyers, paralegals and law students will be able to assist veterans with matters such as home foreclosure and divorce. The first clinic session will be held today, November 9, 2012, from 11 A.M. to 1 P.M. at the Madison City-County Building, located at 210 Martin Luther King, Jr. ...

Man Who Killed Darius Simmons Wants Trial Moved Out Of Milwaukee County

As previously reported by the wrongful death attorneys, John H. Spooner shot and killed his 13-year-old neighbor, Darius Simmons, because Mr. Spooner erroneously believed that Darius broke into his home and stole his property. As a result of the shooting, the Milwaukee County District Attorney has charged Mr. Spooner with first degree intentional homicide. Now, Mr. Spooner seeks to move his trial ...

Inquest Into Derek Williams' Death Set To Begin On February 11, 2013

Back in July 2011, Derek Williams died in Milwaukee Police Department (MPD) custody. At first, the Milwaukee County medical examiner ruled that Mr. Williams died of "natural causes." After the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel obtained a copy of a video showing Mr. Williams in the back of an MPD squad car struggling to breathe and asking MPD officers for assistance, the medical examiner reviewed the ...

Appeals Court Overturns Jury Award For Hair In Food

Back in 2008, a cook at the Texas Roadhouse restaurant in West Bend, Wisconsin placed some of his hair in a steak served to Kevin Hansen, after Mr. Hansen had complained that his food was overcooked. When Mr. Hansen took the steak home to eat, he discovered the hair. Mr. Hansen sued the restaurant as a result of the incident. Following a trial, the jury awarded $125,000 to Mr. Hansen, despite ...