Social Networks Impact on E-Discovery February 24, 2011
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I don’t have much to add to this article by Judge Sankovitz, Professor Grenig and William Gleisner. When it comes to discovery issues they are certainly the experts in the field. I recommend you read this article if you do any sort of litigation in Wisconsin.
In fact, social networking has so permeated the culture that competent lawyers cannot afford to ignore its customs and the trove of discoverable information to be found where it takes place. Just as lawyers last century needed to master the intricacies of email, so too this century with social networking. As one commentator puts it: “It should now be a matter of professional competence for attorneys to take the time to investigate social networking sites. You must pan for gold where the vein lies – and today, the mother lode is often online.”
Friday Levity Video and Poll – Worst Personal Injury Attorney Ad Ever? February 11, 2011
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I’ll let you decide:
If you’ve seen an ad that is worse than this one please leave a link as a comment. Thanks!
Congratulations Green Bay Packers February 6, 2011
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Congratulations to Title Town. The Lombardi trophy returns home.
Attorney Groth Interviewed On WISN 12 Milwaukee January 26, 2011
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Attorney Groth was interviewed by Milwaukee’s WISN tonight. In part the story states:
Wednesday, just before delivering his State of the County speech, Holloway was also served with papers from a tenant who is suing him. Thelma Murphy, who lives in a building in the 2000 block of Atkinson that Holloway owns, claims bad lighting and poor upkeep of the stairwell caused her to take a debilitating fall in August. “The stairs were torn and tattered,” said attorney Jonathan Groth, Murhpy’s attorney. Groth sent Holloway a letter on Murphy’s behalf in October, requesting the name of Holloway’s insurance company, to cover Murphy’s medical bills. Groth said instead of responding, Holloway tried to evict Murphy. In January, Groth and Murphy claim in the lawsuit, Holloway sent “an armed thug” to Murphy’s apartment. “When he left back out, he put the gun back to me and told me, ‘Thelma Murphy — I know who you is, and Lee Holloway wants you out of this building immediately,'” Murphy told 12 News earlier this month. “This is the most uncivil civil servant I think we have in the Milwaukee area,” Groth said. The Milwaukee city attorney’s office is prosecuting the municipal case against Holloway for five properties with outstanding violations.
For video of the story please visit WISN.
Attorney Groth Helps Victim of Current Milwaukee County Executive Lee Holloway January 25, 2011
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Recently the actions and inactions of acting Milwaukee County Executive Lee Holloway have been outrageous. Our firm represents one victim of the Milwaukee County Executive. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has published a story about the lawsuit we filed today stating:
Thelma Murphy’s lawsuit contends that Holloway failed to maintain the apartment building in a safe condition and was aware of the dangers because city inspectors had issued more than 100 code violations at the building, at 3061 W. Atkinson Ave. The suit, filed in Milwaukee County Circuit Court, also named Holloway’s wife, Lynda Holloway, the Holloway Living Trust, the state Department of Health Services’ office of legal counsel and two unnamed insurance companies as defendants.
Holloway could not immediately be reached for comment Tuesday afternoon.
Earlier this month, Eric L. Turner, a security guard for Holloway’s rental business, was arrested after Murphy, 51, said he had barged into her apartment with a gun, ransacked it and told her she had to leave.
Holloway had said he didn’t know about that incident, but he had said he was trying to evict Murphy, whom he called “a bad tenant.”
Her attorney, Jonathan Groth, said that after the Aug. 12 fall he sent a letter to Holloway in October to inquire who insures the rental business and apartments. Groth said he never got a reply, but five days later Murphy was hit with an eviction action, which he helped her get dismissed. A second eviction action also was dismissed last year. Holloway filed a third eviction Jan. 6, the day after Turner visited her apartment. That case is pending.
But Murphy was later a victim of “thuggery,” meant to intimidate her from seeking compensation for her injuries, Groth said, and of Holloway’s comments about her to news media. He said he’s still never been told who, if anyone, insures Holloway’s rental properties.
According to the lawsuit, the windows near the entrance to Murphy’s building have been boarded up, so little daylight can illuminate the interior where the lights didn’t work. Further, the stairs themselves have been “repaired” with duct tape, the suit contends, making them more hazardous.
Groth said Murphy suffered a knee injury in the fall. Though she has been recuperating, he said, she is consulting with an orthopedic surgeon about possible surgery on the knee.
Lawsuit Filed Against Acting Milwaukee County Executive Lee Holloway January 25, 2011
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Today Groth Law Firm, S.C. filed a Summons and Complaint in Milwaukee County Circuit Court on behalf of a victim who fell at an apartment complex owned by the Living Trust for acting Milwaukee County Executive Lee Holloway. The Complaint alleges that the apartment complex had received as many as 110 violations of the Milwaukee County Building Code. In October 2010 Groth Law Firm, S.C. asked Lee Holloway for the name of the insurance company that provides coverage for this apartment complex. His only response was an eviction action filed against the tenant. Since that point the acting County Executive has said of the victim, “We’re evicting her ass.” In addition, Groth Law Firm, S.C. alleges that the County Executive sent an armed thug to intimidate the victim after his attempts to evict her failed. After filing the lawsuit Attorney Jonathan Groth commented, “For years Lee Holloway has chosen to allow his tenants to live in the worst conditions imaginable. Instead of acting professionally or even with a tiny bit of civility, Lee Holloway has chosen to ignore our request for his insurance company. Instead, he’s lashed out at the victim and sent a thug to try to intimidate her. My client has a serious knee injury because of Lee Holloway’s choice to put profits over safety. Someone has to hold Lee Holloway accountable.”
For questions about this or other cases handled by Groth Law Firm, S.C. please contact Attorney Jonathan Groth at 877-375-7001.
New Testimonial for Attorney Jon Groth January 18, 2011
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I’m always very grateful for the former clients who take the time to rate my services and comment at www.Avvo.com.
Jonathan and his secretary worked as a team! I don’t just hand out these high marks if he did not earn it! The last attorney I had was really bad and I marked it as such. I never tell some one to see Groth if I did not think he could help you and get the job done! Try him I think you will be pleased! And this is no B.S. Larry
Larry
Two Rivers, WI
Fall Injury 2010
Wisconsin Winter Weather Warning January 5, 2011
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As the winter season really gets into full gear, it is important to take extra care to ensure safe travels. Unfortunately, not all accidents can be avoided by careful driving. Stories like this one are all too common during the harsh Wisconsin winter.
More than 50 vehicles crashed overnight on I-94 in Waukesha County as light snow was falling in the area.
Dispatchers reported 21 vehicles in ditches and another 27 vehicles with property damage between about 8 p.m. and 10:15 p.m. The wrecks happened on both directions of the interstate near Highway F.
Another nine wrecks involved injuries, though there were no fatalities, according to the dispatchers.
If you have been injured in an automobile accident in the Milwaukee area or any other area in Wisconsin and are in need of a personal injury attorney, contact Groth Law Firm S.C. Groth Law Firm, S.C. has offices to meet with clients in Wauwatosa, Brookfield, Milwaukee, Green Bay and Marinette.
Claims Payments Statute Comes In The Nick Of Time December 31, 2010
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I write a column entitled the “Tort Report” for the Wisconsin Law Journal. My latest column discusses Section 628.46 Wisconsin Statutes. I’ve attached a link to the article here.
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year! December 31, 2010
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Be responsible and drive safe! See you next year.
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