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21-CV-243 Gatzke, et al v. City of West Bend, et al
Decision and Order
The court dismissed a claim under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986 for failure to give the alleged violator proper pre-suit notice of the alleged violations. The court determined that the notice was defective because it did not provide information sufficient for the alleged violator to determine the date or dates of the alleged violations.
20-CV-349 Conforti v. City of Franklin
Decision and Order
In a case alleging that the defendant police officers used excessive force during an arrest, the court held that an officer could be liable both for using excessive force and for failing to intervene in his partner’s use of excessive force. However, the plaintiff could not recover damages twice for the same injuries.
21-CV-447 Camelot Banquet Rooms v. US Small Business Administration
Order
In a prior order, the court enjoined the U.S. Small Business Administration from excluding strip clubs from the second-draw Paycheck Protection Program because they present “live performances of a prurient sexual nature.” In this order, the court denied the government’s motion to stay the injunction pending appeal.
21-CV-447 Camelot Banquet Rooms v. US Small Business Administration
Decision and Order
A group of strip clubs applied for “second draw” loans under the Paycheck Protection Program. The Small Business Administration informed the plaintiffs that they were ineligible for such loans under a regulation excluding businesses that present “live performances of a prurient sexual nature” from SBA loan programs. The plaintiffs filed suit alleging that the regulation does not apply to the Paycheck Protection Program and that the regulation is unconstitutional. The court granted the plaintiffs’ motion for a preliminary injunction. The court concluded that although the regulation applied to the second-draw program, it violated the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment insofar as it excluded businesses from the Paycheck Protection Program based on the message expressed by their live performances.
20-CV-2034 Joy Global v. Columbia Casualty Company
Decision and Order
Plaintiff Joy Global, now known as Komatsu Mining Corp., brought this action against insurance companies Columbia Casualty Company and Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America alleging breach of contract and bad faith after they refused to cover the settlements of shareholder suits brought against Joy Global and its directors and officers. The court granted summary judgment to the defendants after finding that the insurance policies at issue unambiguously excluded the settlements from the definition of loss.
