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Mallery Represents Legacy Bakehouse LLC In Business Sale

Mallery s.c. is pleased to announce the sale of its client, Legacy Bakehouse LLC, to a private equity firm. Legacy Bakehouse is an industry leader in the design and manufacture of superior and innovative baked snack products, including snack mixes, bagel chips, pita chips, rye chips, and bread sticks, among others. For decades, the company has been creating one-of-a-kind bulk, private label, and industrial baked snack products for leading food brands, retailers, and food service companies. Mallery s.c. represented the company and its owners in the successful transaction.

Theft By Contractor: Limitations On “Good Cause” For Refusal To Pay

Wisconsin imposes severe penalties for theft by contactor, codified in Wisconsin Statutes Chapter 779.  Under Wis. Stat. §§ 895.446, 779.02(5), 779.16, and 943.20(1)(b), a plaintiff in a theft by contractor action can recover its actual damages, investigation and litigation costs, and treble damages.  To sustain a theft by contractor action, the elements of Wis. Stat. § 943.20 must be proven along with the elements of Wis. Stat. § 779.02 or Wis. Stat. § 779.16, depending on whether a public project is at issue.  See Tri-Tech Corp. of Am. v. Americomp Servs., Inc., 2002 WI 88, ¶¶26, 30, 43, 254 Wis. 2d 418, 646 N.W.2d 822.

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The NAIOP Wisconsin Developing Leaders All Star Program

The NAIOP Wisconsin Developing Leaders All Star program offers members age 35 and younger an opportunity to expand their industry knowledge and network. They are mentored by seasoned professionals and also serve as mentors to university students. Mallery s.c. is excited to recognize Maggie Seifert who completed her First Year in the Developing Leader All-Star Program and Alexandra N. Don who completed her Second Year in the program.

How The $71M Opioid Settlement Will Help Milwaukee County

On December 21, 2022, K. Scott Wagner and Mallery s.c. helped Milwaukee County finalize a landmark settlement against opioid distributors that will provide $71 million to Milwaukee County in coming years. The agreement results from the multidistrict litigation in the Northern District of Ohio and a multiyear litigation process in which Mallery s.c. acted as the County’s local counsel. The goal of the lawsuit was to combat the opioid crisis ravaging communities throughout Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and nationwide. Now, Milwaukee County and numerous cities within the County who also joined the lawsuit will have considerable financial resources for the prevention and treatment of opioid addiction.

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