Attorney Fees.

Byline: Derek Hawkins

WI Court of Appeals District III

Case Name: Bernard C. Seidling a/k/a FLP PT Enterprises v. Patricia Lewis, et al.

Case No.: 2018AP2303

Officials: Stark, P.J., Hruz and Seidl, JJ.

Focus: Attorney Fees

Bernard Seidling appeals a judgment awarding money damages to Mark and Paula Woychik. The damages resulted from the Woychiks' counterclaim against Seidling for engaging in an intentional scheme to deprive them of rights in a real estate transaction. Seidling argues, for several reasons, that the circuit court erred by granting the Woychiks default judgment on their counterclaim, which the Woychiks filed in response to Seidling's claim that the Woychiks slandered him in an Internet blog post.

We reject Seidling's arguments and affirm the judgment. Nonetheless, we reject the Woychiks' assertion...