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Bill Introduced In Wisconsin Would Increase Cap On Noneconomic Damages In Medical Malpractice Cases To $3M

February 5, 2022

On January 28, 2022, 2021 Assembly Bill 924 was introduced in Wisconsin “to amend 655.017, 893.55 (4) (b) and 893.55 (4) (d) 1.; and to repeal and recreate 893.55 (1d) of the statutes; relating to: recovery of noneconomic damages in medical malpractice cases” in order to “increase[[...]

Wisconsin Appellate Court Revives Inmate’s Medical Malpractice Case

November 7, 2021

The Wisconsin Court of Appeals held in its opinion dated September 29, 2021: “Brandon Winzer appeals from a circuit court order dismissing his medical malpractice claim against Dr. Hartmann and Mercy Medical Center (Mercy) as time-barred under the applicable statute of limitations, WIS. STAT. [...]

Wisconsin Appellate Court Holds Medical Malpractice Claim Against Physician Assistant Cannot Be Maintained If His Employer Is Not A Party

March 19, 2021

The Wisconsin Court of Appeals District IV (“Wisconsin Appellate Court”) stated in its decision dated January 14, 2021: “The dispositive issue before this court is whether a suit against an individual who is not a statutorily defined health care provider (Gander), but is an employe[...]

Wisconsin Medical Malpractice Reforms Have Led To Injustice For Medical Negligence Victims

March 28, 2015

The Yiddish term “chutzpah,” which means shameless audacity, can be best explained by the following example: after a young man was found guilty of brutally killing his parents, he begged the sentencing judge for leniency, noting that he was an orphan. Chutzpah may best describe the Wi[...]

Wisconsin Lawmaker Seeks To Help Parents Of Adult Children Who Die As A Result Of Medical Malpractice

January 5, 2015

Wisconsin, like many U.S. states, specifies which relatives of those who die as a result of the negligence of others, including medical malpractice, may seek and obtain compensation for their losses. While it is said that there is no greater pain than the pain associated with the death of one&#[...]

The Failure Of Wisconsin’s Medical Mediation Panels

August 15, 2014

The Wisconsin Legislature created Medical Mediation Panels in 1986 in an effort to provide “an informal, inexpensive and expedient means for resolving medical malpractice disputes without litigation,” providing an early neutral evaluation that may reduce litigation costs by identifyin[...]

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