Medical Malpractice

By: Derek Hawkins//May 17, 2016//

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WI Court of Appeals: District III

Case Name: Renee M. Fuller et al v. Donald W. Schultz, M.D et al

Case No.: 2015AP642

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

Focus: Medical Malpractice

Renee and Ronnie Fuller appeal an order denying their motion to declare void a 1994 order dismissing their medical malpractice action. The malpractice action was dismissed due to Ronnie’s failure to comply with discovery. In the present motion and on appeal, the Fullers contend the dismissal order is void because the defendants’ attorneys were not authorized to practice law in Wisconsin. The circuit court denied the motion to declare the dismissal order void for four reasons. We affirm the order for the same reasons.

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Attorney Derek A. Hawkins is the managing partner at Hawkins Law Offices LLC, where he heads up the firm’s startup law practice. He specializes in business formation, corporate governance, intellectual property protection, private equity and venture capital funding and mergers & acquisitions. Check out the website at www.hawkins-lawoffices.com or contact them at 262-737-8825.

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