Warning signs: Bill would provide obstacle in mass tort cases
Attorney Kevin Martin isn’t looking forward to telling a female client with shards of a medical implant imbedded in her bladder that she can’t sue the maker because her doctor didn’t have to tell her about the risks.
Who’s doing what
Michael Hupy, Marquette 1972, and Jason Abraham, Marquette 1992, testified before the Wisconsin Assembly and Senate Joint Committees on Insurance in opposition to SB 7. The bill would severely restrict the legal rights of anyone hurt in a motor vehicle accident in Wisconsin. SB 7 would repeal much of the Truth in Auto Law passed […]
Attorneys debate economists’ worth
The pressure is on forensic economists to prove their worth in a tight market. While some attorneys, particularly for plaintiffs, say hiring a forensic economist to evaluate cases is worth charges of upwards of $300 an hour, others prefer to crunch the numbers on their own. Paul Scoptur, a personal injury lawyer with Milwaukee-based Aiken […]
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