Torts — medical malpractice — informed consent
2011AP2654, 2012AP108 Estate of June Anderson, et al. v. Bartel
Torts — medical malpractice — expert testimony
2011AP2809 Satorius v. Proassurance Wisconsin Insurance Company, et al.
Torts — medical malpractice — sufficiency of the evidence
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The ups and downs of med-mal mediation
When it comes to medical malpractice cases, “everybody doesn’t like something, but nobody doesn’t like” mediation.
Torts — medical malpractice — expert testimony — causation
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State’s high court: Doctor had broad duty to recommend further testing
A doctor who made a non-negligent misdiagnosis regarding an emergency room patient with stroke-like symptoms could be liable for failing to inform the patient about the availability of a non-invasive diagnostic test that would have definitively identified his condition, the Wisconsin Supreme Court has ruled in affirming judgment.
Torts — medical malpractice — improper prosecutorial conduct
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Torts — medical malpractice
2008AP1972 Jandre v. Wisconsin Injured Patients & Families Compensation Fund
Report links rising medical claims to communication breakdowns
Communication failures by health care professionals may contribute to the soaring litigation against providers, but some medical malpractice defense lawyers dispute the existence of such a direct relationship.
Torts — medical malpractice – limitations
2010AP1371 Storm, et al. v. Legion Insurance Company, et al.
Torts — medical malpractice — jury instructions — expert testimony
2010AP2615 Trudeau, et al. v. Physicians Insurance Company of Wisconsin Inc., et al.
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