Malpractice in Wisconsin

With the growing number of people using our public hospitals and care clinics, the risk of malpractices increases. Doctors and nurses are over worked, keep long hours, and have too many patients. Mistakes are easily made. Unfortunately, the patients are the ones who suffer from these mistakes.

Malpractice is a complicated area of law dealing with consent issues and poor medical judgment. Malpractice is not only complicated, but varies from state to state. Wisconsin has a statue of limitations of three years, so if you have a medical malpractice case to bring, you must do so three years after the incident.

Another difference is that if the medical procedure that was done is common enough that the jury understands it, then expert witnesses are not needed. The damages cap for each aspect of the malpractice cases totals $350,000 from the guilty party (this applies to cases after 1995). However, when the case involves a state employee the cap is $250,000 and can only be brought before the court if the injury is found 180 days after the procedure.

Malpractice is a very serious charge, hard to prove, and in most cases, left without a winner. However, if you believe that you have been involved in a case of malpractice you should contact a lawyer as soon as possible.

Contact a Madison Personal Injury Lawyer

If you or a love one has been injured by a fall or slip accident, contact the Madison medical malpractice lawyers of Habush, Habush, & Rottier. Call 1-800-822-1690 to discuss the details of your claim today.