Expectant parents are typically filled with excitement and anticipation over the impending birth of their child. Unfortunately, many people forget that having a child can be medically complex, placing both the life of the mother and the child at risk. Many in...
Medical Malpractice
2 families sue psychiatric hospital, alleging medical malpractice
Many families in Wisconsin know of the struggle of mental illness. Often, they must seek help to get the care that a loved one needs as a result of depression, for example. These families expect the facilities that are treating their loved ones will do everything they...
Medical malpractice lawsuit to follow woman’s death
There is no doubt that doctors in Wisconsin are well-trained professionals with experience diagnosing a range of ailments. Despite their years of training, a patient may be more aware that something is wrong with his or her body than a person who is essentially a...
Federal judge rules medical malpractice caused girl’s condition
Parents in Wisconsin and across the country spend nine months anticipating the birth of their child. When most leave for the hospital, they expect that they will soon return home with their healthy child. Unfortunately, a child who lives out of state suffered serious...
Medical malpractice suit claims injection led to paralysis
There are many people in Wisconsin who suffer from neck and shoulder pain. As a result, they seek treatments in order to receive some degree of relief. However, one out-of-state woman claims in a medical malpractice lawsuit that her treatment actually worsened...
The role of misdiagnoses in medical malpractice
Not long ago, people in Wisconsin and across the world were engrossed with the Ebola virus -- an issue that came very close to home for Americans who watched on the news as several people within their borders began to suffer from the virus. Perhaps most...
Medical malpractice case leads to $17 million award
For soon-to-be parents in Wisconsin, the days leading up to the birth of a child are likely filled with both excitement and anticipation for the new life, but also concern about the delivery and the health of mother and child. One out-of-state family had what was...
Misuse of anticoagulant could be medical malpractice
Many people use certain drugs to help maintain their safety and create a higher quality of life. Drugs such as Coumadin, an anticoagulant used for those with certain heart issues connected to blood clots, has likely saved many lives. However, medical malpractice...
Family accuses nursing home of medical malpractice
Families in Wisconsin may have to make difficult decisions regarding the care of their loved ones. In some situations, they must choose skilled care provided by nursing homes if they become unable to meet the needs of their sick or injured family members....
Medical malpractice suit claims surgery without adequate consent
There are likely hundreds of people in Wisconsin who undergo surgery everyday. In all likelihood before any procedures are performed, the patient has a conversation with his or her doctor about what procedure is being performed as well as potential consequences of the...