The Key Components of Wisconsin Medical Malpractice Law
Medical malpractice represents one of the most complex areas of personal injury law. Anyone who suffers injury because of medical negligence in Milwaukee or anywhere in Wisconsin needs to engage a medical malpractice attorney with extensive experience unraveling the many issues involved in a typical case.
Understanding basic malpractice issues
In a 2006 Legislative Brief, the Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau described how the state determined some of the major issues in medical malpractice. The following represent some of the key provisions of the law today:
-Determining damages: Damages represent the monetary loss an individual experiences when medical negligence results in injury. The law recognizes two types of damages—economic and noneconomic damages. On the one hand, injured parties can quantify the true costs of past and current medical treatment, and they can often accurately predict future costs for treatment and other needs resulting from the injury. But although noneconomic damages, such as pain and suffering, represent real costs to victims, assigning a monetary value poses challenges. Wisconsin law imposes no caps on economic damages, but it limits noneconomic damages to $750,000.
-When victims can sue: Before malpractice victims can take their cases to court, Wisconsin law typically requires them to attempt resolution through mediation. Even though this is a less formal process, injured parties should not attempt to handle mediation in Milwaukee or anywhere in the state without the assistance of experienced medical malpractice lawyers.
-Payment of claims: The claims payment process in Wisconsin represents a two-tiered process. Injured patients must first seek compensation from the malpractice liability insurance that medical practitioners must carry by law. When insurance compensation fails to fully reimburse victims for their losses, the state maintains an Injured Patients and Families Compensation Fund. The law requires medical providers to contribute to both forms of compensation.
Our experienced Milwaukee medical malpractice attorneys can assess the merits of your case
If you feel that you or a loved one has been harmed by some type of medical negligence, you need to seek the experienced support of medical malpractice lawyers with the detailed medical and legal knowledge to determine your rights. With almost four decades of experience in this complex area of the law, the medical malpractice lawyers at Jeffrey M. Goldberg Law Offices in Milwaukee can provide the compassionate support you need. Call us at 1-800-564-1707 for a free consultation.
We can talk with you by phone, meet with you at our offices, or travel to meet with you at a more convenient location throughout the United States. We operate on a contingency-free basis—if you do not obtain a recovery for your losses, we charge no fee.
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