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Ruling that Wisconsin's $750,000 cap on medical malpractice claims is unconstitutional, an appellate court said Wednesday that a Milwaukee woman who lost all four limbs should collect the $16.5 ...

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Ruling that Wisconsin's $750,000 cap on medical malpractice claims is unconstitutional, an appellate court said Wednesday that a Milwaukee woman who lost all four limbs should collect the $16.5 ...

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Wisconsin Court: $750K Cap On Medical Malpractice Damages …

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Jul 6, 2017 · Wisconsin’s cap on noneconomic damages in medical malpractice cases is unconstitutional because it puts severely injured patients at a disadvantage, a state appeals …

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Wisconsin Court Tosses Cap On Medical Malpractice Damages

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Jul 6, 2017 · A Wisconsin appeals court ruled that the state’s $750,000 cap on medical malpractice damages is unconstitutional because it imposes an unequal disadvantage for …

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Court Erases $750K Cap On Medical Malpractice Damages

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Jul 5, 2017 · A state appeals court says Wisconsin's $750,000 cap on noneconomic damages in medical malpractice cases is unconstitutional. A state appeals court says Wisconsin's …

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Wisconsin Supreme Court Finds $750,000 Cap On Medical …

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The Wisconsin Court of Appeals affirmed the Wisconsin medical malpractice jury’s noneconomic damage award, concluding “that the statutory cap on noneconomic damages is …

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Wisconsin Appellate Court Strikes Down Medical Malpractice …

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In its decision filed on July 5, 2017, the Wisconsin Court of Appeals District I (“Appellate Court”) held that Wisconsin’s statutory $750,000 cap on noneconomic damages in medical …

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Dec 15, 2020 · The medical malpractice case involving Ascaris Mayo was brought to a District Court of Appeals in Wisconsin. ... the state has a malpractice fund which medical …

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Wisconsin Supreme Court Upholds Medical Malpractice Caps In …

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Jun 27, 2018 · Wisconsin's caps on medical malpractice awards are constitutional, meaning a Milwaukee woman who lost all four limbs to malpractice will receive only $750,000 for the pain …

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Wisconsin’s Cap On Medical Malpractice Awards Unconstitutional, …

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Jul 6, 2017 · Wisconsin’s Cap on Medical Malpractice Awards Unconstitutional, Courts Rules. Posted on July 6, 2017 by Brian Dake - News of the Day. Ruling that Wisconsin’s $750,000 …

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Wisconsin Appellate Court Rules $750,000 Medical Malpractice Cap Unconstitutional. A lawsuit filed on behalf of Ascaris Mayo was brought before a three-judge panel at Wisconsin’s First …

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Wisconsin Court Rules Cap On Medical Malpractice Payouts …

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Jul 6, 2017 · A three-judge panel of Wisconsin's First District Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday that the state's $750,000 cap on medical malpractice payouts is unconstitutional, according to …

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Wisconsin's Medical Malpractice Caps Go Before Supreme Court …

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Apr 17, 2018 · Wisconsin's burgeoning $1.4 billion insurance fund for doctors and state-mandated caps on damages in malpractice cases will go on trial Thursday when the state Supreme Court …

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Apr 19, 2018 · Proponents of the medical malpractice cap say it helps attract doctors to the state, curbs defensive medicine and protects a fund worth $1.4 billion used to compensate patients. …

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Back in 2004, the court ruled the state’s $300,000 cap on noneconomic damages — money a jury awards to compensate for pain and suffering — was constitutional in a medical malpractice ...

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Does Wisconsin have a cap on noneconomic medical malpractice damages?

The appeals court found that Wisconsin’s cap on noneconomic medical malpractice damages always reduces noneconomic damages only for the class of the most severely injured victims who have been awarded damages exceeding the cap. Yet, the cap always allows full damages to the less severely injured malpractice victims. ...

Was a cap on noneconomic damages in medical malpractice cases unconstitutional?

Justice N. Patrick Crooks, seen here in 2013, was a key vote in the 2005 Wisconsin Supreme Court case that found a cap on noneconomic damages in medical malpractice cases was unconstitutional. (Jake Harper / Wisconsin Watch) Wisconsin Watch is a nonprofit and nonpartisan newsroom. ...

Why did the Supreme Court strike down the medical malpractice cap?

In a 4-3 decision, the Supreme Court struck down the cap, saying it separated injured patients into two groups, those who got noneconomic damages below the cap and those who got noneconomic damages above the cap. The first group would get the full jury award. The second group would not. ...

Why did the state enact a medical malpractice cap?

“By enacting the cap, the legislature made a legitimate policy choice, knowing that there could be some harsh results for those who suffered medical malpractice and would not be able to recover the full amount of their noneconomic damages,” Roggensack wrote. ...

Did the Supreme Court rescind malpractice caps over 17 years?

From a devastating birth injury to an untimely death and loss of all four limbs, the state Supreme Court has come down both ways on malpractice caps over 17 years. ...

Should medical malpractice cases be capped?

Deirdre Gilbert, national director of the nonprofit consumer advocacy group National Medical Malpractice Advocacy Association, said caps and hurdles to lawsuits only add to suffering of patients or the families of those who died. ...