Medical and Dental Malpractice
When competent, aggressive defense of complex malpractice cases is needed,
the medical community consistently turns to Peterson, Johnson & Murray,
S.C. Our firm has defended physicians, dentists, hospitals, nurses and other
medical professionals in hundreds of cases involving almost every medical
specialty and conceivable medical malpractice issue. This includes representation
not only in civil litigation, but also before professional and state administrative
boards.
Our attorneys also take a pro-active role in guiding the medical community
to insure quality medical care and assist in risk management issues by giving
frequent presentations and lectures. Several of our attorneys have also
addressed the state legislature and have served on advisory committees regarding
changes in the medical malpractice law, specifically Chapter 655 of the
Wisconsin Statutes, and the drafting of related medical negligence jury
instructions.
Representative appellate experience in these areas includes the following:
Burks v. St. Joseph's Hospital (Established that
when a hospital's violation of the federal Emergency Medical Treatment and
Active Labor Act (EMTALA) results from a negligent medical act or from a
decision made in the course of rendering professional medical care, and
not merely an economic decision, the Patient Compensation Fund has an obligation
to provide excess coverage.)
Korntved v. Advanced Healthcare, Inc. (Established that health
care provider was not vicariously liable for employee's act of disclosing
information to her husband in violation of patient confidentiality when
the employee was acting outside the scope of employment.)
Contact: Mary Wolverton