655.013 – Attorney fees.
655.013 Attorney fees. (1) With respect to any act of malpractice after July 24, 1975, for which a contingency fee arrangement has been entered into before June 14, 1986, the compensation determined on a contingency basis and payable to all attorneys acting for one or more plaintiffs or claimants is subject to the following unless […]
655.015 – Future medical expenses.
655.015 Future medical expenses. If a settlement or judgment under this chapter resulting from an act or omission that occurred on or after May 25, 1995, provides for future medical expense payments in excess of $100,000, that portion of future medical expense payments in excess of an amount equal to $100,000 plus an amount sufficient […]
655.016 – Claim by minor sibling for loss of society and companionship.
655.016 Claim by minor sibling for loss of society and companionship. Subject to s. 655.017, a sibling of a person who dies as a result of malpractice has a cause of action for damages for loss of society and companionship if the sibling was a minor at the time of the deceased sibling’s death. This […]
655.009 – Actions against health care providers.
655.009 Actions against health care providers. An action to recover damages on account of malpractice shall comply with the following: (1) Complaint. The complaint in such action shall not specify the amount of money to which the plaintiff supposes to be entitled. (2) Medical expense payments. The court or jury, whichever is applicable, shall determine […]
655.01 – Forms.
655.01 Forms. The director of state courts shall prepare and cause to be printed, and upon request furnish free of charge, such forms and materials as the director deems necessary to facilitate or promote the efficient administration of this chapter. History: 1975 c. 37, 199; Sup. Ct. Order, 88 Wis. 2d xiii (1979); 1989 a. […]
655.003 – Exemptions for public employees and facilities and volunteers.
655.003 Exemptions for public employees and facilities and volunteers. Except as provided in s. 655.002 (1) (c), this chapter does not apply to a health care provider that is any of the following: (1) A physician or a nurse anesthetist who is a state, county or municipal employee, or federal employee or contractor covered under […]
655.004 – Rule-making authority.
655.004 Rule-making authority. The director of state courts, department and commissioner may promulgate such rules under ch. 227 as are necessary to enable them to perform their responsibilities under this chapter. History: 1975 c. 37; Sup. Ct. Order, 88 Wis. 2d xiii (1979); 1987 a. 27; Stats. 1987 s. 655.004; 1989 a. 187 s. 28.
655.005 – Health care provider employees.
655.005 Health care provider employees. (1) Any person listed in s. 655.007 having a claim or a derivative claim against a health care provider or an employee of the health care provider, for damages for bodily injury or death due to acts or omissions of the employee of the health care provider acting within the […]
655.006 – Remedy.
655.006 Remedy. (1) (a) On and after July 24, 1975, every patient, every patient’s representative and every health care provider shall be conclusively presumed to have accepted to be bound by this chapter. (b) Except as otherwise specifically provided in this chapter, this subsection also applies to minors. (2) This chapter does not apply to […]
655.007 – Patients’ claims.
655.007 Patients’ claims. On and after July 24, 1975, any patient or the patient’s representative having a claim or any spouse, parent, minor sibling or child of the patient having a derivative claim for injury or death on account of malpractice is subject to this chapter. History: 1975 c. 37, 199; 1983 a. 253; 1997 […]