Medical malpractice claims have hit a record low in Wisconsin as insurance for doctors has grown to over $1.2 billion with state support.
From the story: “Only 84 medical malpractice suits were filed in Wisconsin last year — down from 140 the previous year — according to new statistics compiled by the Director of State Courts. For comparison, there were 294 actions filed in 1999. ‘Ninety-nine percent of lawyers ... just don't want to take medical malpractice cases,’ said Michael End, a veteran Milwaukee medical malpractice attorney. ‘The cases are very expensive, very time consuming and so many are lost that ought to be won.’”
Read the full story by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.