Personal injury law firm Murphy & Prachthauser recently won a Wisconsin Supreme Court case that reinforced the Collateral Source Rule for uninsured or underinsured motorist coverage. The court ruled on March 7 that the plaintiff, Linda Orlowski, was allowed to recover the reasonable value of her medical services—including those amounts that were written off by [...]
On May 6, 2011, the FDA began conducting studies of metal-on-metal hip replacement systems. These systems consist of a femoral head, or ball, stem, and acetabular cup, all of which are made of metal containing cobalt and chromium. The FDA is currently seeking expert scientific and clinical opinions on the risks and benefits of these [...]
We have heard recently of people who’ve been in car accidents receiving unsolicited phone calls or home visits from lawyers or their representatives. This direct contact is prohibited and a serious violation of Wisconsin lawyers ethical rules. If you are in an accident and a lawyer or someone working for them tries to call or [...]
In 2008, the FDA issued a warning to healthcare practitioners regarding dangers and serious complications associated with the surgical placement of transvaginal mesh for repair of pelvic organ prolapse (POP) and stress urinary incontinence (SUI). The FDA issued its warning after receiving more than 1,000 reports from nine surgical mesh manufacturers over the course of [...]
We are part of a group of attorneys currently working to help women who have been injured as a result of taking Yaz. This birth control pill contains drospirenone, and it has been marketed under other names including: Yasmin, Ocella, Gianvi, Loryna, Ocella, Syeda, Zarah, Beyaz, and Safyral. More importantly, this drug has been marketed [...]
Attorney Thadd Llaurado was one of the presenters at the following recent seminars: Oct 2011: NBI Advanced Products Liability, “Use of Demonstrative Evidence at Trial” and “How to make Science Understandable to a Judge and Jury” Oct 2011: NBI Advanced Trial Techniques”, “Use of Demonstrative Evidence at Trial–How to maximize Your Results” Nov 2011: MBA [...]
Last fall I attended an art gallery premier and witnessed a PowerPoint presentation that I thought was rather unique and instructive. The presentation consisted of 20 slides, each presented for exactly 20 seconds. The presentation from start to finish lasted exactly 6 minutes and 40 seconds. I realized this had some potential for the legal [...]
Rights of victims of defective products cut The January 2011 special legislative session in Madison includes a plethora of new laws that will limit or curtail the rights of individuals injured by the careless conduct of corporations. Included is immunity for product retailers, such as Wal Mart and Target, for injuries caused by the products [...]
In its effort to make it more difficult for persons injured by negligent motorists or defective products to receive just compensation, the Republican-controlled Wisconsin legislature has introduced bills to change the State’s rules that would serve to restrict the type of expert testimony juries are allowed to consider during a trial. The proposed change, ironically, [...]
In 2008 a young lady contacted our office after she was injured in an accident that occurred at her apartment complex. Attorney Keith Stachowiak met with her and initiated a lawsuit on her behalf. She is a native of Moldova, a country in Eastern Europe located near the Black Sea between Romania and Ukraine. She [...]
