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Reconsidering Wisconsin’s Constitutional Recall Provision: Should the Recalls be Recalled?
Submitted by Hamilton on Mon, 07/09/2012 - 9:20amThe Madison Lawyers Chapter of the Federalist Society is hosting an event on July 18, 2012 debating the pros and cons of amending the Wisconsin Constitution in light of the recent political turmoil involving the historic spate of recalls.
Resources on the SCOTUS Healthcare Decision
Submitted by Hamilton on Tue, 07/03/2012 - 3:49pmIf Independence Day has you pondering “Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness,” why not put on your thinking cap and dive into some of these resources on the Supreme Court’s healthcare decision.
Wisconsin Supreme Court Upholds Lower Court Decision Involving Collateral Source Rule
Submitted by Hamilton on Tue, 07/03/2012 - 1:11pmIn Weborg v. Jenny, et al., 2012 WI 67, the Wisconsin Supreme Court upheld a court of appeals decision finding that the circuit court committed “harmless error” by admitting evidence of collateral source payments in a medical malpractice case.
The 5-2 decision authored by Justice Annette Ziegler, joined by Justices Patrick Crooks, Patience Roggensack, David Prosser, and Michael Gableman, determined that evidence of collateral source payments is admissible in medical malpractice cases only when the evidence is “relevant.” Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson and Justice Ann Walsh Bradley filed a joint dissenting and concurring opinion.
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