Sometimes when we adopt certain uses in language, we can turn something important into something that sounds rather ordinary and banal.  Consider the “retained object.”  That’s what hospitals and physicians… CONTINUE

We heard this week about another outbreak of food-borne illness.  In this case, Chipotle, a company known for its freshly-sourced and made burritos was forced to close 43 locations due… CONTINUE

By now, we’ve all heard the story of the aunt who sued her 8 year old nephew for an over-zealous greeting that broke her wrist.  The original articles were outraged,… CONTINUE

Loss of a limb, brain injury, permanent institutionalization – the harms from a medical malpractice case can be catastrophic. They are the kind of harms that nobody would trade money… CONTINUE

As a trial lawyer, my job is to fight for my clients both in court and outside. “Outside,” these days often means online as well. Hire me, or one of… CONTINUE

If it’s not a record for legislative overreach, I would be surprised. Wisconsin has 35 immunity laws on the books. That means 35 times someone or some group has lobbied… CONTINUE

As the nation contemplates the recent Supreme Court ruling on the Affordable Care Act (a.k.a. Obamacare), there is an interesting part of the law that directly affects people in car… CONTINUE

You know what the difference is between a drunk driver and driver sending a text? Not much. A drunk driver weaves across lanes. A drunk driver makes really wide turns…. CONTINUE

I recently was testifying on a bill before the state legislature and was asked why the patrons of an establishment couldn’t simply use Yelp or the internet to figure out… CONTINUE

If you’ve had surgery in the past 20 years, you’ve probably undergone a ritual where the nursing staff ask your name and date of birth every 3 minutes, the physician… CONTINUE