Do you take civil suits against the DOC?

Medical malpractice cases in Wisconsin are exceedingly difficult to pursue and win. Most lawyers shy away from handling these cases anymore for a variety of reasons, including, but not limited to; (1) there are caps on non-economic damages in Wisconsin (2) 9/10 cases are lost at trial to a defense verdict for the doctor or hospital and (3) it can cost as much as $100,000 in expert fees and court costs to pursue such a case. Unless you have long term permanent damage and catastrophic injuries, you probably are not going to find any attorney willing to look into the case. I wrote a blog at our law firm's web site on the difficulties of pursuing medical malpractice cases in Wisconsin and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel did an article about the difficulties as well about 1 to 2 years ago. If you feel you were wronged, you will need to obtain all of your medical records pertaining to the incident to have them reviewed by a malpractice lawyer. The statute of limitations is 3 years to sue from the date of the incident. Failure to file a lawsuit within three years from the occurrence, would forever bar your claim. This is under WI law.