by LKG Team | Jul 25, 2022 | Cases, Medical Malpractice
Partner Sean M. Gaynor and Associate Ashley Brown successfully defended a Board Certified Orthopedic Surgeon in a case involving allegations of negligence stemming from a total right hip arthroplasty. The allegations centered on the patient’s claim that he developed...
by LKG Team | Apr 28, 2022 | Medical Malpractice, Medical Treatment
“Medical errors” has become a ubiquitous term in recent reporting of medical malpractice. However, for those who work in the health care industry, “medical errors” can mean an infinite number of complex situations resulting in a variety of patient outcomes. At its...
by LKG Team | Apr 18, 2022 | LKG News, Medical Malpractice, Medical Malpractice Defense
Last week, two Leib Knott Gaynor litigation teams secured defense jury verdicts for their clients. First, LKG Partner and Shareholder, Sam Leib, along with Associate Attorney Brenden Leib and Paralegal Kathryn Davis, secured a defense verdict for a Wisconsin OB/GYN...
by LKG Team | Sep 1, 2020 | Medical Malpractice
A medical malpractice action can have negative implications for the health care provider. If a medical malpractice action is lost at trial or settled out of court, it must be reported to The National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB). NPDB is an online government...
by LKG Team | Mar 5, 2020 | Cases
The Wisconsin Supreme Court recently clarified that noncompliance with the notice of claim statute is an affirmative defense and not a jurisdictional prerequisite to filing suit.1 When defending a government agency, such as a municipality or its employees, it is...
