In a more than 3,800-word piece, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported on the difficulty of pursuing medical malpractice lawsuits in Wisconsin, the result of state regulations and legal decisions which have caused the number of lawsuits to decline. According to the article, court records show that medical malpractice suits in the state have dropped “more than 50% since 1999,” reaching 140 last year, while the state-run malpractice fund “has grown to more than $1.15 billion, a total larger than all the money it has paid out during its entire 39-year history.”
From the news release of the American Association for Justice.
