News + Articles About Medical Malpractice

Medical malpractice laws exist to guarantee that patients receive competent and sufficient care. There are times where a professional may make a mistake. These mistakes can be the difference between life and death. Get our recommendations for handling a medical malpractice case below.

Learn when a hospital is, and is not, responsible for medical malpractice committed by employees, doctors, anesthesiologists, and other care providers.

If you or someone you know has had a treatment or surgery performed by a health care provider without proper consent, you may be entitled to compensation. Learn more from Gingras, Thomsen & Wachs, LLP.

Birth-related medical malpractice occurs when a doctor, hospital, or other medical staff acts negligently and the mother or child are injured during pregnancy or delivery.

Special rules apply to injuries caused by medical malpractice during emergency medical care. State laws protect "first responders" from most lawsuits.

GCW's Robert Gingras has filed a lawsuit with the Dane County Circuit Court against a plastic surgeon with UW Health Transformations for medical negligence and sexual exploitation of a female patient from Wausau.

Injuries from flu shots and other vaccines may be rare, but when they happen, they can be devastating. You may be able to sue for medical malpractice if the person who gave you the shot made a mistake.