Stanley v. M.D. Decision Date: August 24, 2018 Case Number: 16-CV-1540 State of Wisconsin/Circuit Court/Dane County Medical Malpractice Jury Trial In a one-week medical negligence trial, defense counsel, including Mark Budzinski and Adam Fitzpatrick, secured a verdict in favor of an orthopedic surgeon. Plaintiff claimed that the surgeon’s failure to diagnosis a wrist fracture resulted in the plaintiff’s […]
GAWRONSKI v. HOSPITAL, ET AL.
GAWRONSKI v. HOSPITAL, ET AL. Decision Date: June 16 , 2016 Case Number: 13-CV-0240 State of Wisconsin/Circuit Court/Sauk County Medical Malpractice Jury Trial In a nine-day medical negligence trial, defense counsel, including Barrett Corneille, secured a verdict in favor of a hospital and an emergency medicine physician. Plaintiff claimed that hospital staff and the physician failed to […]
HAYNES v. M.D., ET AL.
HAYNES v. M.D., ET AL. Decision Date: May 5, 2016 Case Number: 12-CV-4112 State of Wisconsin/Circuit Court/Dane County Medical Malpractice Jury Trial In a three-week medical negligence trial, defense counsel, including Barrett Corneille and Adam Fitzpatrick, secured a verdict in favor of an OB-GYN physician. Plaintiff claimed that the physician’s failure to diagnosis an arrest of […]
WOZNIAK V. EMPLOYER
WOZNIAK v. EMPLOYER Decision Date: July 29, 2016 ERD Case Number: CR201300768 State of Wisconsin/Department of Workforce Development/Equal Rights Division Age Discrimination Administrative Hearing In a hearing on the merits, Melita Mullen successfully defended the respondent employer against an age discrimination claim. In a written decision, the administrative law judge found that age was not […]
ANDERSON v. M.D.
ANDERSON v. M.D. Decision Date: September 14, 2016 Case Number: 13-CV-0623 State of Wisconsin/Circuit Court/Rock County Medical Malpractice Jury Trial In a three-day medical negligence trial, defense counsel Barrett Corneille and Melita Mullen successfully defended a general surgeon. Plaintiff claimed that during a colorectal procedure to remove a cancerous tumor this physician negligently stapled her […]
DODGE v. HOMEOWNERS
DODGE v. HOMEOWNERS Decision Date: September 14, 2016 Case Number: 14-CV-0670 State of Wisconsin/Circuit Court/Eau Claire County Intentional Battery/Castle Doctrine Bench Trial In a one-day trial to the court, defense counsel, including Melita Mullen, secured a decision in favor of defendant homeowners. In the context of an alleged “road rage” incident, plaintiff claimed that one of […]
YOST v. M.D.
YOST v. M.D., ET AL. Decision Date: April 21, 2015 Case Number: 13-CV-0044 State of Wisconsin/Circuit Court/Eau Claire County Medical Malpractice Jury Trial In a seven-day medical negligence trial, defense counsel, including Barrett Corneille, secured a verdict in favor of three OB-GYN physicians. Plaintiff claimed that these physicians’ failure to diagnosis severe preeclampsia and prescribe […]
DE LA CRUZ v. HOSPITAL, ET AL.
DE LA CRUZ v. HOSPITAL, ET AL. Decision Date: February 10, 2014 Case Number: 12-CV-3091 State of Wisconsin/Circuit Court/Dane County Medical Malpractice Jury Trial In this three-week medical negligence case, defense counsel secured a verdict in favor of a Madison Hospital and a UW family medicine physician where plaintiff claimed that a delay in cesarean […]
SCHUMACHER v. JOHN DOE
SCHUMACHER v. JOHN DOE Verdict Date: 02/04/14 Case No: 11-CV-2356 State of Wisconsin/Circuit Court/Brown County Premises Liability Jury Trial In February of 2014, Mark Budzinski defended a business and independent contractor working in that facility in a premises liability case venued in Green Bay. A customer slipped and fell on an object that had been […]
HAGENOW v. M.D.
HAGENOW v. M.D. Verdict Date: 01/24/14 Case No: 11-CV-698 State of Wisconsin/Circuit Court/Manitowoc County Medical Malpractice Jury Trial In January of 2014, Mark Budzinski successfully defended a general surgeon in a medical malpractice case alleging negligence in performance of a mediastinoscopy. During a mediastinoscopy to stage the plaintiff’s lung cancer, the surgeon inadvertently biopsied the […]