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ZINTEK v. PERCHIK

Nos. 90-0838, 90-1795.

163 Wis.2d 439 (1991)

471 N.W.2d 522

Susan ZINTEK, Arthur Zintek, Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company, Wausau Insurance Companies and Megan Zintek and Erin Zintek, minors, by their guardian ad litem, Plaintiffs-Respondents, v. Robert PERCHIK, M.D., Gerald Dorff, M.D., Wisconsin Health Care Liability Insurance Plan, The Professionals Insurance Company and Wisconsin Patients Compensation Fund, Defendants-Appellants.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided May 29, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

On behalf of the defendants-appellants, there were briefs filed by Donald R. Peterson and Peter F. Mullaney of Peterson, Johnson & Murray, S.C. of Milwaukee. There was oral argument by Donald R. Peterson and Judith Pinchar.

On behalf of the plaintiffs-respondents, there was a brief filed by J. Ric Gass of Kasdorf, Lewis & Swietlik, S.C. of Milwaukee and Mary L. Woehrer, J.D., of Wauwatosa. There was oral argument by J. Ric Gass.

Before Nettesheim, P.J., Brown and Scott, JJ.

NETTESHEIM, P.J.

In this medical malpractice action, a jury awarded Susan Zintek $2,285,000 in damages.1 The trial court also awarded Susan $96,047 in taxable costs, disbursements and postverdict interest. The principal defendants-appellants are Dr. Robert Perchik and Dr. Gerald Dorff, two physicians who treated Susan's heart cardiac condition.2

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