Matthew FERDON, by his Guardian ad Litem, Vincent R. Petrucelli, Cynthia Ferdon and Dennis Ferdon, Plaintiffs-Appellants-Petitioners,
v.
WISCONSIN PATIENTS COMPENSATION FUND, Medical Protective Company, Michael J. Brockman, M.D., and Aurora Health Care, Inc., d/b/a Bay West Gynecology & Obstetrics, Ltd., Defendants-Respondents,
CONNECTICUT GENERAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, a/k/a Cigna Insurance, f/k/a Healthsource Provident Administrators, Inc., a/k/a Healthsource Provident, and County of Oconto, Nominal-Defendants.
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Oral argument April 26, 2005.
Decided July 14, 2005.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
For the plaintiffs-appellants-petitioners there were briefs by Vincent R. Petrucelli and Petrucelli & Petrucelli, P.C., Iron River, MI, and oral argument by Marie A. Stanton and Merrick R. Domnitz.
For the defendant-respondent Wisconsin Patients Compensation Fund there was a brief by Steven P. Means, Christine Cooney Mansour, Roisin H. Bell and Michael Best & Friedrich, LLP, Madison, and oral argument by Steven P. Means.
An amicus curiae brief was filed by Michael B. VanSicklen, Roberta F. Howell and Foley & Lardner, LLP, Madison, on behalf of Physicians Insurance Company of Wisconsin and the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America; and by Eric Englund, Madison, on behalf of the Wisconsin Insurance Alliance.
An amicus curiae brief was filed by Timothy J. Muldowney, Jennifer L. Peterson and LaFollette Godfrey & Kahn, Madison, and Melanie Cohen, Madison, on behalf of the Wisconsin Medical Society and the American Medical Association.
An amicus curiae brief was filed by D. James Weis, Robert L. Jaskulski and Habush Habush & Rottier, S.C., Milwaukee, on behalf of the Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers.
An amicus curiae brief was filed by Colleen D. Ball and Appellate Counsel, S.C., Wauwatosa, on behalf of Wisconsin Coalition for Civil Justice and Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce.
An amicus curiae brief was filed by Thomas M. Pyper, Cynthia L. Buchko and Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.C., Madison, on behalf of The Wisconsin Hospital Association, Inc. and The American Hospital Association.
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¶ 1. SHIRLEY S. ABRAHAMSON, C.J.
This is a review of a summary order1 of the court of appeals affirming a judgment of the circuit court for Brown County, Peter J. Naze, Judge. The judgment in this medical malpractice action was in favor the Wisconsin Patients Compensation Fund (Fund)2 and against Matthew Ferdon.
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