Wis. Proposal Would Expand Malpractice Suits to Parents of Adults

January 24, 2008

  • January 24, 2008 at 2:26 am
    Anonymous says:
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    What if the parent is 100 years old and the child about 80?

  • January 24, 2008 at 2:29 am
    Lyle says:
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    Why not the next door neighbor or the friend across tow?

  • January 24, 2008 at 2:38 am
    Steve says:
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    Imagine this – the parent who has nothing to do with their adult child suddenly coming forward with their hands extended looking for a payout. This will only create a bigger headache in our overcrowded courtrooms.

  • January 24, 2008 at 4:12 am
    Glo says:
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    On the other hand, what about children responsible for parents care until they die after medical malpractice or vice versa. Shouldn’t they be indemnified? I think so.

  • January 24, 2008 at 4:45 am
    lastbat says:
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    This law isn’t addressing the needs of continued care – only fatalities. Children who have to care for parents as a result of malpractice are already covered.

  • January 24, 2008 at 4:46 am
    Calif Ex Pat says:
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    What nonsense – this is the sort of thing ones expects to see in Louisiana – adult children who may have has zero to do witht eh eldery parent for years now come forward w/ their hands out – different story if the ‘child’ was a primary caregiver (in which case there is a dependecy relationship not a mere ‘accident of birth’one)

  • January 25, 2008 at 10:07 am
    Anon says:
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    Already happens in nursing homes. Children and Grandchildren, who haven’t been to the nursing home in years to see Grandma are suing because of wrongful death. Why is this any different?

  • January 25, 2008 at 11:39 am
    Howard Citron says:
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    Interesing bill. I wonder if this will act as a catalyst for other states to expand the category of plaintiff who have standing to raise a medical malpractice claim. Is there a time table on this bill

  • January 25, 2008 at 1:25 am
    Active Parent says:
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    My son at 19 is considered an “adult child” and I don’t expect him to move out, buy a car, rent an apartment, pay his bills, or drop out of college because I wasn’t there to help guide and support him into true “adulthood” – And yes, I have life insurance, a home and I consider myself “financially healthy” but not wealthy by any means.

    If my death were truly the direct result of medical malpractice – then there should be recourse Now if my kid thumbed his nose at me, treated me like dirt and moved out when he was 18 – and I hadn’t spoken to him in years…and he had not been receiving financial or supportive assistance from me in the past, that’s a different story, or as in the example provided – I’m 100 years old and my son is 70 – I don’t see where the logic is – we are all going to die sometime and at 100, I would expect it wasn’t too long in coming.

    I’m sure there is much more to this than the IJ is able to include in their report – Let’s be reasonable in our responses…



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