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Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

SB 378

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Relating to: claims for loss of society and companionship in medical malpractice cases. (FE)

Damage _personal injury_ Family Medical malpractice

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, as stated in

Estate of Wells v. Mt. Sinai Medical Center

, 183

Wis. 2d 677 (1994), a parent does not have the right to recover for the loss of society

and companionship of an adult child who dies as the result of medical malpractice.

This bill provides that a parent does have the right to recover for loss of society and

companionship if the parent's adult child dies as the result of medical malpractice,

and the adult child had not reached the age of 27 when he or she died.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Harris Dodd (D)

8 cosponsors

Berceau (D) , C. Taylor (D) , Goyke (D) , Johnson (D) , Kessler (D) , Ohnstad (D) , Wachs (D) , Zamarripa (D)

Full history

  1. Nov 12, 2015 · Senate

    Introduced by Senator Harris Dodd; cosponsored by Representatives Wachs, Berceau, Goyke, Johnson, Kessler, Ohnstad, C. Taylor and Zamarripa

  2. Nov 12, 2015 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety

  3. Apr 13, 2016 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1