Legislative BriefsLegislative Briefs are 2-page summaries of individual acts other than the budget.Medical Malpractice Limits: 2005 Wisconsin Act 183- November 3, 2006 2005 Wisconsin Act 183, passed by the legislature and signed by Governor Doyle on March 22, 2006, establishes a limit of $750,000 on noneconomic damages in medical malpractice cases. This replaces a lower limit which was struck down by the Wisconsin Supreme Court in 2005. In addition, the governor vetoed a bill earlier in the session which set lower limits than those enacted in Act 183.http://www.legis.state.wi.us/lrb/pubs/Lb/06Lb19.pdf |