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	<title>Wisconsin Civil Justice Council, Inc.</title>
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	<description>Promoting Fairness and Equity in Wisconsin</description>
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		<title>Plaintiffs&#8217; Bar Introduces Bill Limiting Defendant’s Ability to Obtain A Plaintiff’s Medical Records and Restricting Medical Examinations</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:21:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[At the behest of the plaintiffs’ bar, a bill introduced in the Assembly this week would substantially limit a defendant’s attorney from determining whether a plaintiff’s injuries were the actual result of the accident caused by the defendant.
Below is a synopsis of AB 815. WCJC will provide timely updates of this bill.
Medical Examinations
The bill makes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Assembly Labor Committee to Hold Public Hearing &#8220;False Claims&#8221; Bill</title>
		<link>http://www.wisciviljusticecouncil.org/2010/03/09/assembly-labor-committee-to-hold-public-hearing-false-claims-bill/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:36:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Assembly Committee on Labor on Wednesday, March 10 (10:00 a.m.) will hold a public hearing on AB 792, relating to false claims submitted to state and local governments.
WCJC opposes AB 792 because it encourages abusive litigation by providing incentives for plaintiffs’ attorneys to bring lawsuits on behalf of the state. WCJC further opposes AB [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Senate Committee Holds Public Hearing on Bill Prohibiting Employment Discrimination Based on Credit History</title>
		<link>http://www.wisciviljusticecouncil.org/2009/12/14/senate-committee-hears-public-hearing-on-bill-prohibiting-employment-discrimination-based-on-credit-history/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:25:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ 
The Senate Committee on Labor, Elections and Urban Affairs is holding a public hearing tomorrow (Dec. 15) on Senate Bill 275, prohibiting employment discrimination based on credit history. If enacted, SB 275 would subject employers to significant punitive and compensatory damages. Therefore, WCJC is opposes the bill.
Background
The Legislature this year significantly amended the Wisconsin Fair [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wisconsin Senate to Vote Legislation Expanding Medical Liability</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:18:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Wisconsin Senate will vote on Tuesday (Oct. 27) on legislation that will drive up health care costs by expanding medical liability. Senate Bill 203 allows “loss of society and companionship” damages for adult children and their parents in medical malpractice cases.
To see read WCJC&#8217;s full press release, read here.
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		<title>AB 453 &#8211; Statute of Limitations</title>
		<link>http://www.wisciviljusticecouncil.org/2009/10/22/ab-453-statute-of-limitations/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wisciviljusticecouncil.org/2009/10/22/ab-453-statute-of-limitations/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:34:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Assembly Committee on Children and Families is considering legislation (AB 453), which would repeal the state&#8217;s civil statute of limitations for bringing an action for an injury resulting from being sexually assaulted or subject to incest.  WCJC testified in opposition to the bill at a public hearing on Wednesday, Oct. 21, specifically to voice [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tort Reform Key to Affordable Health Care</title>
		<link>http://www.wisciviljusticecouncil.org/2009/10/13/tort-reform-key-to-affordable-health-care/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wisciviljusticecouncil.org/2009/10/13/tort-reform-key-to-affordable-health-care/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 21:30:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the debate over health care reform continues in Washington, the issue of medical liability is also gaining quite a bit of attention.
That’s because the Congressional Budget Office, the non-partisan research arm of Congress, issued an analysis of proposals aimed at limiting costs to related to medical malpractice liability. The CBO found that by implementing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wisconsin’s Efforts in Defeating Contributory Negligence Provisions Discussed in National Publication</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:28:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A legal publication  recently noted the efforts in Wisconsin to defeat a number of provisions that  would have greatly expanded liability and increased litigation. The Wisconsin Civil Justice  Council and the Wisconsin Defense  Counsel, along with a vast coalition of state associations and businesses,  were successful in convincing the Legislature to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bill Would Prohibit Employment Discrimination Based on Credit Report</title>
		<link>http://www.wisciviljusticecouncil.org/2009/08/21/bill-would-prohibit-employment-discrimination-based-on-credit-report/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wisciviljusticecouncil.org/2009/08/21/bill-would-prohibit-employment-discrimination-based-on-credit-report/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 21:57:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.wisciviljusticecouncil.org/?p=117</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[On Thursday, August  27 (10:00 a.m. &#8211; 415 NW, State Capitol) the Assembly Committee on Workforce  Development will hold a public hearing on Assembly Bill  367. Below is information about the bill:

Current  law prohibits discrimination in employment on the basis of age, race, creed,  color disability, marital status, sex, national [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Plaintiffs’ Attorneys Seek Tax Break</title>
		<link>http://www.wisciviljusticecouncil.org/2009/07/31/plaintiffs%e2%80%99-attorneys-seek-tax-break/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wisciviljusticecouncil.org/2009/07/31/plaintiffs%e2%80%99-attorneys-seek-tax-break/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:21:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to PointofLaw.com,  plaintiffs’ attorneys are seeking a $1.6 billion federal tax break for  contingent-fee lawyers that would allow them deduct expenses as made, rather  than in the year of settling a suit. A legal opinion prepared by the Washington Legal Foundation argues  that:
While  one cannot calculate it mathematically, having the federal [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wisconsin Supreme Court Rules on Medical Malpractice Case</title>
		<link>http://www.wisciviljusticecouncil.org/2009/07/24/wisconsin-supreme-court-rules-on-medical-malpractice-case/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wisciviljusticecouncil.org/2009/07/24/wisconsin-supreme-court-rules-on-medical-malpractice-case/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 19:25:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Wisconsin  Supreme Court today in a 6-0  opinion (Justice Annette Zielger did not participate) reversed a lower court  decision that dismissed a medical malpractice claim against an emergency room  physician.
The case,  Bubb  v. Brusky et al, 2009 WI 91, began when the patient  (Richard Bubb) was transported [...]]]></description>
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