Mark L. Thomsen

Every person in Wisconsin is protected from injury caused by the carelessness or intentional acts of others. If you have been hurt and have a personal injury claim, you need a law firm that has a history of reaching fair and proper personal injury settlements in many types of cases, including explosions, fires, or car, motorcycle and truck crashes involving brain injury and wrongful death.

Medical malpractice involves claims against a health care professional who fails to act reasonably in providing medical care to a patient. It usually involves care from a doctor or nurse but also includes other health care providers. When the health care provider causes an injury or death to a patient, the patient has the right to sue for damages caused by the injury. Wisconsin has special laws that apply only to medical malpractice claims.

Placing a loved one in a nursing home is a difficult decision, especially when addressing the issues of nursing home abuse or nursing home neglect. Nursing home abuse or nursing home neglect occurs when a nursing home fails to follow the standard of care set by Wisconsin law, Federal law and standards of practice. The attorneys at Cannon & Dunphy, S.C. have successfully represented victims and their families for nursing home wrongful death, falls, bedsores, dehydration, among others.

Civil rights cases brought under 42 USCA §1983 involve claims against government employees who cause injury by violating the constitutional rights of a citizen. These claims are brought against police officers for excessive force in arrest situations, and jail and prison staff for reckless indifference in providing medical care to inmates. Federal law governs the rights of the injured in civil rights cases and impose very strict and difficult legal tests before allowing a recovery of damages.