Czapinski v. St. Francis Hospital, Inc.

¶1. This case comes before the court on certification from District I of the court of appeals. Petitioners, Susan and Gary Czapin-ski, seek review of a circuit court decision that dismissed their medical malpractice claim on the grounds that they failed to state a claim upon which relief could be granted. Petitioners had sought damages for the loss of their mother's society and companionship following her death during a routine hip replacement surgery. The circuit court held that under Wis. Stat. § 893.55(4)(f) (1995-96), 1 adult children lack standing to recover for the wrongful death of a…