Martin Ex Rel. Scoptur v. Richards
Court of Appeals of Wisconsin
1Opinion of the CourtSundby, J.
This is a medical malpractice case. Cheryl Martin, then fourteen years old, suffered a head injury in a bicycle accident on July 10, 1985. While in the care of Dr. William H. Richards and Dr. Mark Hansen, Cheryl was admitted to Fort Atkinson Memorial Hospital for observation. Several hours after being admitted Cheryl suffered an epidural hematoma resulting from intracranial bleeding. She was flown to University of Wisconsin Hospital where emergency surgery was performed. The surgery was only partly successful and Cheryl was left with extensive and permanent injuries.
Cheryl and her parents,…
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