Legal Opinion
Yahnke v. Carson
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided June 30, 2000No. 99-0056PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDiane S. Sykes, J.
¶ 1. This case raises the question of whether Wisconsin should adopt the federal "sham affidavit" rule as part of its summary judgment procedure. The issue arises because the plaintiffs in this medical malpractice action responded to the defendants' summary judgment motion by submitting an expert witness affidavit that contradicted the expert's deposition testimony. The circuit court applied the federal rule, which generally prohibits affidavits that contradict prior deposition testimony from creating issues of fact for trial, and granted summary judgment dismissing the action.
¶ 2. The court…
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