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Personal Injury Law

Wisconsin Personal Injury Lawyers Blog

Personal injury related issues of interest to Wisconsin consumers & Wisconsin attorney.
By Frank Pasternak, Esq.

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Last Entry: April 28, 2020 at 17:02:00

Denied Business Interruption Claims

Posted on April 28, 2020
Insurance companies are great at taking premiums, but often not so great at paying claims. Throughout the U.S., businesses paid premiums for business interruption insurance. These companies and corporations relied on this potential safety net in case of catastrophes like the Coronavirus and COVID-19...

Your First Phone Call to a Personal Injury Lawyer

Posted on March 10, 2020
Calling a Personal Injury LawyerWisconsin Personal Injury Lawyer

Where are the most intersection crashes in suburban Milwaukee?

Posted on May 24, 2018
Waukesha County Intersection CrashesWisconsin Personal Injury Lawyer

Buying Car Insurance in Wisconsin

Posted on April 07, 2017
Often I hear "I have full coverage" but more often - you don't. Understand Wisconsin car insurance by reading: Buying Car Insurance in Wisconsin.Wisconsin Personal Injury Lawyer

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Wisconsin's Top Injury Lawyers

Posted on November 14, 2016
Today, Jeff and I received statewide honors with both of us being named to the Top 50 Wisconsin Super Lawyers list in Milwaukee Magazine. For more see Wisconsin's Top Injury Lawyers - Milwaukee Magazine.Wisconsin Personal Injury Attorney

Call Wisconsin Senators Chris Kapenga and Leah Vukmir

Posted on December 11, 2015
See our latest post on politicians trying to change Wisconsin's 100-year-old collateral source law:Call Wisconsin Senators Chris Kapenga and Leah Vukmir Wisconsin Personal Injury Attorney

Memorial Day Driving

Posted on May 22, 2015
Top Milwaukee personal injury lawyers recommend safe driving steps Wisconsin Personal Injury Lawyer

Wisconsin Zimmer Persona knee implant recall lawsuits

Posted on May 13, 2015
See my recent post at our firm site on Wisconsin Zimmer Persona knee implant recall lawsuits. Sometimes what a consumer thinks might be a medical malpractice case can prove to be a products liability case. These recalled Zimmer Persona knee implants are making a lot of orthopedic surgeons look bad...

Why trucking companies "stipulate to liability" in injury crashes

Posted on February 27, 2015
In Wisconsin, the trucking company biggies are:ABF Freight SystemAmerican FreightwaysC.H. Robinson WorldwideCon-Way TransportationFedEx FreightFox TransportationJ.B. Hunt Transport ServicesLandstar SystemMayflowerRyderSaia Motor FreightScheider NationalSwift TransportationUPS FreightWerner EnterprisesYRC WorldwideAccording to a defense lawyer, the goal of stipulating to liability is "to exclude some prejudicial facts and to soften the jury's desire to punish...

Xarelto lawsuits in Wisconsin

Posted on January 13, 2015
Wisconsin Xarelto lawsuits are currently being investigated by our firm. The primary problem with Xarelto aka Rivaroxaban is internal bleeding, which can cause death or hospitalization. Please go to our firm's Xarelto page to get more information...

Pro Hac Vice Admission, Co-Counsel, Local Counsel, and Referrals

Posted on January 02, 2015
Out-of-state lawyers interested in working on or referring a Wisconsin personal injury lawsuit, please see my recent post Wisconsin Pro Hac Vice Admission, Co-Counsel, Local Counsel, and Referrals.Wisconsin Personal Injury Lawyer

Wisconsin's Top Super Lawyers, Milwaukee Magazine, December 2014

Posted on November 21, 2014
Great news regarding two of Wisconsin Top Super Lawyers! It's absolutely an honor and privilege for Jeff and I to get this sort of recognition for our efforts on behalf of personal injury victims. We love what we do and clearly, it seems, our peers recognize our hard work...

Personal Injury Settlement Mills

Posted on September 05, 2014
Personal injury lawyer advertising in Milwaukee is absolutely over the top. The other day, I was at the dentist and a T.V. was on. During just one commercial break, I saw five Milwaukee personal injury lawyers ads. Whether it is T...

Wisconsin's Best Lawyers in America�

Posted on August 21, 2014
I am extremely proud to announce that both Jeff Zirgibel and I were recently selected by our peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America� 2015 in the field of Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs. Inclusion in Best Lawyers� is highly selective and "based on an exhaustive and rigorous peer-reviewed survey...

Wisconsin Dog Bite Liability

Posted on June 27, 2014
Find out Who's liable for a dog bite in Wisconsin?Wisconsin Personal Injury Attorney

Getting familiar with IMEcentric & IMEBASE

Posted on November 12, 2013
Have you or your client been sent to Dr. Thomas W. Grossman for a so-called "Independent Medical Examination"? If so, you may not realize that Dr. Grossman was likely hired by the defense insurer or lawyer through Crawford Evaluation Group by way of IMEBASE...

Phone Calls From Lawyers After a Car Accident

Posted on May 09, 2013
Today, for the first time, I learned from a client that she not only received personal injury lawyers' letters after her Milwaukee car accident, but received about 20 phone calls from lawyers on her mobile phone. This is absolutely, positively disgusting and a direct ethical violation of Wisconsin Supreme Court Rule SCR 20:7...

Yaz and Yasmin Settlements in Wisconsin

Posted on April 17, 2013
Our recent blog post on Wisconsin Yaz and Yasmin cases at our firm web site: Wisconsin Yaz and Yasmin SettlementsWisconsin Personal Injury Lawyer

Gruber Law Offices Reviews on Google+

Posted on April 08, 2013
The other day I was working with our Internet people and had to put time into our Google+ page, Pasternak & Zirgibel S.C. - Wisconsin Personal Injury Lawyers.While there, I perused various Wisconsin personal injury attorneys' Google+ pages and came across a page for Gruber Law Offices, LLC, which, as I referred to in the previous post, currently saturates Milwaukee with personal injury law firm advertising...

Habush v. Cannon: The Final Chapter?

Posted on April 06, 2013
Wisconsin's Court of Appeals has issued an opinion, Habush v. Cannon - Ct of App decision. I'm not sure whether this will be the end of the litigation or whether it will go to the Wisconsin Supreme Court, but it seems to me that lawyer advertising in Wisconsin is the wild, wild, west...

Bad Drivers Shouldn?t Profit Off of Good Drivers? Health Insurance

Posted on February 18, 2013
By Frank PasternakImagine a law that will only benefit those people who do not have any health insurance and wrongdoers. Well on February 13, Sen. Paul Farrow (who represents an area of Waukesha County that includes Pewaukee, Delafield, Hartland and Waukesha) and Sen...

The Best Lawyers in America letter

Posted on September 20, 2012
Honored to share this news, which comes to me for the first time. Very few Wisconsin personal injury lawyers ever attain this honor. Wisconsin Personal Injury Attorney

Wisconsin Law Journal Profile

Posted on September 04, 2012
Recently, the Wisconsin Law Journal profiled me in its Asked and Answered column.Wisconsin Personal Injury Lawyer

Concussion Baseline Testing

Posted on April 17, 2012
Concussions are a very serious personal injury, especially for children involved in contact sports. Wisconsin high schools and colleges are becoming more aware of this problem and many are requiring baseline testing of athletes. However, parents of younger children involved in sports may not be as aware of the problem and the need for baseline testing...

ExamWorks - IME's are Big Business

Posted on April 03, 2012
Previously, I wrote about Wisconsin IME doctors, medical defense doctors, and defense ("independent") medical exams and the latter two posts linked to a company formerly known as Verity Medical. Well, Verity Medical was bought and so you get an idea of how BIG a business it is for insurance companies (and their lawyers) to hire defense medical examination brokers to get them doctors willing to fight legitimate insurance claims - I present ExamWorks...

Wisconsin Car Insurance Law Proposal

Posted on January 14, 2011
Oshkosh newspaper has a solid editorial: Go slow on rolling back insurance law. It has a great quote:"Ask anyone who has had significant injuries from a car crash and they'll tell you that a $50,000 limit on personal injury, much less $25,000, doesn't come close to covering the cost of hospital treatment, recovery and rehabilitation...

Wisconsin Product Liability Law Proposal

Posted on January 10, 2011
Despite the fact that the Chamber of Commerce ranks Wisconsin in the top half of states to do business in, Governor Scott Walker has recently proposed several changes to Wisconsin tort law, including product liability law changes, claiming these will create jobs...

Wisconsin personal injury Super Lawyers 2010

Posted on December 15, 2010
Wisconsin personal injury attorneys Pasternak & Zirgibel are again honored in Milwaukee Magazine via Law & Politics in its annual Super Lawyers issue (December 2010). I am again honored as one of the Top 50 Wisconsin Super Lawyers and Jeff Zirgibel is again honored as a Wisconsin Super Lawyer...

Habush v. Cannon Part XI

Posted on November 05, 2010
Habush v. Cannon & Dunphy continues to be litigated. The future court activity in Milwaukee County shows motion hearings in January and February and then two separate trials. One trial will begin April 4, 2011 and the other June 6, 2011. Given that I just search Yahoo, Bing and Google and one still gets a "Cannon and Dunphy" paid for result in Google, I'm sure that Mr...

Wisconsin 4th Cheapest State for Car Insurance

Posted on April 14, 2010
With last year's changes in the laws benefiting Wisconsin car drivers, there's been talk on talk radio in Milwaukee about griping car insurance. The changes were great for anyone seriously injured in car accident in Wisconsin, but weren't so great for car insurance companies, which continue to try to lobby politicians for ending the law...

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