Med Mal Suit Against Physician Assistant Barred by Wisconsin Law

A physician’s assistant employed by an urgent care clinic in the Wisconsin Dells dodged a medical malpractice claim after a state appeals court found that Wisconsin law bars lawsuits solely against non-medical providers when their employers aren’t also defendants.

A Wisconsin law that provides the exclusive procedure and remedies for medical malpractice claims did away with the common-law medical malpractice cause of action in the state and precluded Natalie Kennedy’s suit against physician assistant Terry Gander, the Wisconsin Supreme Court said.

The provision—entitled “Health Care Liability and Injured Patients and Families Compensation"—treats nonprovider employees and their employers as a ...