Husband sues for negligence rather than Medical Malpractice
The husband of a woman who fatally shot herself while undergoing mental health treatment at Waukesha Memorial Hospital in 2005 filed a lawsuit alleging negligence in his wife's death. Christopher Snyder's suit against the hospital does not seek monetary damages but asks a judge to decide whether legal action concerning his wife's death can be pursued as a matter of alleged negligence rather than medical malpractice. In so doing, Waukesha County Circuit Judge Kathryn Foster will determine whether mediation efforts must precede a lawsuit seeking monetary damages and whether malpractice damage caps are applicable.
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