A suit has been filed against Mendota Health Institute and the state of Wisconsin by the mother of a schizophrenic man who committed suicide by strangling himself while in the institute's care in April of 2010. At the time of his death, he had been placed in a...
Month: February 2013
Drunk driver charged with homicide in fatal accident
In December 2012, a 57-year-old Oshkosh man was traveling in Nekemi when his vehicle crossed the center line and careened head-on into a van. The 80-year-old driver of the van was killed, and his 81-year-old wife suffered from several broken bones. The driver now...
Family of victim involved in rental car accident may be entitled to additional
A ruling by the Wisconsin Supreme Court earlier this month may make it possible for victims of car accidents to obtain under their insurance policies if damages exceed the maximum amount that rental car companies can be required to pay. This ruling stems from an...
2 Wisconsin residents hospitalized after serious truck accident
Late last month, a truck accident on Highway 54 West resulted in the hospitalization of two individuals. The accident involved a passenger car and a semitrailer. According to reports, the driver of the truck was maneuvering the truck's trailer off the highway and into...