WI AB1010

Expands Wisconsin medical malpractice law to allow adult children to sue for loss of society and companionship when a parent is injured or killed, overturning court precedents that previously barred such claims

Adult children qualify to bring claims if they have a disability and were dependent on the parent for custodial, financial, or emotional support for daily living activities

Adult children enrolled in post-secondary education who were financially dependent on the parent and lack independent means of support following the parent's injury or death may also sue

Adult children who incurred out-of-pocket expenses for the parent's medical care, custodial care, funeral costs, or legal expenses resulting from the malpractice are eligible to recover damages

Applies only to causes of action arising on or after the effective date; does not affect other existing claims available under Wisconsin's medical malpractice chapter