Appellate

• Represented a defendant and successfully argued that punitive damages are not recoverable in Chapter 655, medical malpractice cases. That decision still stands today. Lund v. Kokemoor, 195 Wis.2d 727, 537 N.W.2d 21, 195 Wis.2d 727 (Wis. App. 1995)
• Represented one of the defendants and successfully argued for a new trial, when one of the defendants settled and took his expert witness with him as part of the settlement agreement on day one of trial. Magyar v. Wisconsin Health Care Liability Ins. Plan, 211 Wis.2d 296, 564 N.W.2d 766 (1997)
• Represented a defendant and successfully argued that the statute of limitation had expired in a tubal ligation case, by contending that the date of injury was the date that the plaintiff became pregnant not the date she discovered she was pregnant. Fojut v. Stafl, Wis. 2d 827, 569 N.W.2d 737 (Ct. App. 1997)
• Represented the plaintiffs and successfully argued that the informed consent doctrine required the ER doctor to advise the patient of what was on her differential diagnosis, not just what was the condition diagnosed. This case led to the legislature changing the law from what a reasonable patient would want to know to what a reasonable physician would tell the patient. Jandre v. Physicians Ins. Co. of Wisconsin, 2010 WI App 136, 330 Wis.2d 50, 792 N.W.2d 558
• Wrote an amicus brief for the Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers (an organization for plaintiff’s lawyers). The Wisconsin Supreme Court relied upon Linda’s amicus brief to hold that when summary judgment is granted against a party, the issues have been litigated and the remaining defendants can no longer pursue claims of contribution. If the remaining party wishes to argue contribution then he/she has to dispute the summary judgment motion. In re Estate Rille ex rel. Rille, 2007 WI 36, 300 Wis. 2d 1, 728 N.W.2d 693