Martin Ex Rel. Scoptur v. Richards

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding unconstitutional the retroactive application of a statute extinguishing the right to recover an unlimited amount of non-economic damages
• explaining that \retroactive legislation presents unique constitutional problems in that it often unsettles important rights\ and may result in \unfairness\
• explaining that \retroactive legislation presents unique constitutional problems in that it often unsettles important rights\ and may result in \unfairness\
• stating that, traditionally, a battery cause of action existed where a patient did not authorize treatment or consented to one form of treatment and the physician performed a substantially different one
• \concluding] that the private interest outweighs the minimal public interest served by the retroactive application of the cap.\
• declaring the retroactive application of the $1,000,000 cap unconstitutional on due process grounds

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Cited by

24 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Hall v. Frankel
  Colorado Court of Appeals· 2008-06-26· cited 189×
• Prince George's County v. Longtin
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2011-04-25· cited 90×
• State v. Ronald Knipfer
  Wisconsin Supreme Court· 2015-01-20· cited 64×
• Ernest Gibson v. American Cyanamid Company
  Seventh Circuit· 2014-07-24· cited 51×
• Johnson Ex Rel. Adler v. Kokemoor
  Wisconsin Supreme Court· 1996-03-20· cited 45×
• Martinez v. Asplundh Tree Expert Co.
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 2017-06-16· cited 42×
• State v. Konrath
  Wisconsin Supreme Court· 1998-05-22· cited 28×
• Neiman v. AMERICAN NAT. PROP. & CAS. CO.
  Wisconsin Supreme Court· 2000-07-07· cited 22×
• Raymond L. McGeshick v. A.K. Choucair, M.D., Marshfield Clinic, and Wisconsin Patients Compensation Fund
  Seventh Circuit· 1995-12-14· cited 21×
• Estate of Bell v. Shelby County Health Care Corp.
  Tennessee Supreme Court· 2010-08-31· cited 21×
• State v. Williams
  Court of Appeals of Wisconsin· 2001-10-23· cited 17×
• Allen Gahl v. Aurora Health Care, Inc.
  Wisconsin Supreme Court· 2023-05-02· cited 12×
• Mole v. Jutton
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2004-04-13· cited 11×
• Hickman v. Catholic Health Initiatives
  Colorado Court of Appeals· 2013-08-29· cited 8×
• Dane County DHS v. J. R.
  Court of Appeals of Wisconsin· 2019-11-27· cited 8×
• Jandre v. Physicians Insurance
  Court of Appeals of Wisconsin· 2010-09-28· cited 3×
• Melissa A. Hubbard v. Carol J. Neuman, MD
  Court of Appeals of Wisconsin· 2024-03-21· cited 3×
• State Ex Rel. Schatz v. McCaughtry
  Court of Appeals of Wisconsin· 2002-06-20· cited 2×
• Milwaukee Police Ass'n v. City of Milwaukee
  Seventh Circuit· 2017-05-03· cited 1×
• Estate of Joyce Bell v. Shelby County Health Care Corporation d/b/a The Regional Medical Center
  Tennessee Supreme Court· 2010-06-24

Cites

17 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Duke Power Co. v. Carolina Environmental Study Group, Inc.
  Supreme Court· 1978-06-26· cited 1,936×
• Usery v. Turner Elkhorn Mining Co.
  Supreme Court· 1976-07-01· cited 1,262×
• United States Trust Co. of NY v. New Jersey
  Supreme Court· 1977-04-27· cited 1,245×
• Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation v. RA Gray & Co.
  Supreme Court· 1984-06-18· cited 912×
• Welch v. Henry
  Supreme Court· 1938-12-19· cited 505×
• Jerry W. Canterbury v. William Thornton Spence and the Washington Hospital Center, a Body Corporate
  D.C. Circuit· 1972-07-20· cited 455×
• Carson v. Maurer
  Supreme Court of New Hampshire· 1980-12-31· cited 305×
• State Ex Rel. Strykowski v. Wilkie
  Wisconsin Supreme Court· 1978-01-03· cited 211×
• Tahtinen v. MSI Insurance
  Wisconsin Supreme Court· 1985-01-31· cited 120×
• Hall v. A.N.R. Freight System, Inc.
  Arizona Supreme Court· 1986-03-12· cited 109×
• Trogun v. Fruchtman
  Wisconsin Supreme Court· 1973-05-21· cited 107×
• Adams Nursing Home of Williamstown, Inc. v. F. David Mathews, Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
  First Circuit· 1977-02-02· cited 70×
• Hunter v. School District of Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau
  Wisconsin Supreme Court· 1980-06-27· cited 48×
• Corn v. French
  Nevada Supreme Court· 1955-10-27· cited 39×
• In Matter of Guardianship of LW
  Wisconsin Supreme Court· 1992-04-01· cited 30×
• Martin Ex Rel. Scoptur v. Richards
  Court of Appeals of Wisconsin· 1993-04-15· cited 9×
• Mcgeshick v. Choucair
  Seventh Circuit· 1993-11-15· cited 5×

Other cases named Martin Ex Rel. Scoptur v. Richards

1 other CourtListener record shares this case name.

• Martin Ex Rel. Scoptur v. Richards
  Court of Appeals of Wisconsin· 1993-04-15· cited 9×