Scott Schara filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Ascension after his daughter Grace died after being admitted to the hospital with COVID-19 symptoms. A jury ruled in the hospital's favor.

Scott Schara filed a motion alleging the presiding judge in the case had a personal bias against Schara's family.

Attorneys for the hospital said in a response that Schara's claims of bias were unfounded.

Defense attorneys in the wrongful death case filed by the family of Grace Schara said no evidence shows the presiding judge had a bias against the family, as alleged by Grace's father in a motion for a new trial .

Schara, 19, died Oct. 13, 2021, at Ascension NE Wisconsin-St. Elizabeth Hospital in Appleton after she was admitted for symptoms of COVID-19. Her father, Scott Schara, filed a lawsuit

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