Wisconsin · Personal Injury
The Wisconsin Personal Injury Guide
Understand Wisconsin's key deadlines, fault rules, and damage recovery limits for personal injury, car accident, and wrongful death claims.
2026-2027 Edition · Cited to Wisconsin law · Plain language
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Cited to the statute · Legal information, not legal advice
Wisconsin injury claims explained, from accident to resolution
The three-year deadline, the 51 percent bar, joint liability limits, the safe place statute, notice rules for government claims, and the damages Wisconsin allows.
ABOUT THIS BOOK
After an injury, the questions come quickly: who is at fault, how long there is to act, and what happens when the injured person shares some of the blame.
The Wisconsin Personal Injury Guide explains how negligence claims work under Wisconsin law. It covers the four elements of a negligence claim, the general three-year statute of limitations under Wis. Stat. § 893.54, the two-year deadline for wrongful death from a motor vehicle accident, and the 120-day notice of claim rule for claims against local government entities. It explains Wisconsin's modified comparative negligence rule, under which an injured person whose fault is greater than the defendant's recovers nothing, and why a defendant is jointly and severally liable only at 51 percent fault or more.
The guide walks through each stage of a claim from two points of view, the injured person and the defendant or insurer: medical care and evidence, pre-suit demands, the summons and complaint, discovery, mediation, trial, and appeal. It also explains the safe place statute, compensatory and punitive damages, the caps on wrongful death damages for loss of society and companionship, liens, and settlements for minors.
A toolkit adds checklists, comparison tables, a glossary, common mistakes, and questions to ask an attorney.
Legal information, not legal advice.
WHAT’S INSIDE
- The Foundation of Wisconsin Personal Injury Law: Negligence
- The Clock is Ticking: Wisconsin's Statutes of Limitations
- Sharing the Blame: Wisconsin's Modified Comparative Negligence
- Who Pays? Joint and Several Liability in Wisconsin
- Exceptions and Defenses
- Rights of Defendant or Insurer
- Step-by-step procedures from each side, with deadlines at a glance
- 26 real-world questions and answers
- Statute index, key court decisions and official forms
- Toolkit: checklists, comparison tables, glossary and common mistakes to avoid
WHY READERS TRUST THIS GUIDE
Plain language. Cited to the statute. Dated so you know it is current.
Every rule is cited to Wisconsin law so you can verify it.
Cited, so you can check it
Every rule names the section of Wisconsin law it comes from, so you can read the source yourself.
Plain language, no filler
Written to be read start to finish by someone with no legal training, with worked examples.
Dated and updated
Each guide carries a law-current date and new editions ship when the law changes.
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QUESTIONS BEFORE YOU BUY
Wisconsin injury lawsuit: what to know before you order.
Straight answers about what the guide is, what it covers and how it reaches you.
How long is the statute of limitations for personal injury in Wisconsin?
Most personal injury claims have three years under Wis. Stat. § 893.54(1m)(a). Wrongful death from a motor vehicle accident has two years, and claims against a local government entity need a notice of claim within 120 days. The guide explains each deadline.
Can an injured person recover if they were partly at fault in Wisconsin?
Yes, if their negligence is not greater than that of the party they are suing. The award is reduced by their share of fault, and recovery is barred at 51 percent or more. The guide explains how fault is compared with each defendant.
Is this legal advice?
No. It is legal information in plain language, cited to the law, so you understand your options and know what to ask. Reading it creates no attorney-client relationship.
Is it written for Wisconsin?
Yes. This guide is written for Wisconsin law and cites the Wisconsin statutes and rules it relies on. If your case is in another state, choose that state's edition.
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