Wisconsin Personal Injury Laws: Deadlines to Sue, Fault Rules and Damage Caps
Wisconsin injury rules: deadline to sue, medical malpractice and wrongful death time limits, comparative fault, damage caps, dog bites and auto insurance minimums.
Quick answers for Wisconsin
- Deadline to sue for an injury
- Three years for an action to recover damages for injuries to the person, including injuries from a motor vehicle accident. Wis. Stat. § 893.54(1m)(a)
- Fault rule (comparative negligence)
- Modified comparative negligence (51% bar). An injured person's negligence does not bar recovery if it was not greater than the negligence of the person from whom recovery is sought; damages are reduced in proportion. Wis. Stat. § 895.045(1)
- Wrongful death deadline
- Three years for an action for death caused by the wrongful act, neglect or default of another. If the death arose from a motor vehicle accident, the deadline is two years after the cause of action accrues. Wis. Stat. § 893.54(1m)(b), (2m)
- Minimum car insurance
- Minimum liability limits are $25,000 for bodily injury or death of one person, $50,000 for bodily injury or death of two or more people in one accident, and $10,000 for property damage. Wis. Stat. §§ 344.01(2)(d), 344.15(1), 344.33
Last verified: 2026-10-27
Deadlines to file
| Deadline to sue for an injury | Three years for an action to recover damages for injuries to the person, including injuries from a motor vehicle accident. Source: Wis. Stat. § 893.54(1m)(a) |
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| Deadline to sue for property damage | Six years for an action (not arising on contract) for injury to real or personal property. Property damage from a motor vehicle accident has a three-year deadline. Source: Wis. Stat. § 893.52 |
| Medical malpractice deadline | The later of three years from the date of injury, or one year from when the injury was or reasonably should have been discovered, but no more than five years after the act or omission. If the provider concealed a prior act or omission, the patient has one year from discovering the concealment (if later). For a foreign object left in the body, one year from when the patient became or should have become aware of it (if later). Source: Wis. Stat. § 893.55(1m)–(3) |
| Wrongful death deadline | Three years for an action for death caused by the wrongful act, neglect or default of another. If the death arose from a motor vehicle accident, the deadline is two years after the cause of action accrues. Official annotations to § 893.54 note that wrongful death claims based on medical malpractice follow the malpractice limitation period in § 893.55. Source: Wis. Stat. § 893.54(1m)(b), (2m) |
| Suing the government | Local governments: written notice of the circumstances of the claim must be served within 120 days after the event (failure is excused if the government had actual notice and was not prejudiced), and an itemized claim must be presented and disallowed before suing. The claim is treated as disallowed if not acted on within 120 days, and the lawsuit must be filed within 6 months after notice of disallowance. Recovery against local governments is capped at $50,000 ($25,000 against volunteer fire companies). State employees: written notice of claim must be served on the attorney general within 120 days of the event; recovery is capped at $250,000 and no punitive damages are allowed. |
Fault and damages
| Fault rule (comparative negligence) | Modified comparative negligence (51% bar). An injured person's negligence does not bar recovery if it was not greater than the negligence of the person from whom recovery is sought; damages are reduced in proportion. The injured person's negligence is compared separately against each defendant. A defendant less than 51% at fault pays only its percentage share. Source: Wis. Stat. § 895.045(1) |
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| Damage caps | No general cap on compensatory damages in ordinary personal injury cases was found. Wisconsin caps noneconomic damages in medical malpractice cases, loss-of-society damages in wrongful death cases ($500,000 for a minor, $350,000 for an adult), punitive damages, and damages against governments. |
| Medical malpractice caps | Total noneconomic damages for bodily injury from health care providers (including claims by family members, such as loss of consortium) are capped at $750,000 per occurrence on or after April 6, 2006. The same limit applies to long-term care providers. Juries make findings without regard to the cap, and the court reduces the award. Source: Wis. Stat. §§ 893.55(4), 893.555 |
| Punitive damages | Allowed if the defendant acted maliciously toward the plaintiff or in intentional disregard of the plaintiff's rights. Punitive damages may not exceed twice the compensatory damages or $200,000, whichever is greater. The cap does not apply to a defendant who was driving a vehicle (including a car, snowmobile, ATV or boat) while intoxicated to the point of being unable to operate it safely. Source: Wis. Stat. § 895.043(3), (6) |
Wrongful death
| Who can sue for wrongful death | The personal representative, or the person to whom the recovery belongs, may bring the action. The recovery belongs to the surviving spouse or domestic partner (with up to 50% possibly set aside by the court for minor children the person supported); if none, to the lineal heirs; if none, to the brothers and sisters. Besides pecuniary damages, the spouse, children, parents, or minor siblings may recover for loss of society and companionship up to $500,000 per occurrence for the death of a minor or $350,000 for the death of an adult. Settlements involving minor children must be court-approved. Source: Wis. Stat. § 895.04 |
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| Wrongful death deadline | Three years for an action for death caused by the wrongful act, neglect or default of another. If the death arose from a motor vehicle accident, the deadline is two years after the cause of action accrues. Official annotations to § 893.54 note that wrongful death claims based on medical malpractice follow the malpractice limitation period in § 893.55. Source: Wis. Stat. § 893.54(1m)(b), (2m) |
Car accidents and dog bites
| Reporting a crash to police | The driver or a passenger of a vehicle in a crash must immediately, by the quickest means available, notify the local police department, sheriff's office, county or municipal traffic department, or a state traffic patrol officer if the crash causes injury (any injury needing first aid or a doctor's attention) or death; apparent damage of $200 or more to government-owned property other than a vehicle; or total apparent damage of $1,000 or more to any one person's property or to a government vehicle. A first violation can bring a forfeiture of $200–$500. An amendment to § 346.70(1) by 2025 Wis. Act 196 takes effect January 4, 2027; the published note shows the same thresholds. |
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| Crash report to the DMV | For a crash that must be reported to police, the driver must send a written report to the Department of Transportation within 10 days, on the department's approved form, unless a law enforcement agency makes the report. The department may accept or require the report from a passenger or the owner instead. If the driver is physically unable, the owner must make the notice and report. Violations can bring a forfeiture of $40–$200 for a first offense. |
| Leaving the scene (hit and run) | A driver in a crash must reasonably investigate what was struck. If the driver knows or has reason to know someone was injured or killed, or an attended vehicle was damaged, they must stop as close to the scene as possible and stay until they have given their name, address and vehicle registration number, shown their license if asked, and given reasonable help to anyone injured (including arranging transport for treatment). Penalties: if no one was hurt, a $300–$1,000 fine and/or up to 6 months in jail; injury without great bodily harm, up to $10,000 and/or up to 9 months; great bodily harm, a Class E felony; death, a Class D felony. The vehicle owner can also be held liable for a forfeiture of up to $1,000. |
| Minimum car insurance | Minimum liability limits are $25,000 for bodily injury or death of one person, $50,000 for bodily injury or death of two or more people in one accident, and $10,000 for property damage. |
| Dog bites | Strict liability statute. A dog owner is liable for the full amount of damages caused by the dog injuring a person, domestic animal or property, subject to comparative negligence rules. If the owner knew the dog had previously, without provocation, bitten someone hard enough to break the skin and cause permanent scarring or disfigurement, the owner is liable for two times the damages for a similar bite. Source: Wis. Stat. § 174.02(1) |
Slip, trip and fall injuries
| Slip and fall: property owner's duty | Wisconsin's 'safe place' statute requires every employer and every owner of a place of employment or a public building to build, repair and maintain it so it is safe, and requires employers to make places of employment safe for employees and for 'frequenters' (such as customers and other visitors), using safety devices and doing everything reasonably necessary to protect their life, health, safety and welfare. It applies to places of employment and public buildings; other premises claims follow general negligence rules from court decisions not read here. Read in the 2023-24 Wisconsin Statutes PDF on docs.legis.wisconsin.gov (updated through 2025 Wis. Act 247, published 10-1-26). Source: Wis. Stat. § 101.11(1), (2)(a) |
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| Falls on snow and ice | No lawsuit may be brought against a Wisconsin city, village, town or county for injuries caused by an accumulation of snow or ice on a bridge or highway unless the accumulation had existed for 3 weeks; a claim for an accumulation of 3 weeks or more is subject to the general notice and damage-limit rules for claims against local governments (§ 893.80). Cities must clear sidewalks of snow and ice where abutting owners or occupants fail to, charging the cost to the property, and may fine owners for not clearing them. Read in the 2023-24 Wisconsin Statutes PDF on docs.legis.wisconsin.gov (updated through 2025 Wis. Act 247, published 10-1-26). No statute on snow and ice falls on private property was read. Source: Wis. Stat. §§ 893.83, 66.0907(5) |
| Sidewalk falls: who is responsible | Under Wisconsin law, sidewalks are part of the street, and a city's board of public works may order an unsafe, defective or insufficient sidewalk repaired or replaced, with notice served on the owner of the lot in front of which the work is ordered; the council may instead keep sidewalks in repair at city expense or split the cost with abutting owners. Injury claims against a city, village, town or county (including for sidewalks) are subject to the 120-day notice of claim and $50,000 damage limit in § 893.80; claims for snow and ice on a highway require that the accumulation existed for 3 weeks. Read in the 2023-24 Wisconsin Statutes PDF on docs.legis.wisconsin.gov (updated through 2025 Wis. Act 247, published 10-1-26). The statutes read do not state whether an abutting owner is liable to an injured pedestrian; no statement is made on that point. |
| Claims against a city or county | Before suing a Wisconsin political corporation, governmental subdivision or agency (such as a city, county, town or village) (or its officers or employees), the injured person must serve written notice of the circumstances of the claim within 120 days after the event (late or missing notice does not bar the claim if the entity had actual notice and was not prejudiced), and must present an itemized claim to the entity's clerk that is then disallowed. If the entity does not act within 120 days after the claim is presented, it is treated as disallowed; a lawsuit must be filed within 6 months after a notice of disallowance is served. Damages recoverable in a tort action against these local entities and their officers or employees are capped at $50,000 ($25,000 for a volunteer fire company). State claims are covered by § 893.82 (see injury/government_claims). Read in the 2023-24 Wisconsin Statutes PDF on docs.legis.wisconsin.gov (updated through 2025 Wis. Act 247, published 10-1-26). |
| Injuries on land used for recreation | A Wisconsin property owner owes people who enter to engage in recreational activity no duty to keep the property safe, no duty to inspect (with a narrow exception), and no duty to warn, and is not liable for their deaths or injuries or for wild animal attacks. For private owners, the immunity does not apply if the owner collected payment for the recreational use and total payments for recreational use that year exceeded $2,000, if the injury was caused by the owner's malicious failure to warn of a known unsafe condition or by a malicious act, or in certain cases involving invited social guests. Separate exceptions apply to state and local government property. Read in the 2023-24 Wisconsin Statutes PDF on docs.legis.wisconsin.gov (updated through 2025 Wis. Act 247, published 10-1-26). Source: Wis. Stat. § 895.52(2), (6) |
Motorcycle, pedestrian, bicycle, Uber/Lyft and truck crashes
| Motorcycle helmet law | Wisconsin requires a motorcycle helmet meeting the federal standard (49 CFR 571.218), with the chin strap fastened, only for riders under 18 and riders with an instructional permit; a motorcyclist may not carry a passenger under 18 unless the passenger wears a helmet. Adult riders without a permit are not required to wear a helmet under this section. Eye protection is required unless the motorcycle has a qualifying windshield. Read in the 2023-24 Wisconsin Statutes PDF on docs.legis.wisconsin.gov (updated through 2025 Wis. Act 247, published 10-1-26). The section does not address the effect on damages. |
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| Lane splitting | No Wisconsin statute names lane splitting. All vehicles, including motorcycles, are entitled to full use of a traffic lane and no vehicle may be driven so as to deprive another of the full use of a lane; motorcycles may ride no more than two abreast in a single lane, and only with both riders' consent. On roads divided into lanes, a driver must stay as nearly as practicable entirely within a single lane and may not leave it without first making sure the move is safe. Read in the 2023-24 Wisconsin Statutes PDF on docs.legis.wisconsin.gov (updated through 2025 Wis. Act 247, published 10-1-26). Chapter 346 was searched for 'between lanes' and 'rows of vehicles' with no match; no absence claim is made beyond what these sections say. |
| Pedestrian right-of-way | At an intersection or crosswalk not controlled by signals or an officer, drivers must yield to a pedestrian (or bicyclist using the crosswalk) crossing within a marked or unmarked crosswalk. Pedestrians may not suddenly leave a curb into the path of a vehicle so close that it is difficult for the driver to yield, and drivers may not pass a vehicle stopped to let a pedestrian cross. A pedestrian crossing anywhere other than within a marked or unmarked crosswalk must yield to all vehicles. Read in the 2023-24 Wisconsin Statutes PDF on docs.legis.wisconsin.gov (updated through 2025 Wis. Act 247, published 10-1-26). Source: Wis. Stat. §§ 346.24, 346.25 |
| Bicycle laws | A bicyclist on a roadway or shoulder has all the rights and duties of a vehicle operator, except provisions that apply only to motor vehicles or cannot apply to bicycles. A driver passing a bicycle must leave a safe distance of no less than 3 feet and keep that clearance until safely past. Bicyclists slower than traffic ride as close as practicable to the right edge (with exceptions such as left turns, hazards and lanes too narrow to share), and may ride 2 abreast if they do not impede traffic. Read in the 2023-24 Wisconsin Statutes PDF on docs.legis.wisconsin.gov (updated through 2025 Wis. Act 247, published 10-1-26). |
| Uber and Lyft insurance | While a Wisconsin rideshare (transportation network company) driver is logged on and available but not providing a ride: primary liability insurance of at least $50,000 per person and $100,000 per incident for death and bodily injury and $25,000 for property damage, plus primary uninsured motorist coverage. While engaged in transportation network services: primary liability of at least $1,000,000 for death, bodily injury and property damage, plus primary uninsured motorist coverage. If the driver's insurance lapses or falls short, the company's insurance must cover from the first dollar and defend the claim. Read in the 2023-24 Wisconsin Statutes PDF on docs.legis.wisconsin.gov (updated through 2025 Wis. Act 247, published 10-1-26). Source: Wis. Stat. § 440.48(1)(b)-(d) |
| Truck safety and insurance rules | Wisconsin's Department of Transportation must prescribe rules on safety of operations and drivers' hours of labor for motor carriers, with limits on applying federal rules (49 CFR 390, 391, 392, 395 and 397) to certain farm trucks and horse-trailer combinations. Covered carriers must file proof of liability insurance; the minimum is the federal level under 49 USC 13906(a)(1), except $300,000 for a vehicle of 10,000 pounds or less not carrying listed hazardous materials. For interstate trucks, federal minimum insurance is set in 49 CFR 387.9. Read in the 2023-24 Wisconsin Statutes PDF on docs.legis.wisconsin.gov (updated through 2025 Wis. Act 247, published 10-1-26). |
Construction accidents
| Construction site injuries | Wisconsin's safe place statute requires employers and owners of places of employment (which can include construction sites) and public buildings to construct, repair and maintain them so they are safe for employees and frequenters, and to use safety devices and safeguards. For the injured worker's own employer, workers' comp is the exclusive remedy against the employer, co-employees (with listed exceptions) and the comp insurer; the worker may also sue other negligent parties, with the recovery divided under the comp statute. Read in the 2023-24 Wisconsin Statutes PDF on docs.legis.wisconsin.gov (updated through 2025 Wis. Act 247, published 10-1-26). |
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Personal Injury & Wrongful Death FAQ
What is the statute of limitations for personal injury in Wisconsin?
Three years for an action to recover damages for injuries to the person, including injuries from a motor vehicle accident.
How long do you have to sue for property damage in Wisconsin?
Six years for an action (not arising on contract) for injury to real or personal property. Property damage from a motor vehicle accident has a three-year deadline.
What is the statute of limitations for medical malpractice in Wisconsin?
The later of three years from the date of injury, or one year from when the injury was or reasonably should have been discovered, but no more than five years after the act or omission. If the provider concealed a prior act or omission, the patient has one year from discovering the concealment (if later). For a foreign object left in the body, one year from when the patient became or should have become aware of it (if later).
How long do you have to file a wrongful death lawsuit in Wisconsin?
Three years for an action for death caused by the wrongful act, neglect or default of another. If the death arose from a motor vehicle accident, the deadline is two years after the cause of action accrues.
Who can file a wrongful death lawsuit in Wisconsin?
The personal representative, or the person to whom the recovery belongs, may bring the action. The recovery belongs to the surviving spouse or domestic partner (with up to 50% possibly set aside by the court for minor children the person supported); if none, to the lineal heirs; if none, to the brothers and sisters. Besides pecuniary damages, the spouse, children, parents, or minor siblings may recover for loss of society and companionship up to $500,000 per occurrence for the death of a minor or $350,000 for the death of an adult. Settlements involving minor children must be court-approved.
Can you recover damages if you were partly at fault in Wisconsin?
Modified comparative negligence (51% bar). An injured person's negligence does not bar recovery if it was not greater than the negligence of the person from whom recovery is sought; damages are reduced in proportion. The injured person's negligence is compared separately against each defendant. A defendant less than 51% at fault pays only its percentage share.
Does Wisconsin cap damages in personal injury cases?
No general cap on compensatory damages in ordinary personal injury cases was found. Wisconsin caps noneconomic damages in medical malpractice cases, loss-of-society damages in wrongful death cases ($500,000 for a minor, $350,000 for an adult), punitive damages, and damages against governments.
Is there a cap on medical malpractice damages in Wisconsin?
Total noneconomic damages for bodily injury from health care providers (including claims by family members, such as loss of consortium) are capped at $750,000 per occurrence on or after April 6, 2006. The same limit applies to long-term care providers. Juries make findings without regard to the cap, and the court reduces the award.
When can you get punitive damages in Wisconsin?
Allowed if the defendant acted maliciously toward the plaintiff or in intentional disregard of the plaintiff's rights. Punitive damages may not exceed twice the compensatory damages or $200,000, whichever is greater. The cap does not apply to a defendant who was driving a vehicle (including a car, snowmobile, ATV or boat) while intoxicated to the point of being unable to operate it safely.
How do you file an injury claim against the government in Wisconsin?
Local governments: written notice of the circumstances of the claim must be served within 120 days after the event (failure is excused if the government had actual notice and was not prejudiced), and an itemized claim must be presented and disallowed before suing. The claim is treated as disallowed if not acted on within 120 days, and the lawsuit must be filed within 6 months after notice of disallowance. Recovery against local governments is capped at $50,000 ($25,000 against volunteer fire companies). State employees: written notice of claim must be served on the attorney general within 120 days of the event; recovery is capped at $250,000 and no punitive damages are allowed.
Is a dog owner liable for a dog bite in Wisconsin?
Strict liability statute. A dog owner is liable for the full amount of damages caused by the dog injuring a person, domestic animal or property, subject to comparative negligence rules. If the owner knew the dog had previously, without provocation, bitten someone hard enough to break the skin and cause permanent scarring or disfigurement, the owner is liable for two times the damages for a similar bite.
What is the minimum car insurance required in Wisconsin?
Minimum liability limits are $25,000 for bodily injury or death of one person, $50,000 for bodily injury or death of two or more people in one accident, and $10,000 for property damage.
When do you have to report a car accident to the police in Wisconsin?
The driver or a passenger of a vehicle in a crash must immediately, by the quickest means available, notify the local police department, sheriff's office, county or municipal traffic department, or a state traffic patrol officer if the crash causes injury (any injury needing first aid or a doctor's attention) or death; apparent damage of $200 or more to government-owned property other than a vehicle; or total apparent damage of $1,000 or more to any one person's property or to a government vehicle. A first violation can bring a forfeiture of $200–$500.
Do you have to report a car accident to the DMV in Wisconsin?
For a crash that must be reported to police, the driver must send a written report to the Department of Transportation within 10 days, on the department's approved form, unless a law enforcement agency makes the report. The department may accept or require the report from a passenger or the owner instead. If the driver is physically unable, the owner must make the notice and report. Violations can bring a forfeiture of $40–$200 for a first offense.
What are your duties after a car accident in Wisconsin?
A driver in a crash must reasonably investigate what was struck. If the driver knows or has reason to know someone was injured or killed, or an attended vehicle was damaged, they must stop as close to the scene as possible and stay until they have given their name, address and vehicle registration number, shown their license if asked, and given reasonable help to anyone injured (including arranging transport for treatment). Penalties: if no one was hurt, a $300–$1,000 fine and/or up to 6 months in jail; injury without great bodily harm, up to $10,000 and/or up to 9 months; great bodily harm, a Class E felony; death, a Class D felony. The vehicle owner can also be held liable for a forfeiture of up to $1,000.
Who is responsible if you slip and fall on someone's property in Wisconsin?
Wisconsin's 'safe place' statute requires every employer and every owner of a place of employment or a public building to build, repair and maintain it so it is safe, and requires employers to make places of employment safe for employees and for 'frequenters' (such as customers and other visitors), using safety devices and doing everything reasonably necessary to protect their life, health, safety and welfare. It applies to places of employment and public buildings; other premises claims follow general negligence rules from court decisions not read here.
Can you sue for slipping on ice or snow in Wisconsin?
No lawsuit may be brought against a Wisconsin city, village, town or county for injuries caused by an accumulation of snow or ice on a bridge or highway unless the accumulation had existed for 3 weeks; a claim for an accumulation of 3 weeks or more is subject to the general notice and damage-limit rules for claims against local governments (§ 893.80). Cities must clear sidewalks of snow and ice where abutting owners or occupants fail to, charging the cost to the property, and may fine owners for not clearing them.
Who is liable if you trip and fall on a sidewalk in Wisconsin?
Under Wisconsin law, sidewalks are part of the street, and a city's board of public works may order an unsafe, defective or insufficient sidewalk repaired or replaced, with notice served on the owner of the lot in front of which the work is ordered; the council may instead keep sidewalks in repair at city expense or split the cost with abutting owners. Injury claims against a city, village, town or county (including for sidewalks) are subject to the 120-day notice of claim and $50,000 damage limit in § 893.80; claims for snow and ice on a highway require that the accumulation existed for 3 weeks.
How long do you have to file a claim against a city or county in Wisconsin?
Before suing a Wisconsin political corporation, governmental subdivision or agency (such as a city, county, town or village) (or its officers or employees), the injured person must serve written notice of the circumstances of the claim within 120 days after the event (late or missing notice does not bar the claim if the entity had actual notice and was not prejudiced), and must present an itemized claim to the entity's clerk that is then disallowed. If the entity does not act within 120 days after the claim is presented, it is treated as disallowed; a lawsuit must be filed within 6 months after a notice of disallowance is served. Damages recoverable in a tort action against these local entities and their officers or employees are capped at $50,000 ($25,000 for a volunteer fire company). State claims are covered by § 893.82 (see injury/government_claims).
Is a landowner liable for injuries on land used for recreation in Wisconsin?
A Wisconsin property owner owes people who enter to engage in recreational activity no duty to keep the property safe, no duty to inspect (with a narrow exception), and no duty to warn, and is not liable for their deaths or injuries or for wild animal attacks. For private owners, the immunity does not apply if the owner collected payment for the recreational use and total payments for recreational use that year exceeded $2,000, if the injury was caused by the owner's malicious failure to warn of a known unsafe condition or by a malicious act, or in certain cases involving invited social guests. Separate exceptions apply to state and local government property.
Do you have to wear a motorcycle helmet in Wisconsin?
Wisconsin requires a motorcycle helmet meeting the federal standard (49 CFR 571.218), with the chin strap fastened, only for riders under 18 and riders with an instructional permit; a motorcyclist may not carry a passenger under 18 unless the passenger wears a helmet. Adult riders without a permit are not required to wear a helmet under this section. Eye protection is required unless the motorcycle has a qualifying windshield.
Is lane splitting legal in Wisconsin?
No Wisconsin statute names lane splitting. All vehicles, including motorcycles, are entitled to full use of a traffic lane and no vehicle may be driven so as to deprive another of the full use of a lane; motorcycles may ride no more than two abreast in a single lane, and only with both riders' consent. On roads divided into lanes, a driver must stay as nearly as practicable entirely within a single lane and may not leave it without first making sure the move is safe.
Who has the right of way, a pedestrian or a driver, in Wisconsin?
At an intersection or crosswalk not controlled by signals or an officer, drivers must yield to a pedestrian (or bicyclist using the crosswalk) crossing within a marked or unmarked crosswalk. Pedestrians may not suddenly leave a curb into the path of a vehicle so close that it is difficult for the driver to yield, and drivers may not pass a vehicle stopped to let a pedestrian cross. A pedestrian crossing anywhere other than within a marked or unmarked crosswalk must yield to all vehicles.
What are the bicycle laws in Wisconsin?
A bicyclist on a roadway or shoulder has all the rights and duties of a vehicle operator, except provisions that apply only to motor vehicles or cannot apply to bicycles. A driver passing a bicycle must leave a safe distance of no less than 3 feet and keep that clearance until safely past. Bicyclists slower than traffic ride as close as practicable to the right edge (with exceptions such as left turns, hazards and lanes too narrow to share), and may ride 2 abreast if they do not impede traffic.
What insurance must Uber and Lyft drivers have in Wisconsin?
While a Wisconsin rideshare (transportation network company) driver is logged on and available but not providing a ride: primary liability insurance of at least $50,000 per person and $100,000 per incident for death and bodily injury and $25,000 for property damage, plus primary uninsured motorist coverage. While engaged in transportation network services: primary liability of at least $1,000,000 for death, bodily injury and property damage, plus primary uninsured motorist coverage. If the driver's insurance lapses or falls short, the company's insurance must cover from the first dollar and defend the claim.
What safety and insurance rules apply to trucks in Wisconsin?
Wisconsin's Department of Transportation must prescribe rules on safety of operations and drivers' hours of labor for motor carriers, with limits on applying federal rules (49 CFR 390, 391, 392, 395 and 397) to certain farm trucks and horse-trailer combinations. Covered carriers must file proof of liability insurance; the minimum is the federal level under 49 USC 13906(a)(1), except $300,000 for a vehicle of 10,000 pounds or less not carrying listed hazardous materials. For interstate trucks, federal minimum insurance is set in 49 CFR 387.9.
Can you sue for a construction accident in Wisconsin?
Wisconsin's safe place statute requires employers and owners of places of employment (which can include construction sites) and public buildings to construct, repair and maintain them so they are safe for employees and frequenters, and to use safety devices and safeguards. For the injured worker's own employer, workers' comp is the exclusive remedy against the employer, co-employees (with listed exceptions) and the comp insurer; the worker may also sue other negligent parties, with the recovery divided under the comp statute.
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