Tort Law
Damages
- WI Claims Board
Considers claims for money damages against Wisconsin state agencies. Includes claim forms and instructions. Recent decisions available. - Damages (Cornell
Legal Information Institute)
Commentary with links to primary law including federal & state case law, federal court rules, federal & state statutes and uniform laws.
The Law
The Wisconsin Statutes contain numerous references to damages. Examples of possible word or phrase searches include: damages ; treble damages ; double damages ; exemplary damages ; punitive damages ; damages limitation ; noneconomic damages
The Wisconsin Administrative Code also contains numerous references to damages. Example of a possible word search: damages
Remember: Additional laws, regulations & opinions may also contain relevant information about damages.
Personal Injury
- ABA
Family Legal Guide: Personal Injury (American Bar Association)
Claims due to negligence; automobile accidents; injuries at your home, property or others' property; emotional distress; medical malpractice; product liability; intentional wrongs; etc. - Accident and Injury Center (FindLaw)
Overviews and links to resources on personal injury, defective & dangerous products, medical drugs & devices, toxic substances, and more. - "Illustrative" Forms
of Class Action Notices (Federal Judicial Center)
Examples which illustrate how attorneys and judges might comply with a change to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(c)(2)(B). - Keeping the Pressure on in Litigation Cases (Legal Assistant Today, 2007)
Information and "practice-tested forms".
- Personal
Injury (Lawyers.com)
- Personal
Injury & Accident Law (Nolo.com)
Information on determining who is at fault, gathering evidence, filing a claim, dealing with insurance companies, etc. - Personal Injury Questions and Answers (State Bar of WI)
- Tort (Cornell
Legal Information Institute)
Commentary with links to primary law, including federal statutes and case law. - Traffic Accidents
- Forms
- Notice of Injury and Claim (WI Dept. of Justice)
Claims against state employees for injury, damage or death.
- Notice of Injury and Claim (WI Dept. of Justice)
The Law (Additional statutes, regulations & opinions may apply to your specific situation.)
- WI Statutes: ch. 895 "Damages, Liability, and Miscellaneous Provisions Regarding Actions in Courts"
- WI Constitution: Art. I, sec. 9 "Remedy for Wrongs"
- U.S. Code: 28 USC 2671-2680 "Tort Claims Procedure"
Search for more statutes, regulations & opinions.
Products Liability
- FindLaw: Dangerous and Defective Products
- Manual for Complex Litigation 4th ed.
Approaches trial judges have found helpful in managing class actions and mass torts. - Products
Liability (Cornell Legal Information Institute)
Commentary with links to federal & state case law, federal & statute statutes and uniform laws. - Products Liability: A Legal Overview (Congressional Research Service, 2005)
The Law (Additional statutes, regulations & opinions may apply to your specific situation.)
- WI Statutes: s. 100.42 "Product Safety"
- WI Statutes: s. 426.110 "Class Actions; Injunctions; Declaratory Relief"
- WI Statutes: s. 601.425 "Product Liability Insurance Reports"
- WI Statutes: s. 803.03 "Joinder of Persons Needed for Just and Complete Adjudication"
- WI Statutes: s. 803.08 "Class Actions"
- WI Statutes: s. 895.045 "Contributory Negligence"
- U.S. Code: 15 USC 2301-2312 "Consumer Product Warranties"
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