Wisconsin law

Product Liability Laws in Wisconsin.

Wisconsin recognizes strict products-liability claims under the framework of Restatement (Second) of Torts § 402A. In 2011, the Wisconsin Legislature enacted Wis. Stat. § 895.047 — imposing a risk-utility test for design-defect claims, narrowing the class of potential defendants, and adopting federal-preemption-like principles. The statute of limitations is 3 years (Wis. Stat. § 893.54); UCC warranty claims, 6 years (Wis. Stat. § 402.725). Wisconsin applies modified comparative fault (51% bar).