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WI Stat § 895.443 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 895 - Damages, liability, and miscellaneous provisions regarding actions in courts.|895.443 - Physical injury, emotional distress, loss or damage suffered by members of certain groups; action for.

895.443  Physical injury, emotional distress, loss or damage suffered by members of certain groups; action for. (1) If a person suffers physical injury to his or her person or emotional distress or damage to or loss of his or her property by reason of conduct that is prohibited under s. 943.012 and that causes damage to any property specified in s. 943.012 (1) to (4) or by reason of conduct that is grounds for a penalty increase under s. 939.645 (1), the person has a civil cause of action against the person who caused the physical injury, emotional distress, damage or loss. (2) The burden of proof in a civil action under sub. (1) rests with the person who suffers the physical injury, emotional distress, damage or loss to prove his or her case by a preponderance of the credible evidence. (3) If the plaintiff prevails in a civil action under sub. (1), he or she may recover special and general damages, including damages for emotional distress; punitive damages; and costs, including all reasonable attorney fees and other costs of the investigation and litigation which were reasonably incurred. (4) A person may bring a civil action under sub. (1) regardless of whether there has been a criminal action related to the physical injury, emotional distress, loss or damage under sub. (1) and regardless of the outcome of any such criminal action. (5) This section does not limit the right of a person to recover from any parent or parents under s. 895.035.History:  1987 a. 348; 2003 a. 243; 2005 a. 155 s. 65; Stats. 2005 s. 895.443.
WI Stat § 895.445 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 895 - Damages, liability, and miscellaneous provisions regarding actions in courts.|895.445 - Damage to certain machines; action for.

895.445  Damage to certain machines; action for. (1) An owner of a machine operated by the insertion of coins, currency, debit cards or credit cards that is damaged by a person acting with the intent to commit a theft from that machine may bring an action against the person. (2) The owner has the burden of proving his or her case under sub. (1) by a preponderance of the credible evidence. (3) If the owner prevails in a civil action under sub. (1), he or she may recover all of the following:(a) Treble damages.(b) Costs, including all reasonable attorney fees and other costs of the investigation and litigation that were reasonably incurred. (4) An owner may bring a civil action under sub. (1) regardless of whether there has been a criminal action related to the damage under sub. (1) and regardless of the outcome of any such criminal action.History:  1995 a. 133; 2005 a. 155 s. 69; Stats. 2005 s. 895.445.
WI Stat § 895.447 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 895 - Damages, liability, and miscellaneous provisions regarding actions in courts.|895.447 - Certain agreements to limit or eliminate tort liability void.

895.447  Certain agreements to limit or eliminate tort liability void. (1) Any provision to limit or eliminate tort liability as a part of or in connection with any contract, covenant or agreement relating to the construction, alteration, repair or maintenance of a building, structure, or other work related to construction, including any moving, demolition or excavation, is against public policy and void. (2) This section does not apply to any insurance contract or worker's compensation plan. (3) This section shall not apply to any provision of any contract, covenant or agreement entered into prior to July 1, 1978.History:  1977 c. 441; Stats. 1977 s. 895.47; 1977 c. 447; Stats. 1977 s. 895.49; 2005 a. 155 s. 49; Stats. 2005 s. 895.447.This section did not void an indemnity clause in a contract. Gerdmann v. U.S. Fire Insurance Co., 119 Wis. 2d 367, 350 N.W.2d 730 (Ct. App. 1984).This section did not void a subrogation waiver in a contract because the waiver did not limit or eliminate tort liability. “Tort liability" is the legal obligation or responsibility to another resulting from a civil wrong or injury for which a remedy may be obtained. The subrogation waiver in this case did not limit or eliminate the legal responsibility of the contractors to the property owner for the contractors' negligent acts. Instead, the subrogation waiver waived the property owner's right to recover damages from the contractors for their wrongful acts to the extent those damages were covered by a property insurance policy. Collection of damages does not equate with liability. Rural Mutual Insurance Co. v. Lester Buildings, LLC, 2019 WI 70, 387 Wis. 2d 414, 929 N.W.2d 180, 16-1837.
WI Stat § 895.448 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 895 - Damages, liability, and miscellaneous provisions regarding actions in courts.|895.448 - Safety devices on farm equipment, ordinary negligence.

895.448  Safety devices on farm equipment, ordinary negligence. (1) In this section:(a) “Farm equipment" means a tractor or other machine used in the business of farming.(b) “Safety device" means a guard, shield or other part that has the purpose of preventing injury to humans. (2) If a person in the business of selling or repairing farm equipment fabricates a safety device and installs the safety device on used farm equipment, after determining either that the farm equipment was not originally equipped with such a safety device or that a replacement is not available from the original manufacturer or from a manufacturer of replacements, and notifies the owner or purchaser of the farm equipment that the person fabricated the safety device, the person is not liable for claims founded in tort for damages arising from the safety device unless the claimant proves, by a preponderance of the evidence, that a cause of the claimant's harm was the failure to use reasonable care with respect to the design, fabrication, inspection, condition or installation of, or warnings relating to, the safety device.History:  1993 a. 455; 2005 a. 155 s. 50; Stats. 2005 s. 895.448.
WI Stat § 895.449 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 895 - Damages, liability, and miscellaneous provisions regarding actions in courts.|895.449 - Action for loss caused by failure to pay for gasoline or diesel fuel.

895.449  Action for loss caused by failure to pay for gasoline or diesel fuel. (1) In this section:(a) “Association" means a membership organization whose membership is composed of retail businesses that sell gasoline or diesel fuel.(b) “Fuel retailer" means a person who suffers a loss as the result of a violation of s. 943.21 (1m) (d).(c) “Vehicle owner" means a person who holds the legal title of the vehicle that received gasoline or diesel fuel involved in a violation of s. 943.21 (1m) (d). (2) Any fuel retailer has a cause of action against a vehicle owner whose vehicle was involved in a violation of s. 943.21 (1m) (d). The fuel retailer may provide an association with an affidavit specifying the time and date that the violation occurred, the registration plate number of the vehicle that received the gasoline or diesel fuel, and the retail value of gasoline or diesel fuel involved in the violation. (3) Upon receipt by an association of an affidavit under sub. (2), that association may obtain from the department of transportation, based on the registration plate number of the motor vehicle that received the gasoline or diesel fuel in violation of s. 943.21 (1m) (d), identifying information regarding the owner of that motor vehicle and may forward the identifying information to the person who provided the affidavit under sub. (2). (4) The fuel retailer may send a letter by 1st class mail to the vehicle owner at the address obtained under sub. (3), requesting payment of the amount owed for the unpaid gasoline or diesel fuel, plus a service fee that does not exceed $30. The letter shall include the time and date of the violation, the registration plate number of the vehicle that received the gasoline or diesel fuel, and a statement that if the vehicle owner fails to pay the amount demanded within 30 days of receipt of the letter, the fuel retailer may commence a court action to collect that amount. If a vehicle owner fails to make the payment owed within 30 days of his or her receipt of the letter, the fuel retailer may commence an action in circuit court to collect the amount demanded. (5) If the fuel retailer prevails in an action brought under this section, the fuel retailer shall be entitled to the amount of the loss incurred, the $30 service fee, and court costs. History:  2011 a. 186.
WI Stat § 895.45 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 895 - Damages, liability, and miscellaneous provisions regarding actions in courts.|895.45 - Service representatives for adult abusive conduct complainants.

895.45  Service representatives for adult abusive conduct complainants. (1) Definitions. In this section:(a) “Abusive conduct" means domestic abuse, as defined under s. 49.165 (1) (a), 813.12 (1) (am), or 968.075 (1) (a), harassment, as defined under s. 813.125 (1) (am) 4., sexual exploitation by a therapist under s. 940.22, sexual assault under s. 940.225, child abuse, as defined under s. 813.122 (1) (a), or child abuse under ss. 948.02 to 948.11.(b) “Complainant" means an adult who alleges that he or she was the subject of abusive conduct or who alleges that a crime has been committed against him or her.(c) “Service representative" means an individual member of an organization or victim assistance program who provides counseling or support services to complainants or petitioners and charges no fee for services provided to a complainant under sub. (2) or to a petitioner under s. 813.122. (2)  Right to be present. A complainant has the right to select a service representative to attend, with the complainant, hearings, depositions and court proceedings, whether criminal or civil, and all interviews and meetings related to those hearings, depositions and court proceedings, if abusive conduct is alleged to have occurred against the complainant or if a crime is alleged to have been committed against the complainant and if the abusive conduct or the crime is a factor under s. 767.41 or is a factor in the complainant's ability to represent his or her interest at the hearing, deposition or court proceeding. The complainant shall notify the court orally, or in writing, of that selection. A service representative selected by a complainant has the right to be present at every hearing, deposition and court proceeding and all interviews and meetings related to those hearings, depositions and court proceedings that the complainant is required or authorized to attend. The service representative selected by the complainant has the right to sit adjacent to the complainant and confer orally and in writing with the complainant in a reasonable manner during every hearing, deposition or court proceeding and related interviews and meetings, except when the complainant is testifying or is represented by private counsel. The service representative may not sit at counsel table during a jury trial. The service representative may address the court if permitted to do so by the court. (3)  Failure to exercise right not grounds for appeal. The failure of a complainant to exercise a right under this section is not a ground for an appeal of a judgment of conviction or for any court to reverse or modify a judgment of conviction.History:  1991 a. 276; 1995 a. 220; 2001 a. 109; 2005 a. 155 s. 64; Stats. 2005 s. 895.45; 2005 a. 443 s. 265; 2007 a. 20; 2015 a. 253; 2021 a. 76.
WI Stat § 895.453 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 895 - Damages, liability, and miscellaneous provisions regarding actions in courts.|895.453 - Payments of chiropractic services from attorney contingency fees.

895.453  Payments of chiropractic services from attorney contingency fees. (1) In this section:(a) “Chiropractor" means a person licensed under ch. 446.(b) “Motor vehicle" means a vehicle, including a combination of 2 or more vehicles or an articulated vehicle, which is self-propelled, except a vehicle operated exclusively on a rail. (2) Notwithstanding s. 803.03, if all of the following conditions exist, fees for chiropractic services provided to an injured person shall be paid out of the amount of fees due to his or her attorney under the contingency fee arrangement made between the person and the attorney:(a) The person is injured as the result of a motor vehicle accident.(b) The services were provided by a chiropractor because of the injuries arising from the motor vehicle accident.(c) The person is represented by an attorney under a contingency fee arrangement.(d) The person receives an amount under a settlement agreement that is less than his or her damages.(e) Prior to the person's acceptance of the settlement agreement, the chiropractor has not been paid for his or her services and has provided written notification to the person's attorney of the services that were provided to the person. (3) Except as provided in sub. (4), if the conditions under sub. (2) are met, the distribution of the amount due under the contingency fee arrangement shall be allocated on a pro rata basis between the person's attorney and each chiropractor who provided services, based on the percentage obtained by comparing the outstanding fees owed to the attorney and each chiropractor to the aggregate outstanding attorney and chiropractic fees. (4) This section does not apply if any of the following exist:(a) The chiropractor is eligible for payment for the services provided to the person under any health insurance contract or self-insured health plan.(b) The chiropractor is eligible for payment for the services provided to the person under any governmental health plan or program, including Medicaid or Medicare. History:  2011 a. 32.
WI Stat § 895.455 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 895 - Damages, liability, and miscellaneous provisions regarding actions in courts.|895.455 - Limits on recovery by prisoners.

895.455  Limits on recovery by prisoners. A prisoner, as defined in s. 801.02 (7) (a) 2., may not recover damages for mental or emotional injury unless the prisoner shows that he or she has suffered a physical injury as a result of the same incident that caused the mental or emotional injury.History:  1997 a. 133; 2005 a. 155 s. 66; Stats. 2005 s. 895.455.
WI Stat § 895.457 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 895 - Damages, liability, and miscellaneous provisions regarding actions in courts.|895.457 - Limiting felon's right to damages.

895.457  Limiting felon's right to damages. (1) In this section:(a) “Crime" means a crime under the laws of this state or under federal law.(b) “Damages" means damages for an injury to real or personal property, for death, or for personal injury.(c) “Felony" means a felony under the laws of this state or under federal law.(d) “Victim" means a person against whom an act constituting a felony was committed. (2) No person may recover damages from any of the following persons for injury or death incurred while committing, or as a result of committing, an act that constituted a felony, if the person was convicted of a felony for that act:(a) A victim of that felony.(b) An individual other than a victim of that felony who assisted or attempted to assist in the prevention of the act, who assisted or attempted to assist in the protection of the victim, or who assisted or attempted to assist in the apprehension or detention of the person committing the act unless the individual who assisted or attempted to assist is convicted of a crime as a result of his or her assistance or attempted assistance. (3) This section does not prohibit a person from recovering damages for death or personal injury resulting from a device used to provide security that is intended or likely to cause great bodily harm, as defined in s. 939.22 (14), or death. (4) (a) Any applicable statute of limitations for an action to recover damages against a person described under sub. (2) (a) or (b) for injury or death incurred while committing, or as a result of committing, an act that constituted a felony is tolled during the period beginning with the commencement of a criminal proceeding charging the person who committed the act with a felony for that act and ending with the final disposition, as defined in s. 893.13 (1), of the criminal proceeding.(b) Any applicable statute of limitations for an action to recover damages from an individual described under sub. (2) (b) for injury or death incurred while committing, or as a result of committing, an act that constituted a felony is tolled during the period beginning with the commencement of a criminal proceeding charging the individual described under sub. (2) (b) with a crime as a result of his or her assistance or attempt to assist and ending with the final disposition, as defined in s. 893.13 (1), of the criminal proceeding. This paragraph does not apply if a criminal proceeding described in par. (a) does not result in a felony conviction and there is no other criminal proceeding described under par. (a) pending. (5) A court may stay a civil action described under sub. (2) until the final disposition of a criminal proceeding described under sub. (4). History:  2003 a. 87; 2005 a. 155 s. 68; Stats. 2005 s. 895.457.
WI Stat § 895.463 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 895 - Damages, liability, and miscellaneous provisions regarding actions in courts.|895.463 - Zoning ordinances.

895.463  Zoning ordinances. In any matter relating to a zoning ordinance or shoreland zoning ordinance enacted or enforced by a city, village, town, or county, the court shall resolve an ambiguity in the meaning of a word or phrase in a zoning ordinance or shoreland zoning ordinance in favor of the free use of private property. History:  2015 a. 391.
WI Stat § 895.47 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 895 - Damages, liability, and miscellaneous provisions regarding actions in courts.|895.47 - Indemnification of the Wisconsin State Agencies Building Corporation and the Wisconsin State Public Building Corporation.

895.47  Indemnification of the Wisconsin State Agencies Building Corporation and the Wisconsin State Public Building Corporation. If the Wisconsin State Agencies Building Corporation or the Wisconsin State Public Building Corporation is the defendant in an action or special proceeding in its capacity as owner of facilities occupied by any department or agents of any department of state government, the judgment as to damages and costs shall be paid by the state from the appropriation made under s. 20.865 (1) (fm). The state, when it does not provide legal counsel to the defendant, its members, officers or employees, shall pay reasonable attorney fees and costs of defending the action regardless of the results of the litigation, unless the court or jury finds that the member, officer or employee did not act within the scope of that person's employment. Failure by the defendant to give notice to the department of justice of an action or special proceeding commenced against it, its members, officers or employees as soon as reasonably possible shall bar recovery by the defendant, its members, officers or employees from the state under this section. Attorney fees and expenses may not be recovered if the state offers the member, officer or employee legal counsel and the offer is refused.History:  1977 c. 344, 447.
WI Stat § 895.472 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 895 - Damages, liability, and miscellaneous provisions regarding actions in courts.|895.472 - Indemnification of a financial institution.

895.472  Indemnification of a financial institution. A financial institution, as defined in s. 943.80 (2), that compensates a customer for a pecuniary loss resulting from a financial crime, as defined in s. 943.80 (1), or assumes the loss, may bring a civil action against the person who committed the crime to recover the amount of the loss, any other damages incurred by the financial institution as a result of the crime, and the costs incurred to bring the action, including attorney's fees.History:  2005 a. 212 s. 2; 2007 a. 97 s. 239.
WI Stat § 895.475 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 895 - Damages, liability, and miscellaneous provisions regarding actions in courts.|895.475 - Exemption from civil liability for furnishing safety inspection or advisory services.

895.475  Exemption from civil liability for furnishing safety inspection or advisory services. The furnishing of, or failure to furnish, safety inspection or advisory services intended to reduce the likelihood of injury, death or loss shall not subject a state officer, employee or agent, or an insurer, the insurer's agent or employee undertaking to perform such services as an incident to insurance, to liability for damages from injury, death or loss occurring as a result of any act or omission in the course of the safety inspection or advisory services. This section shall not apply if the active negligence of the state officer, employee or agent, or of the insurer, the insurer's agent or employee created the condition that was the proximate cause of injury, death or loss. This section shall not apply to an insurer, the insurer's agent or employee performing the safety inspection or advisory services when required to do so under the provisions of a written service contract.History:  1991 a. 39; 2005 a. 155 s. 42; Stats. 2005 s. 895.475.A “written service contract" is a contract that obligates the insurer to provide loss control services to an insured. Samuels Recycling Co. v. CNA Insurance Cos., 223 Wis. 2d 233, 588 N.W.2d 385 (Ct. App. 1998), 97-3511.
WI Stat § 895.476 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 895 - Damages, liability, and miscellaneous provisions regarding actions in courts.|895.476 - Civil liability exemption; exposure to the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 or COVID-19.

895.476  Civil liability exemption; exposure to the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 or COVID-19. (1) In this section:(a) “COVID-19” means the infection caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 or by any viral strain originating from SARS-CoV-2, and conditions associated with the infection.(b) “Entity” means a partnership, corporation, association, governmental entity, tribal government, tribal entity, or other legal entity, including a school, institution of higher education, or nonprofit organization. “Entity” includes an employer or business owner, employee, agent, or independent contractor of the entity, regardless of whether the person is paid or an unpaid volunteer. “Entity” includes an employer covered under ch. 108. (2) Beginning March 1, 2020, an entity is immune from civil liability for the death of or injury to any individual or damages caused by an act or omission resulting in or relating to exposure, directly or indirectly, to the novel coronavirus identified as SARS-CoV-2 or COVID-19 in the course of or through the performance or provision of the entity's functions or services. (3) Subsection (2) does not apply if the act or omission involves reckless or wanton conduct or intentional misconduct. (4) Immunity under this section is in addition to, not in lieu of, other immunity granted by law, and nothing in this section limits immunity granted under any other provision of law, including immunity granted under s. 893.80 (4).History: 2021 a. 4.