Injured in an accident that was not your fault? Carson Law Office represents injured people in New Berlin, Waukesha County, Milwaukee, Racine and Kenosha. The consultation is free, and you owe nothing unless there is a recovery.
The cases we handle
- Car and truck accidents — collisions, rear-end crashes, uninsured and underinsured motorist claims.
- Slip, trip and fall — injuries on business premises, in parking lots, and on poorly maintained property.
- Premises liability — dangerous conditions a property owner knew about, or should have known about, and did not fix.
- Wrongful death — claims brought by the family after a fatal accident.
Three things that decide most Wisconsin injury claims
The deadline is three years — and sometimes 120 days
Wisconsin’s general statute of limitations for personal injury is three years from the date of the injury. But if your claim is against a Wisconsin municipality, county or state agency, you must file a formal notice of claim within 120 days. Miss that notice and the claim is barred even though the three-year period has years left to run. Medical malpractice and injuries to children run on different clocks again. The deadlines in detail.
A gap in medical treatment is used against you
See a doctor even when you feel fine. Adrenaline masks pain, and whiplash, concussions and soft-tissue injuries frequently take one to three days to appear. If you do not seek treatment, the insurer will argue you were not really hurt — and a gap in care is one of the most common ways injured people undermine their own claims. What to do after a car accident.
Do not give a recorded statement to the other side’s insurer
The other driver’s insurance company will often call within days and ask for a recorded statement. You are not required to give one. Adjusters are trained to ask questions that narrow your claim, and Wisconsin’s comparative fault rule means the way an accident is characterized can reduce or eliminate what you recover. Decline politely, and call a lawyer first.
What you have to prove in a fall case
Falling on someone else’s property is not by itself a claim. Wisconsin premises liability generally requires you to show that the owner knew or should have known about the dangerous condition, that the owner failed to fix it or warn you, and that the failure caused your injuries. The hazard must have existed long enough that a reasonable owner would have found it — a spill thirty seconds old is a far weaker case than one that sat for hours. Your status on the property matters too: owners owe the highest duty to invitees, less to licensees, and to trespassers generally only the duty to avoid intentional harm. Premises liability explained.
Why Carson Law Office
Christopher S. Carson has practiced law in Milwaukee for thirty-four years. When you call this office, you are speaking to the lawyer whose name is on the door, not to an intake center. More about the firm.
Talk to a Wisconsin personal injury lawyer
The consultation is free and there is no obligation. Call (262) 860-8932 or send us a message. The sooner you call, the more evidence there is to work with — footage gets overwritten, vehicles get repaired, and witnesses forget.
This page is general information about Wisconsin law, not legal advice about your situation, and reading it does not create an attorney-client relationship. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.