Wisconsin law

Construction Defect Laws in Wisconsin.

Wisconsin construction-defect claims are subject to a 10-year statute of repose under Wis. Stat. § 893.89, running from substantial completion of the improvement. The personal-injury statute of limitations is 3 years (Wis. Stat. § 893.54); contract claims, 6 years (Wis. Stat. § 893.43). Wisconsin applies modified comparative fault (51% bar) under Wis. Stat. § 895.045. Wisconsin's "economic loss doctrine" (Daanen & Janssen v. Cedarapids, 1998) limits tort recovery for economic-only damages in commercial contract settings.