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Nursing Home Abuse: Get Help and Check the Care in Wisconsin

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Filing deadline3 years from date of injuryWis. Stat. § 893.54

Deadlines vary with the facts of each case. A lawyer can confirm yours.

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01 · Your filing deadline

What is the deadline in Wisconsin?

Wisconsin's personal injury SOL is 3 years (Wis. Stat. § 893.54). Elder abuse claims follow the same 3-year period. Wisconsin's medical malpractice framework (Wis. Stat. § 655) may impose a pre-suit claim-filing requirement and damages cap — consult local counsel on applicability to nursing home negligence. A lawyer can confirm yours.

3 years from date of injury

Source: Wis. Stat. § 893.54

Deadlines vary; a lawyer can confirm yours. An older diagnosis or a past filing window does not, by itself, establish whether you have a claim.

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A lawyer can check which filing rules apply to your circumstances.

02 · Where cases are heard

Where would my case be heard?

Wisconsin's Adult Protective Services Act (Wis. Stat. § 46.90) and Nursing Home Resident Rights statute (Wis. Stat. § 50.09) provide civil remedies and mandatory reporting for elder abuse. Wisconsin follows modified comparative fault with a 51% bar. Wisconsin has approximately 380 nursing facilities with significant rural coverage.

Milwaukee County Circuit Court — Civil Division

901 N 9th St, Milwaukee, WI 53233

Court website

U.S. District Court — Eastern District of Wisconsin

517 E Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53202

Court website

Medical facilities in Wisconsin

  • Froedtert Hospital — Level I Trauma

How this works nationally

For the overall process and updates, read the Nursing Home Abuse: Get Help and Check the Care overview. This page covers the local information available for Wisconsin.

What happens when I check?

You answer a few short questions about what happened. If you send them, your answers are kept on file. If a participating law firm takes these cases, it may contact you. People's Justice is not a law firm.

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Sources

  1. Wis. Stat. § 893.54