Q: What if the driver flees the scene and is never apprehended? This is something that’s really important to know, and a lot of people don’t know about it: Wisconsin changed its law with regards to what we call “miss-and-runs.” There are times when the person who causes the accident flees or leaves the scene, […]
Multiple Injured Parties in the Same Vehicle
Q: If I get injured in a car accident that wasn’t my fault and my passenger gets injured too, can both of us hire you? The answer to that is “It depends.” To a certain extent, there can be a conflict of interest. On the other hand, it can be what’s called a “waivable conflict […]
What if the other driver in a car accident has no insurance?
If the other driver has no insurance, then we turn to our client’s uninsured or, if the other driver doesn’t have enough insurance, underinsured motorist’s coverage. It’s called UM and UIM, and those are the coverages that you as a driver purchase as a part of your insurance in order to protect yourself against exactly […]
What if I’m partially at fault for the car accident?
Wisconsin is a comparative negligence state, which means that your negligence is compared to the negligence of all the other people involved in the car accident. If you are more than 50% at fault, then you recover nothing. That’s something very important to know about the percentage of your responsibility for the car accident. For […]
Car Accident Punitive Damages and First Offense Drunk Driving
Many people say, “Shouldn’t all drunk driving accidents have punitive damages?” The case law in Wisconsin makes clear that they are eligible for punitive damages, but probably not for a first offense. That has generally been the rule of thumb that most courts operate under. It doesn’t mean that you could never get punitive damages […]
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