# Joint and several liability rule · Wisconsin — Comparative fault system and joint and several liability rules by state

For Joint and several liability rule · Wisconsin, state is Wisconsin; rule type is Joint and several liability rule; joint liability rule is Defendants are responsible only for their proportionate share of negligence if they are less than 51% at fault unless a defendant acted as part of a common scheme or plan; joint liability fault threshold is less than 51%; statutory citation is Wisconsin Statutes § 895.045(1)- 895.045(3), recorded from its source on 2026-08-31.

- **State:** Wisconsin _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Rule type:** Joint and several liability rule _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Joint liability rule:** Defendants are responsible only for their proportionate share of negligence if they are less than 51% at fault unless a defendant acted as part of a common scheme or plan. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Joint liability fault threshold:** less than 51% _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statutory citation:** Wisconsin Statutes § 895.045(1)- 895.045(3). _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Yes. Defendants are responsible only for their proportionate share of negligence if they are less than 51% at fault unless a defendant acted as part of a common scheme or plan. Wisconsin Statutes § 895.045(1)- 895.045(3).

## Source

- https://www.ama-assn.org/system/files/mlr-state-laws-chart-I.pdf

Last verified: 2026-08-31. Review by: 2027-08-31.
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