Urge Governor Evers to Sign AB 225 – Support Venue Fairness!

The law in Wisconsin was designed to ensure that lawsuits are heard in a fair and convenient location, typically the county where the incident at hand occurred.

Unfortunately, a growing practice coined "forum shopping" undermines this and has led to court cases in Wisconsin being moved to any county where an insurer happens to do business in pursuit of a more favorable climate for a particular case. This is done even when that county has no real connection to the ongoing dispute other than an insurance company being located there.

AB 225 authored by Representative Cindi Duchow and Senator Dan Feyen addresses this balance by clarifying the law to say that when an insurance company is named in a lawsuit only because it issued a policy or has subrogation rights, its presence cannot be used to justify venue in another unrelated county.

This legislation was passed by both houses and just needs a signature by the Governor to restore fairness in the law and will reduce the number of lawsuits that get moved to Madison or Milwaukee just to find a jury more likely to side with the plaintiff.

Please take just a couple minutes to contact Governor Evers and urge him to sign AB 225!

Let him know that Wisconsin insurance agents support lawsuit venue fairness and a civil justice system that works as intended!

Copy the text below (or draft your own!) and click the button to fill out and submit the contact form to the Governor!

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Dear Governor Evers,

As a Professional Insurance Agent, I work with clients on both sides of legal disputes, and I believe that the law should work to uphold fairness and consistency in the legal system. 

Wisconsin’s venue laws were intended to ensure cases are heard in a fair and appropriate location, typically where an incident occurred. Unfortunately, growing venue shopping based solely on an insurer’s business presence undermines this. AB 225 authored by Senator Feyen and Representative Duchow restores balance by ensuring venue decisions are based on real connections to the case instead of procedural maneuvering.

AB 225 promotes fairness, efficiency, and consistency in our civil justice system, without favoring one party over another. That benefits consumers and businesses, as well as the courts.

Please sign AB 225 / SB 226 when it comes before you and restore fairness to the system.

Thank you for your time and consideration.

Sincerely,

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