An action to recover damages for libel, slander, assault, battery, invasion of privacy, false imprisonment or other intentional tort to the person shall be commenced within 3 years after the cause of action accrues or be barred.
Wis. Stat. § 893.57
Intentional torts
Applied in 44 court decisions — leading case Felder v. Casey (1988)
Most recently applied in Dewey v. Bechthold (May 2019)
1979 c. 323; 2009 a. 120.
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Official source: Wisconsin State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Wisconsin statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.