Wisconsin Statutes
§ 757.38 — Consent of attorney in settlement of actions for personal injuries.
Wisconsin § 757.38
JurisdictionWisconsin
Ch. 757General provisions concerning courts of record, judges, attorneys and clerks
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Bluebook
Wis. Stat. § 757.38 (2026).
Text
757.38 No settlement or adjustment of any action which shall have been commenced to recover damages for any personal injury or for the death as a result of any personal injury in which an attorney shall have appeared for the person or persons having or claiming a right of action for such injury or death shall be valid, unless consented to in writing by such attorney or by an order of the court in which said action is brought approving of such settlement or adjustment.
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Related
Lorge v. RABL
2008 WI App 141 (Court of Appeals of Wisconsin, 2008)
Watertown Regional Medical Center, Inc. v. General Casualty Insurance
2014 WI App 62 (Court of Appeals of Wisconsin, 2014)
Legislative History
757.38 History History: 1977 c. 187 s. 96 ; Stats. 1977 s. 757.38.
Nearby Sections
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§ 757.001
Definitions.§ 757.01
Powers of courts.§ 757.05
Penalty surcharge.§ 757.10
Failure to adjourn.§ 757.12
Adjournment to another location.§ 757.14
Sittings, public.§ 757.18
Process, etc., to be in English.§ 757.19
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Bluebook (online)
Wisconsin § 757.38, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/wi/757.38.