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Wis JI-Civil 3294
Risk Contribution: Negligence: Verdict (For Actions Commenced Before February 1, 2011)
Question 1: Did (plaintiff) ingest white lead carbonate?
Answer: ____________
Yes or No
If your answer to Question 1 is "no," then do not answer any other question. If you answer
Question 1 "yes," then answer Question 2.
Question 2: Was white lead carbonate a cause of (plaintiff)'s injuries?
Answer: ____________
Yes or No
If the answer to Question 2 is "no," do not answer any other question.
Question 3: Answering separately for each defendant listed below, did that
defendant produce or market the type of white lead carbonate ingested by (plaintiff)?
Defendant (A): Yes ________ No ________
Defendant (B): Yes ________ No ________
Defendant (C): Yes ________ No ________
Defendant (D): Yes ________ No ________
Considering only those defendants for whom you answered "yes" to Question 3, answer
this question:
Question 4: Answering separately for each defendant listed below, did the
defendant prove that it did not produce or market the white lead carbonate ingested by
(plaintiff)?
Defendant (A): Yes ________ No ________
Defendant (B): Yes ________ No ________
Defendant (C): Yes ________ No ________
Defendant (D): Yes ________ No ________
Considering only those defendants for whom you answered "no" in Question 4, answer
this question:
Question 5: Answering separately for each defendant, was the defendant
negligent in producing or marketing the white lead carbonate?
Defendant (A): Yes ________ No ________
Defendant (B): Yes ________ No ________
Defendant (C): Yes ________ No ________
Defendant (D): Yes ________ No ________
Question 6: Was (plaintiff) negligent with respect to (his) (her) own safety?
Answer: ____________
Yes or No
If you answered Question 6 "yes," then answer Question 7. If your answer is "no," then
skip to Question 9.
Question 7: Was the negligence of (plaintiff) a cause of (his) (her) injuries?
Answer: ____________
Yes or No
If you answered Question 7 "yes," then answer Question 8. If you answered Question 7
"no," then go to Question 9.
Question 8: Assuming the total negligence that caused the injury to (plaintiff) to
be 100%, what percentage of the total negligence do you attribute to:
(a) All defendants for whom you
answered Question 5 "yes" __________%
(b) (Plaintiff)? __________%
TOTAL 100 %
Before you answer Question 9, draw a line through those producers or marketers of white
lead carbonate to whom you did not answer "yes" in Question 5. As to the rest, answer
this question:
Question 9: Regardless of your answer to 8(a) above, assuming the total
negligence of the remaining producers or marketers to be 100%, what percentage of
negligence, if any, do you attribute to:
Defendant (A): __________%
Defendant (B): __________%
Defendant (C): __________%
Defendant (D): __________%
TOTAL 100 %
History
Wis JI-Civil 3294 (2014). ©2014, Regents, Univ. of Wis. Prepared by the Wisconsin Civil Jury Instructions Committee of the Wisconsin Judicial Conference with the University of Wisconsin Law School; posted by the Wisconsin State Law Library with the University's permission.
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- 2026-09-24
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- 2026-09-24
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