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Wis. Stat. § 427.101 (2026)

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427.101427.101 Short title. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as Wisconsin consumer act — debt collection.

427.101 HistoryHistory: 1971 c. 239.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 6 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1977–2025 · leading case: Heard v. Mathis, 344 So. 2d 651 (Fla. 1st DCA 1977).

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Heard v. Mathis, 344 So. 2d 651 (Fla. 1st DCA 1977). “Wis. Stat. Ann. §§ 427.101 -.105 (1973). [4] Parenthetically, unlike defamations in libel and slander causes which are actionable per se, and where the courts presume malice from the words used, no such presumption may be indulged here since the statute does not require the…”

Turner v. Gene Dencker Buick-Pontiac, Inc., 2001 WI App 28 (Wis. Ct. App. 2000). · cites it 2× “Wis. Stat. § 427.101 . The legislature "clearly intended the Wisconsin Consumer Act to assist consumers, particularly those of limited means, in combating unfair business practices.”

Andress v. Daubert Law Firm LLC, 144 F. Supp. 3d 1034 (E.D. Wis. 2015). · cites it 2× “, and the debt collection provisions of the Wisconsin Consumer Act (“WCA”), Wis. Stat. § 427.101 et seq. (Docket # 4 ¶¶ 17-65).”

Nat'l Collegiate Student Loan Trust 2007-4 v. Heather R. Seldal (Wis. Ct. App. 2023). · cites it 4× “§ 427.101 et seq. The Trust contends that the court’s order does not comport with WIS.”

Jewell, Maurice v. HSN, Inc. (W.D. Wis. 2020). · cites it 2× “, and the Wisconsin Consumer Act (“WCA”), Wis. Stat. § 427.101 , et seq. Defendant has denied any and all liability alleged in the Lawsuit.”

Nat'l Collegiate Student Loan Trust 2007-4 v. Heather R. Seldal (Wis. Ct. App. 2025). “§ 427.101 (2021-22) et seq., commonly referred to as the Wisconsin Consumer Act.”

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