Man has little recourse after accident thanks to pothole-liability law

Published: January 27, 2013
Tags: potholes
Comments: 2

A Wisconsin man who was blinded in one eye after a chunk of concrete flew through his windshield last spring isn’t finding many avenues for recourse.

Bumpy road ahead for pothole legislation 

Published: September 2, 2011
Tags: Andre Jacque, Bill 180, Dan Lowndes, Douglas Parrott, Mike End, potholes, Wisconsin Counties Association

By Adam Wise Trial lawyers and municipal lobbyists are going nose-to-nose over potholes. The fight, which is familiar territory for both sides, centers on Assembly Bill 180, a proposal that would repeal a state law that places liability on local governments for injuries and damages sustained from highway defects, such as potholes. Representatives from the [...]

A new tool in the fight against pothole-pallooza

Published: August 12, 2011
Tags: blog, Hot Topics, pothole, Pothole Killer, potholes, Yovino
Comments: 1

By Joe Yovino

Web editor

Meet the Pothole Killer — it can fill a hole in 60 seconds with a much smaller crew.

Is the state putting a lid on potholes?

Published: February 22, 2010
Tags: Basina, BidBlog, blog, potholes

By Jan Basina As I recall, this time last year most of us were complaining about potholes in and around Milwaukee –- some sightings reported were almost as large sink holes. And one news report indicated that the city of Milwaukee received 1,000 calls about potholes in January alone (remember, to report a pothole, call [...]