State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. Ford Motor Co.

¶ 1. It is established law in Wisconsin that the economic loss doctrine bars tort recovery for economic loss suffered by commercial entities. This case requires us to determine whether the economic loss doctrine also applies to consumer transactions. The circuit court concluded that the economic loss doctrine bars tort damages for purely economic losses in consumer transactions. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (State Farm) requests that this court reverse the order of the circuit court entering summary judgment in favor of Ford Motor Company (Ford) on State Farm's negligence…