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Date: 03-20-2024
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Case Number: 1:23-cv-00244
Judge: Scott W. Skavdahl
Court: United States District Court for the District of Wyoming (Natrona County)
Plaintiff's Attorney: Colin M. Simpson - 307-527-7891
Defendant's Attorney: Keith J. Dodson and Scott E. Ortiz for Vamar, Inc.
Rick L. Kochmstedt for Agustin Sanchez Pavon
Description: Casper, Wyoming personal injury truck wreck lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on auto negligence theories.
“At Fault” and the “51% Bar” Rules in Wyoming Per this rule, the court allocates a percentage of fault to each driver involved in a car accident, and any driver 50% or less at fault is awarded damages, which are reduced according to that driver's percentage of fault.
Wyo. Stat. § 1-3-105(a)(iv)
Diversity of citizenship refers to when there is no common state citizenship between the plaintiffs and defendants in a suit. In other words, all parties on one side of the controversy are citizens of different states from all parties on the opposing side.
Outcome: 03/20/2024 47 ORDER Remanding Case to State Court by the Honorable Scott W Skavdahl granting 11 Motion to Remand; denying without prejudice as moot 41 Motion to Strike. This lawsuit is hereby remanded back to Wyoming's Third Judicial District Court, Sweetwater County. The Clerk of Court will please mail a certified copy of this order of remand to the clerk of the State court, whereupon the Sate court shall resume jurisdiction and proceed with this lawsuit. The Clerk of Court will then please close this case. (Court Staff, semt) (Entered: 03/20/2024)
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