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Date: 12-08-2023
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Case Number: 2:22-cv-00119
Judge: Kelly R. Rankin
Court: United States District Court for the District of Wyoming (Laramie County)
Plaintiff's Attorney: Garry L. Shockey - 307-733-5974, Robert P. Schuster - 307-732-7800
Defendant's Attorney: L. Cooper Overstreet
Description: Cheyenne, Wyoming personal injury truck wreck lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on an auto negligence theory.
If you were injured in a car accident in Wyoming and were driving, you will need to prove that the other driver was at least 50% “at fault” for your injuries in order to recover damages.
This is because the Wyoming court has adopted “modified comparative negligence” or “the 51% Bar Rule.” As the name suggests, if the court finds you 51% at fault, you would be barred from recovering any damages. 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. For example, if you suffered $10,000 in damages and the court found that you were 50% at fault, you would still be awarded $5,000.
Wyo. Stat. § 1-3-105(a)(iv)
Outcome: 12/08/2023 120 JUDGMENT in favor of Plaintiff against Defendant by the Honorable Kelly H Rankin. (Court Staff, sjdl)The AO133 Bill of Cost form is available at https://www.wyd.uscourts.gov/forms/bill-costs. (Entered: 12/08/2023)
01/04/2024 121 MOTION for New Trial , MOTION to Alter/Amend Judgment filed by Defendant Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores Inc. (Overstreet, L) (Entered: 01/04/2024)
$182,315.64
03/18/2024 135 ORDER by the District Judge Kelly H Rankin granting in part and denying in part 132 Motion to Deposit Funds. Defendant may deposit the contingent fees and costs claimed by Movant and Plaintiff's counsel with the Court after payment is made to Ms. Anderson as that request does not appear opposed by any party. The Clerk's Office shall receive the deposit and invest the funds in CRIS pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 67. It is further ordered that Plaintiff shall file a Sur-reply to Movant's Response 134 not to exceed seven (7) pages on or before March 25, 2024. The Sur-reply shall specifically address the issue of waiver of privilege raised in Movant's Response. (Court Staff, sjdl) Copy to Clerk's Financial Unit on 3/28/2024 (Court Staff, szf). (Entered: 03/18/2024)
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