WYOMING LAW HIGHLIGHTS
FAULT/COMPARATIVE FAULT W.C.A. 1-1-109 codifies Wyoming's comparative fault rule. Specifically, that rule states "Contributory fault shall not bar a recovery in an action by any claimant or the claimant's legal representative to recover damages for wrongful death or injury to person or property, if the contributory fault of the claimant is not more than fifty percent (50%) of the total fault of all actors. Any damages allowed shall be diminished in proportion to the amount
Expert Report or Expert Deposition -- You Don't Get Both
As you near the end of fact discovery, your Utah defense counsel has likely explained that you need to "elect" whether to take an expert's deposition or whether you want a written report from that expert. If you handle claims in other states, this "election" process likely sounds odd and you're forced to ask why can't we get both? The fact is, you get one or the other, but not both. Utah's expert discovery rules are unique, perhaps the most unique of all 50 states. Several
