Recent Wyoming News
March 2018 Newsletter
Bad examples: New York, Pennsylvania lead national liability rates Without reform to keep medical lawsuit abuse in check, examples of the inefficiencies of our nation’s liability system are emerging in several states in the form of increasingly large payouts....
Bill would give liability protection to volunteer doctors in bid to cover low-income Wyomingites
Physicians and health facilities that provide voluntary care to low-income patients would have state protection for liability lawsuits under a bill being considered in the Wyoming Senate. The bill — Senate File 66 — would allow the Wyoming Department of Health to...
Legal reform advocates point to medical malpractice figures in New York, Pennsylvania
ALBANY, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) – Experts who have watched medical malpractice lawsuits skyrocket in states like New York, Rhode Island and New Jersey say lawmakers have made it too easy and attractive to sue and reform must happen. “New Yorkers once again pay more for...
Current Medical Liability Laws
| Damage Caps | Constitution prohibits caps. |
| Joint Liability Reform | Yes. Defendants are responsible only for their proportionate share of negligence. |
| Collateral Source Reform | The collateral source rule applies, but only in tort cases. Miller v. Campbell Co., 901 P.2d 1107 (Wy. 1995). |
| Attorney Fees Limited | Yes. Wyoming Contingent Fees Rule 5 Court review. |
| Periodic Payments Permitted | Not mandated |