Wyoming (WY) laws, accident statistics, lawsuits, and legal funding.
How insurance companies work in Wyoming
Life in Wyoming can be spectacular with snowy winters, and millions of stars to watch, all Wyomites know to keep a snowsuit in the truck of their cars. Wyoming is one of the most beautiful states in the U.S., with cowboy culture, rodeos, spinning cookies, and festivals.
Renowned as the 10th largest state by land area in the United States, Wyoming is a landlocked state in the western United States. With over 578,000 residents, Wyoming is a sparsely populated area with the stunning Rocky Mountains, cricks and high elevation prairie that you can take your piggup and ride it through!
In addition to its beautiful landscape, Wyoming is also rich in minerals and tourism. Sadly, litigations in this area are not far off from other states in the U.S. — In Wyoming, lawsuits can get protracted.
Protracted litigations mean cases won’t settle early, and settlement could get delayed, and that’s not good for both the plaintiffs and their families. Personal injury victims are pretty much on their own when it comes to accidents until a good (WY) attorney wins the case.
Instead of falling for the tricks of defense attorneys and defendants’ insurers to get you into settling early and taking ridiculous offers, you can apply for low rates lawsuit loans at Baker Street Funding.
More than any other state, Wyoming’s approach to legal loans is favorable to plaintiffs. Therefore, our pre-settlement funding has fixed rates, no risk with flexible contracts.
If you are looking to get fast funding to push your case while you support yourself, contact us today, and let’s get started with your lawsuit loans application.
Statute of limitations
Every state in the United States has a timeline within which plaintiffs are expected to file their claims and bring a lawsuit against the other party. This statutory timeline is intended to protect witness testimony and the integrity of evidence.
If the stipulated time frame for your case elapse and you are yet to file your claims, you will lose every right to claim damages. This time frame is known as the statute of limitations.
Here are the Civil Statutes of Limitations in Wyoming:
- Injury to person — 4 years
- Libel/Slander — 1 year
- Fraud —4 years
- Injury to personal property — 4 years
- Trespass — 4 years
- Contracts — written: 10 years; Oral: 8 years
- Collection of debt on account — 5 years
- Judgment — 5 years
Have it in mind that the statute of limitations is also intended to ensure fairness during litigations. This way, one party can’t threaten lawsuits indefinitely.
Personal injury laws in Wyoming
Like several other states in the United States, Wyoming also adopts the modified comparative negligence rule in deciding how much compensation is due to the parties in a lawsuit.
If a party is found to be 10% at-fault for the injury, the court will reduce the compensation due to the party by 10%. However, if the plaintiff is found to be above 50% at-fault for the injury, he/she will be barred from getting any compensation.
Wyoming doesn’t have a cap for both economic and non-economic damages.
Get in touch with our expert lawsuit funding team for free consultations on personal injury loans. It’s always a pleasure to guide you through your lawsuit loan application.
Wyoming car accident statistics
Compared to the national average of 60.1, Wyoming’s annual injury rate is 85.5 per 100,000. This places Wyoming 42.4% higher than the national average.
The top causes of fatal traffic accidents include not wearing seat belts and drinking too much before driving.
As of 2017, the rate of drinking before driving among Wyoming drivers is 19.0% higher than the national average of 1.8%.
44% of drivers killed in the same year had a high level of alcohol in their blood, while 64% of the occupants were not wearing seatbelts. Also, 59% of the crashes involved single vehicles.
Due to bad traffic habits in this area, Wyoming’s car accident fatality rate is 24.7 compared to the national average of 10.9. Thus, costing the state over $127 million yearly.
In deciding car accidents, Wyoming operates the at-fault doctrine to determine who bears the financial burden for losses caused by a crash. According to the at-fault doctrine in Wyoming, whoever is deemed responsible for the accident bears the financial responsibility for any harm or damages caused.
You can apply for low rate car accidents loans at Baker Street Funding. Contact us today for a quick evaluation of your case, and let’s guide you on the application process.
Lawsuit loans near you
You can reach out to us in virtually every city and county in Wyoming.
Cities:
- Cheyenne
- Casper
- Laramie
- Gillette
- Rock Springs
- Sheridan
- Green River
- Evanston
- Riverton
- Jackson
- Cody
- Rawlins
- Lander
- Torrington
- Douglas
Counties:
1. Laramie County
2. Natrona County
3. Campbell County
4. Sweetwater County
5. Fremont County
6. Albany County
7. Sheridan County
8. Park County
9. Teton County
10. Uinta County
11. Lincoln County
12. Carbon County
13. Converse County
14. Goshen County
15. Big Horn County
List of types of claims we fund in Wyoming
- Assault and battery
- Agricultural and farming accidents
- Beach accidents
- Asbestos
- Carbon monoxide poisoning
- Chemical fire accidents
- Cruise ship accidents
- Dram shop
- Electrical accidents
- Expected/intended harm
- Gym accidents
- Hospital negligence
- Libel and defamation suits
- Nursing home negligence
- Negligent security
- Medical malpractice
- Mesothelioma
- Misdiagnosis
- Product liability
- Premises liability
- Roundup lawsuits
- School bullying
- School negligence
- Slip and fall
- Sports Injuries
- Subway accidents
- Sexual abuse of any kind
- Surgical error
- Supermarket accidents
- Swimming pool accidents
- Toxic mold
- Veteran Affairs Military Lawsuits
- Wet pavements
- Work related accidents
- Wrongful death
Motor vehicle and car accident loans
- Ambulance accidents
- Aviation accidents
- Bicycle accidents
- Boating accidents
- Bus accidents
- Commercial vehicle accidents
- Farm tractor
- Firetruck accidents
- Forklift accidents
- Golf cart accidents
- Hit and Runs
- Head-on accidents
- Helicopter accidents
- Limousine accidents
- Motorcycle accidents
- Multiple-vehicle Accidents
- Pedestrian accident
- Police car accidents
- Parking lot accidents
- Racing car accidents
- Rear-end accident claims
- RV accidents
- Scooter and moped accidents
- Semi-truck 18 wheeler accidents
- Side-impacts
- Taxicab accidents
- Uber, Lyft accidents
- Train accidents
Employment and labor lawsuit funding
- Construction accidents
- Employment discrimination
- FELA
- Jones Act
- Sexual harassment
- Wage law violation
- Wrongful termination
- Patent Litigation Funding
- Securities and Shareholder
- Qui Tam Whistle Blower
- International Arbitration
- Commercial Litigation
- Monetization
- Competition and Anti Trust
- DIP Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
- Veteran Affairs Settlements
- All settled mass torts
Other states we fund
*We provide funding for personal injury, employment/labor, and civil rights lawsuits in the following states:
Arizona, Alabama, Alaska, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, Nevada, New York, New Jersey, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming.
- We currently fund Colorado at a minimum of $75,000. Case value must be at least $750,000+.
- We currently fund North Carolina at a minimum of $25,000. Case value must be at least $250,000+.
- We currently fund South Carolina at a minimum of $100,000. Case value must be at least $1,000,000+.
- We currently fund in Nevada at a minimum of $20,000. Case value must be at least $200,000+.
- We currently fund in Illinois at a maximum of $40,000. Case value must be at least $400,000+.
- We currently fund in Tennessee at a minimum of $10,000. Case value must be at least $100,000+.
- We currently fund in Arizona at a minimum of $20,000. Case value must be at least $200,000+.
*Litigants with corporate disputes are eligible to receive funding in every state in the United States (and eligible countries).
*Funding for attorneys is provided in most states. Please get in touch with us to find out if your state is eligible.
*Worker’s compensation claims are funding only in the following states: Alaska, Connecticut, Florida, Iowa, Louisiana, Montana, Rhode Island, Washington, and Wyoming.