Wyoming Case Commentaries

Three-Year Suspension for Knowing Client Neglect and Failure to Comply with Disciplinary Probation

Date: Apr 30, 2026

Three-Year Suspension for Knowing Client Neglect and Failure to Comply with Disciplinary Probation Introduction In Board of Professional Responsibility, Wyoming State Bar v. Vaughn H. Neubauer, 2026...

Timely Permanency as the Decisive “Best Interests” Measure When Incarceration Delays Reunification

Date: Apr 24, 2026

Timely Permanency as the Decisive “Best Interests” Measure When Incarceration Delays Reunification 1. Introduction In the Interest Of: AG, minor child concerns whether a juvenile court may change a...

Wyoming Governmental Claims Act: Courts Must Cap Judgments at the Statutory Waiver Limit Absent Proven Excess Insurance, and County Hospitals Do Not Forfeit the Cap by Operating Statewide Commercially

Date: Apr 24, 2026

Wyoming Governmental Claims Act: Courts Must Cap Judgments at the Statutory Waiver Limit Absent Proven Excess Insurance, and County Hospitals Do Not Forfeit the Cap by Operating Statewide...

WGCA Rule: County Hospital Malpractice Judgments Must Be Capped at $1 Million Absent Excess Insurance

Date: Apr 24, 2026

WGCA Rule: County Hospital Malpractice Judgments Must Be Capped at $1 Million Absent Excess Insurance Introduction In Memorial Hospital of Converse County - Advanced Medicine, Hometown Care and...

Pro Se Custody Appeals Must Present Cogent Argument and Record Citations; Temporary Custody Disputes Become Moot After Final Modification

Date: Apr 23, 2026

Pro Se Custody Appeals Must Present Cogent Argument and Record Citations; Temporary Custody Disputes Become Moot After Final Modification 1. Introduction Nurian E. Duncan (Mother) appealed from a...

Motorized Vehicles Are Per Se “Deadly Weapons” Under Wyo. Stat. § 6-1-104(a)(iv); No “Serious Bodily Injury” Instruction Required

Date: Apr 22, 2026

Motorized Vehicles Are Per Se “Deadly Weapons” Under Wyo. Stat. § 6-1-104(a)(iv); No “Serious Bodily Injury” Instruction Required Case: Susanne Jacqueline Mayeux v. The State of Wyoming (2026 WY 43)...

Bad-Faith Use of a “First Right of Purchase” Can Constitute Tortious Interference; Tender at Closing Is Excused When Seller Cannot Perform; Attorney-Fee Punitive Damages Survive Due-Process Review

Date: Apr 17, 2026

Bad-Faith Use of a “First Right of Purchase” Can Constitute Tortious Interference; Tender at Closing Is Excused When Seller Cannot Perform; Attorney-Fee Punitive Damages Survive Due-Process Review...

Buyer’s Tender Is Excused When Seller Cannot Close; Bad-Faith Assertion of an Expired Right of First Purchase Can Be Tortious Interference; Fee-Based Punitive Damages Need Not Track a 1:1 Ratio

Date: Apr 17, 2026

Buyer’s Tender Is Excused When Seller Cannot Close; Bad-Faith Assertion of an Expired Right of First Purchase Can Be Tortious Interference; Fee-Based Punitive Damages Need Not Track a 1:1 Ratio 1....

Wyoming: Tender Excused and Tortious Interference Found Where an Expired Right of First Purchase Is Used to Obstruct Closing; Attorney-Fee Punitive Damages Upheld Without a 1:1 Ratio

Date: Apr 17, 2026

Wyoming: Tender Excused and Tortious Interference Found Where an Expired Right of First Purchase Is Used to Obstruct Closing; Attorney-Fee Punitive Damages Upheld Without a 1:1 Ratio Introduction In...

Bad-Faith Use of a First Right of Purchase Can Create Tort Liability and Excuse Tender; Attorney-Fee Punitive Damages Need Not Track a 1:1 Ratio

Date: Apr 17, 2026

Bad-Faith Use of a First Right of Purchase Can Create Tort Liability and Excuse Tender; Attorney-Fee Punitive Damages Need Not Track a 1:1 Ratio Case: Wyoming Fall Creek, LLC, a Wyoming Limited...

No Post-Docket “Clarification” Without Supreme Court Leave: Rule 60(a) Limits, Non-Recurring Business Distributions in Imputed Income, and Double-Counting Errors in Divorce Valuation

Date: Apr 17, 2026

No Post-Docket “Clarification” Without Supreme Court Leave: Rule 60(a) Limits, Non-Recurring Business Distributions in Imputed Income, and Double-Counting Errors in Divorce Valuation Introduction...

Callaway v. Callaway (2026 WY 41): Double-Counting Business Value Requires Remand; Post-Docket “Clarifications” Under W.R.C.P. 60(a) Require Supreme Court Leave

Date: Apr 17, 2026

Callaway v. Callaway (2026 WY 41): Double-Counting Business Value Requires Remand; Post-Docket “Clarifications” Under W.R.C.P. 60(a) Require Supreme Court Leave 1. Introduction Parties: Ralph Walton...

Right-of-Way Does Not Immunize the Preferred Driver: Comparative Fault Applies to Stop-Sign Yield Violations Under Wyo. Stat. § 1-1-109(b)

Date: Apr 16, 2026

Right-of-Way Does Not Immunize the Preferred Driver: Comparative Fault Applies to Stop-Sign Yield Violations Under Wyo. Stat. § 1-1-109(b) Introduction Charles Bunning v. Ernest Romero, 2026 WY 40...

Legal-Plan Referrals Trigger Full Attorney Duties: Neglect, Communication Failures, and Client-Facing Misstatements Support Suspension Under Rules 1.1, 1.3, 1.4, and 8.4(c)

Date: Apr 10, 2026

Legal-Plan Referrals Trigger Full Attorney Duties: Neglect, Communication Failures, and Client-Facing Misstatements Support Suspension Under Rules 1.1, 1.3, 1.4, and 8.4(c) Case: Board of...

Limited-Scope “Plea-Only” Fee Agreements Are Not Per Se Ineffective Assistance; Conditional Pleas Cannot Preserve Elemental-Guilt Challenges

Date: Apr 9, 2026

Limited-Scope “Plea-Only” Fee Agreements Are Not Per Se Ineffective Assistance; Conditional Pleas Cannot Preserve Elemental-Guilt Challenges I. Introduction In Anthony M. Fuentes v. The State of...

Fuentes v. State: Limited-Fee Plea Representation and the Limits of Ineffective Assistance Claims After an Alford Plea

Date: Apr 9, 2026

Fuentes v. State: Limited-Fee Plea Representation and the Limits of Ineffective Assistance Claims After an Alford Plea Introduction In Anthony M. Fuentes v. The State of Wyoming, 2026 WY 36 (Apr. 7,...

Multi-County Plea Agreements Require Each Prosecutor’s Actual Authority and Consent (Wells v. State)

Date: Apr 9, 2026

Multi-County Plea Agreements Require Each Prosecutor’s Actual Authority and Consent Introduction In Brandon Lee Wells v. The State of Wyoming, 2026 WY 37 (Apr. 7, 2026), the Wyoming Supreme Court...

Due Process Notice in Wyoming Probation Revocations Is Limited to Adjudicatory “Claimed Violations,” Not Dispositional Sentencing Information

Date: Mar 17, 2026

Due Process Notice in Wyoming Probation Revocations Is Limited to Adjudicatory “Claimed Violations,” Not Dispositional Sentencing Information 1. Introduction In Robert James Bustos v. The State of...

Wyoming Extends the Meander Line Rule to Private Conveyances and Fixes Non‑Navigable Riparian Boundaries at the River’s Thread Absent Clear Contrary Intent

Date: Mar 17, 2026

Wyoming Extends the Meander Line Rule to Private Conveyances and Fixes Non‑Navigable Riparian Boundaries at the River’s Thread Absent Clear Contrary Intent Introduction In Ronald W. Hein and Linda M....

Eligibility for a Second § 7-13-301 Deferral When the First Ended in Revocation: Only a Prior Felony Conviction or Prior “Discharge and Dismissal” Bars Relief

Date: Mar 16, 2026

Eligibility for a Second § 7-13-301 Deferral When the First Ended in Revocation: Only a Prior Felony Conviction or Prior “Discharge and Dismissal” Bars Relief Introduction In Aaron R. Maki v. The...