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 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 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) 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) Case: Board of...
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 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 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 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 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 Introduction In Aaron R. Maki v. The...
Wyoming: Filing Suit to Interpret/Enforce a Bankruptcy Settlement Is Not a Material Breach Absent an Express No-Suit/Release; “Authorized/May” Recording Language Is Permissive Case: Richard W. Adams;...
No-Breach-by-Lawsuit: Cooperation Clauses and Recitals Do Not Bar Post-Settlement Litigation Absent an Express Release (and Fee-Shifting Requires a Material Breach) Introduction In Richard W. Adams;...
Strict Enforcement of Expert-Designation Deadlines in Wyoming Legal Malpractice: Pro Se Status Does Not Supply Good Cause or Excusable Neglect Introduction In Wendy R. Williams v. Richard Gage,...
Wyoming Clarifies: Post-Offense “Contact” Evidence Is Collateral and Often Irrelevant; Plain-Error Claims Fail Absent Material Prejudice Introduction In Jacob Alexander Meyer v. The State of Wyoming,...
Restitution Offsets Require a Proven Link Between Claimed Victim Benefit and Charged Losses Introduction In Kylea Rae Baier v. The State of Wyoming, 2026 WY 27 (Wyo. Feb. 26, 2026), the Wyoming...
No Rule 52 Request, No Required Valuation Findings: Presumed Fact Findings Sustain Wyoming Property Divisions and Equalization Payments Introduction In Cameron Allen v. Lisa Allen, 2026 WY 28, the...
§ 6-10-301(c) Applies Only to Juvenile Life Sentences; Term-of-Years Juvenile Homicide Sentences Tested as “Unusual” Under Hicks Introduction In Eavan Castaner v. The State of Wyoming, 2026 WY 25,...
Sequestration-Livestream Impeachment Limits and Mistrial Standards for Spontaneous, Ambiguous Rule 404(b) References Case: Joshua John O'dell v. The State of Wyoming, 2026 WY 26 (Wyo. Feb. 24, 2026)...
John Hearings Require Competent, Admissible Evidence; NGMI Examiner Testimony Restricted to “Mental Condition” I. Introduction In Mark Coleman Helms, II v. The State of Wyoming, 2026 WY 24 (Feb. 23,...