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I got a call saying the police report makes this my fault, even though the dump truck hit me from behind in Casper

A bad police report can wreck a rear-end motorcycle claim in Wyoming fast, especially when the other vehicle is a loaded dump truck and the insurer starts treating you like the problem.

ARTICLE by Travis Bock

Being taken into custody without legal justification is generally called false arrest. It usually happens when a police officer, security guard, or private citizen restrains...

failure to intervene

You just got a letter that says an officer or supervisor may be liable for "failure to intervene," even if that person never threw a punch, pulled a trigger, or made the...

Wyoming Crash Reporting Deadlines After an Icy I-80 Wreck

If you slid on black ice on I-80 and nobody was badly hurt, the clock still matters for police reporting, insurance notice, and protecting your own claim.

ARTICLE by Susan Whitaker

Green River ER sent you home too soon after an I-80 truck sideswipe - now they're acting like you're fine

A fast ER discharge after an I-80 crash does not kill a Wyoming injury claim, especially when the real damage shows up over the next few days.

ARTICLE by Pete Lindstrom

You may see this phrase in a civil rights complaint, a denial letter, or a lawyer's explanation that someone "acted under color of law." It means a person used power that came...

Why is my insurer denying UM when the driver fled in Riverton?

The police report can say "unknown vehicle" or "driver not identified" and your insurer still may owe the claim. What matters is whether your Wyoming auto policy includes...

excessive force claim

You just got a letter that says the officer's actions were "reasonable under the circumstances," even though you ended up on the pavement, in cuffs, with broken ribs and a...

DUI Roadside Injury Claims and Immigration Concerns

A DUI charge against the driver can help your injury case, but it does not erase the insurance company's argument that you were in the roadway or your employer's screwup with missing warning signs.

ARTICLE by Pete Lindstrom

Is your Cheyenne doctor helping the insurer trash your crash claim?

A rear-end crash claim can go sideways fast when the insurer grabs your social media and pretends one smiling photo means your neck, back, and daily caretaker duties are fine.

ARTICLE by Travis Bock

manufacturing defect

The biggest mistake is assuming a product was "just dangerous" when the real problem was that your particular one came off the line wrong. That can cost money, because a...

A "still under review" letter after a dark-light crash is bad news

A forklift operator gets hit at a dead traffic signal in Rock Springs, then the insurer goes silent and tries to run out the clock.

ARTICLE by Colleen Flynn

Ten months after that broken light in Green River, your back still hurts and the policy-limit story may be a lie

What the real Wyoming deadlines look like when a Green River crash involved a malfunctioning signal and an adjuster may have lowballed you by lying about coverage.

ARTICLE by Janet Pfeiffer

If Gillette says you were partly at fault, your business can start falling apart fast

A rear-end crash with a city truck in Gillette can turn into a blame fight fast, and Wyoming's government-claim rules make the stakes even worse when your work, visa, and employees all depend on you.

ARTICLE by Janet Pfeiffer

Monell claim against a municipality

People often mix up a Monell claim with an ordinary claim based on respondeat superior. They are not the same. Under respondeat superior, an employer can be liable just because...

deliberate indifference standard

A legal fault standard requiring proof that a person or government official knew of a substantial risk of serious harm or a likely rights violation and consciously disregarded...

malicious prosecution

A claim like this can put real money back on the table when someone was dragged through a criminal or civil case without proper cause, but bad advice often makes people think...

pattern or practice investigation

A formal inquiry into repeated unlawful conduct by an agency or institution, not just one bad incident. "Pattern" means the conduct shows up again and again; "practice" means...

First Amendment retaliation

You may see this phrase in a complaint, demand letter, internal discipline notice, or a lawyer's explanation that a government employer, officer, school, or agency took action...

What happens if my husband waits to treat after a Cheyenne school-zone crash?

If the ER said "follow up in a few days" and your husband does not, the insurance company will use that gap to argue he was not badly hurt, got hurt somewhere else, or made his...