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Wyoming · Death claim: who can ask for help?

Death claim: who can ask for help?

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Filing deadline4 years from date of deathWyo. Stat. § 1-38-102

Deadlines vary with the facts of each case. A lawyer can confirm yours.

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01 · Your filing deadline

What is the deadline in Wyoming?

Wyoming: 4 years from date of death A lawyer can confirm yours.

4 years from date of death

Source: Wyo. Stat. § 1-38-102

Deadlines vary; a lawyer can confirm yours. An older diagnosis or a past filing window does not, by itself, establish whether you have a claim.

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A lawyer can check which filing rules apply to your circumstances.

02 · Where cases are heard

Where would my case be heard?

Wyoming allows 4 years to file a wrongful death claim — one of the nation's longest statutes of limitations — under Wyo. Stat. § 1-38-102. Wyoming imposes no cap on wrongful death damages. Wyoming's oil and gas, coal mining, and agricultural industries generate significant workplace wrongful death case volume.

Wyoming Statutes § 1-38-102 governs wrongful death claims with a 4-year statute of limitations — one of the nation's longest. Wyoming imposes no cap on wrongful death damages — full economic and non-economic recovery is available. Laramie County District Court (Cheyenne) and Natrona County District Court (Casper) handle the highest volumes of Wyoming wrongful death cases. Wyoming's oil and gas extraction, coal mining, and agricultural industries are the primary sources of workplace wrongful death cases.

How this works nationally

For the overall process and updates, read the Death claim: who can ask for help? overview. This page covers the local information available for Wyoming.

What happens when I check?

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Sources

  1. Wyo. Stat. § 1-38-102