Wyoming is a study in contrasts when it comes to love and marriage. On one hand, its residents are in love with being in love – they get married sooner, about two years younger than the national average. Wyoming has the third highest married population in the country – trailing only Idaho and Utah –… Read more »
Several state legislatures have started taking a tougher stance on domestic assault. Nearly half a dozen states have either enacted or are considering tougher penalties for domestic violence within the last 12 months. Wyoming lawmakers appear to be following the trend. According to the Casper Star Tribune, no less than three bills targeting domestic violence… Read more »
Divorce is rarely a simple process. All too often, it is the end result of months – if not years – of trauma and conflict. Wyoming continues to have one of the highest divorce rates in the country, well above the national average. At 4.1 divorces for every 1,000 people, the state’s tied for the… Read more »
Small businesses, family-owned businesses, in particular, have long been the backbone of the American economy, accounting for more than two-thirds of U.S. gross domestic product while making up more than a third of the Fortune 500. As a result, these businesses employ more than half of American workers. Given how vital these businesses are to… Read more »
Motor vehicle accidents are an everyday part of life. In 2016, the most recent year for which data is available, drivers were involved in nearly 14,000 auto accidents in Wyoming – 100 of them were fatal. The most frequent auto accidents included: Moving vehicles accidents Animal crashes Fixed-object collisions Non-collision incidents Anyone involved in a… Read more »
Since the housing market bubble burst in 2008, American homeowners have lost more than 15 million houses to foreclosure, driving residents to the rental market. In fact, home ownership hit a 50-year low in 2016, according to Zillow, an online real estate database company. While the national rental market started to cool last year, Wyoming… Read more »
In November 2014, the Supreme Court of Wyoming ruled on what appeared to be a run-of-the-mill medical malpractice lawsuit. What began as a simple question over the statute of limitations for filing such an action would generate a reply that would upend not one, but two, state laws. Strictly speaking, Wyoming law establishes a two-year… Read more »
Nautilus Inc., a Washington-based company, is voluntarily recalling roughly 17,000 of its Bowflex SelectTech 1090 dumbbells after receiving reports of accidents and injuries related to the product. The company, along with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, issued the recall on June 7, stating the Bowflex SelectTech 1090 dumbbells have been prone to fail. Malfunctions… Read more »
A Connecticut Superior Court Judge has rejected the arguments of credit rating giant Moody’s Investor Services that it is entitled to First Amendment protection in the fraud case being brought by hedge fund Pursuit Partners, LLC. The Connecticut trial court judge, presiding over the Complex Litigation Docket, also ruled that Moody’s is not entitled to… Read more »
