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Wyoming Comparative Negligence Calculator (51% Bar)

Wyoming only cuts you off once your fault exceeds 50% — and unlike many peer states, never shifts an extra share of liability onto any one defendant.

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Where does your fault percentage land?

Enter your estimated damages and your best estimate of your own share of fault. In Wyoming, exactly where you land relative to 50% and 51% changes everything.

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Wyoming's rule: barred above 50%

Under Wyo. Stat. § 1-1-109(b), a claimant can still recover damages as long as their own share of fault is not more than 50% of the total fault of all actors involved. Once that fault exceeds 50%, recovery is barred entirely.

Worked example

Someone with $100,000 in damages, found 50% at fault, recovers $50,000. Found at 51%, that same person recovers nothing at all.

A genuinely defendant-friendly structural choice

Here's where Wyoming departs from many of its 51%-bar peers. Liability among defendants in Wyoming is several only — each defendant pays only its own proportionate share of the total fault, and is never responsible for another defendant's share, regardless of how high that defendant's own percentage runs. See our full guide to how fault and liability work together in Wyoming for what this means in practice.

No damage caps

Separately from the fault analysis, damage caps are generally prohibited under Wyoming's state constitution — a real, structural protection for the size of a recovery once fault has been sorted out.

Wyoming comparative negligence — frequently asked questions

Does Wyoming use a 50% or 51% bar for comparative negligence?

A 51% bar. Under Wyo. Stat. section 1-1-109(b), a claimant can recover as long as their fault is not more than 50% of the total fault of all actors.

What happens if I'm found 51% at fault in Wyoming?

You recover nothing. Wyoming bars recovery entirely once a claimant's fault exceeds 50% of the total fault among all parties.

Does Wyoming use joint and several liability among multiple defendants?

No. Wyoming's comparative fault statute makes liability among defendants several only — each defendant pays only its own proportionate share of the total fault, regardless of that share's size.

Can one Wyoming defendant be made to pay another defendant's share?

No. Because liability is several only, each defendant's financial responsibility is capped at their own percentage of fault, with no mechanism to shift an uncollectible or additional amount onto a co-defendant.

Does Wyoming cap non-economic damages in personal injury cases?

Generally no. Damage caps are generally prohibited under Wyoming's state constitution.

Wyoming personal injury tools & guides

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This calculator provides an estimate for general guidance only and is not legal advice. Figures are based on Wyoming statute (Wyo. Stat. § 1-1-109) verified per our methodology. Confirm how these rules apply to a specific claim with a licensed Wyoming attorney before acting.