Wyoming Statutes
Chapter 1 - General Provisions as to Civil Actions
Section 1-1-124 - Pretrial Screening.

1-1-124. Pretrial screening.
(a) The supreme court may promulgate rules to provide a screening procedure to expedite the prelitigation resolution of claims arising from any alleged act, error or omission in the rendering of licensed or certified professional or health care services.
(b) The screening procedure authorized by this section shall be designed to reduce the burden of malpractice cases on the state judicial system and to encourage the prompt resolution of nonmeritorious claims. The expedited procedure may include the creation of professional review panels to review claims and to determine:
(i) Whether there is substantial evidence that the acts complained of occurred, constituted malpractice and resulted in injury to the claimant; and
(ii) A recommended award if requested by the parties.
(c) The supreme court shall annually report to the joint judiciary interim committee the costs of operating the expedited screening procedure and shall submit a recommendation for the proration and assessment of costs among the professions subject to the pretrial screening procedure.

Structure Wyoming Statutes

Wyoming Statutes

Title 1 - Code of Civil Procedure

Chapter 1 - General Provisions as to Civil Actions

Section 1-1-101 - Provisions to Be Liberally Construed.

Section 1-1-102 - Minors as Parties to Actions.

Section 1-1-103 - Power of Deputies.

Section 1-1-104 - Sureties; Justification.

Section 1-1-105 - Sureties; Qualifications.

Section 1-1-106 - Compensation of Cross Demands.

Section 1-1-107 - Furnishing of Transcripts.

Section 1-1-108 - Voluntary Partial Payment of Liability Claims.

Section 1-1-109 - Comparative Fault.

Section 1-1-114 - Pleading of Damages.

Section 1-1-115 - Civil Liability for Unpaid Checks.

Section 1-1-116 - Civil Liability for Theft of Services.

Section 1-1-117 - Affidavits of Noninvolvement.

Section 1-1-118 - Amateur Rodeos; Liability for Injuries; Consent to Participate.

Section 1-1-119 - Release or Covenant Not to Sue.

Section 1-1-120 - Persons Rendering Emergency Assistance Exempt From Civil Liability.

Section 1-1-121 - Recreation Safety Act; Short Title.

Section 1-1-122 - Definitions.

Section 1-1-123 - Assumption of Risk.

Section 1-1-123.1 - Ski Safety Act; Short Title.

Section 1-1-123.2 - Definitions.

Section 1-1-123.3 - Duties of Ski Area Operators; Signs for Trails; Notices to Skiers; Duties of Skiers.

Section 1-1-123.4 - Assumption of Risks; Limitations on Actions.

Section 1-1-123.5 - Negligence; Civil Actions.

Section 1-1-124 - Pretrial Screening.

Section 1-1-125 - Immunity for Volunteers; Volunteer Firefighters; Search and Rescue.

Section 1-1-126 - Civil Liability for Stalking.

Section 1-1-127 - Civil Liability for Shoplifting.

Section 1-1-128 - Civil Liability for Theft of Identity.

Section 1-1-129 - Immunity From Liability for Volunteer Health Care Professionals; Insurance Required of Nonprofit Health Care Facility.

Section 1-1-130 - Actions Against Health Care Providers; Admissibility of Evidence.

Section 1-1-131 - Short Title.

Section 1-1-132 - Definitions.

Section 1-1-133 - Applicability.

Section 1-1-134 - Limitations on Successor Asbestos-Related Liabilities.

Section 1-1-135 - Establishing Fair Market Value of Total Assets.

Section 1-1-136 - Adjustment.

Section 1-1-137 - Scope of Act.

Section 1-1-138 - Donation of Emergency Responder Equipment; Exemption From Civil and Criminal Liability; Definitions; Relation to Other Law.

Section 1-1-139 - Civil Liability for Female Genital Mutilation.

Section 1-1-140 - Public Utility Exemption From Civil Liability; Catastrophes Caused by an Act of God.

Section 1-1-141 - Covid-19 Exposure and Illness; Assumption of the Risk.