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Wyoming recognizes that an injured plaintiff's contributory fault reduces recovery. In a Wyoming negligence trial, the jury is asked to determine total damages 'without regard to the percentage of fault' and to allocate fault percentages. What does the court then do with the verdict?

Award the full damages regardless of fault percentages Bar all recovery if the claimant bears any fault at all Reduce the damages in proportion to the claimant's percentage of fault, and bar recovery only if the claimant's fault exceeds 50% Average the parties' fault percentages and split damages evenly

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Reduce the damages in proportion to the claimant's percentage of fault, and bar recovery only if the claimant's fault exceeds 50%

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