Rule 2 Jurisdiction, Eligible Actions, Excluded Actions

(a) Limited Jurisdiction. The chancery court shall be a court of limited jurisdiction for the expeditious resolution of disputes involving commercial, business, trust and similar issues. Disputes will not be tried by juries in chancery court.

(b) Eligible Actions. The chancery court shall have jurisdiction to hear and decide actions for equitable or declaratory relief and for actions where the prayer for money recovery is an amount exceeding fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00), exclusive of claims for punitive or exemplary damages, prejudgment or post judgment interest, costs and attorney fees provided the cause of action arises from at least one (1) of the following:

(1) Breach of contract;

(2) Breach of fiduciary duty;

(3) Fraud;

(4) Misrepresentation;

(5) A statutory or common law violation involving:

(A) The sale of assets or securities;

(B) A corporate restructuring;

(C) A partnership, shareholder, joint venture or other business agreement;

(D) Trade secrets; or

(E) Employment agreements not including claims that principally involve alleged discriminatory practices.

(6) Transactions governed by the Uniform Commercial Code;

(7) Shareholder derivative actions. The monetary threshold in paragraph

(b) of this rule shall not apply to action brought under this subparagraph;

(8) Commercial class actions;

(9) Business transactions involving or arising out of dealings with commercial banks and other financial institutions;

(10) A dispute concerning the internal affairs of business organizations;

(11) A dispute concerning environmental insurance coverage;

(12) A dispute concerning commercial insurance coverage;

(13) Dissolution of corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies, limited liability partnerships, joint ventures, banks and trust companies. The monetary threshold of paragraph (b) of this rule shall not apply to actions brought under this subparagraph;

(14) Transactions governed by the Wyoming Uniform Trust Code;

(15) Applications to stay or compel arbitration and affirm or disaffirm arbitration awards and related injunctive relief or appeals pursuant to W.S. § 1-21-801 through 1-21-804 or 1-36-101 through 1-36-119, involving any of the foregoing enumerated issues. Where any applicable arbitration agreement provides for an arbitration to be heard outside the United States, the monetary threshold set forth in paragraph (b) of this rule shall not apply;

(16) A dispute concerning a trademark, trade name, or service mark, or an appeal from an administrative cancellation of a trademark by the Wyoming Secretary of State. The monetary threshold set forth in paragraph (b) of this rule shall not apply to actions brought under this subparagraph;

(17) A dispute concerning a digital asset registered under W.S. § 34‑29‑201 through 34‑29‑209;

(18) A claim or counterclaim in an action based on a contract entered into by a governmental entity that is otherwise within the jurisdiction of the chancery court and where the contract provides for venue in the chancery court.

(c) Ancillary Jurisdiction. The chancery court shall have supplemental ancillary jurisdiction over any cause of action not listed in paragraph (b) of this rule.

(d) Concurrent Jurisdiction. All chancery court judges throughout the state shall have concurrent jurisdiction with all district court judges throughout the state only as to the causes of action enumerated in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this rule.

(e) Excluded Actions. Except as otherwise provided in this rule or otherwise provided by statute, the following includes, but is not limited to, the actions that are not within the jurisdiction of the chancery court:

(1) Personal injury or wrongful death;

(2) Professional malpractice claims;

(3) Consumer claims against business entities or insurers of business entities, including breach of warranty, product liability, and personal injury cases and cases arising under consumer protection laws;

(4) Matters involving only wages or hours, occupational health or safety, workers’ compensation, or unemployment compensation;

(5) Environmental claims, except those described in subparagraph (b)(11) above;

(6) Actions in the nature of a change of name of an individual, mental health act, guardianship, conservatorship, or government election matters;

(7) Individual residential real estate disputes, including foreclosure actions, or noncommercial landlord-tenant disputes;

(8) Any criminal matter, other than criminal contempt in connection with a matter pending before the chancery court;

(9) Consumer debts, such as debts or accounts incurred by an individual primarily for a personal, family, or household purpose; credit card debts incurred by individuals; medical services debts incurred by individuals; student loans; tax debts of individuals; personal auto mobile loans; and other similar types of consumer debts; or

(10) Summary or formal probate matters (domiciliary or ancillary).