JACKSON, Wyo. — On Thursday, Dec. 12, the Wyoming Supreme Court announced it suspended Katharine E. Lovett, of Jackson, Wyoming, for a period of 120 days due to Lovett’s conduct in failing to comply with discovery requests.
According to a press release from the Wyoming State Bar (WSB), Lovett relied on her client to obtain medical records and “produced records far less than the records produced by medical providers at their depositions.” The WSB confirms Lovett also significantly redacted, or removed words or information, from the records without Court permission. Because most of the redactions were in white, opposing counsel was unaware some records were redacted until comparing them to the unredacted records provided by medical providers at their depositions.
The late disclosure of complete medical records led to vacating the trial date, as well as the imposition of an order requiring Lovett or the Plaintiff to pay $23,500 in fees to the Defendant, which was paid by Lovett.
The parties’ stipulation for a 120-day suspension of Lovett’s license to practice law and implementation of several remedial measures was approved by the Board of Professional Responsibility (BPR) of the WSB and submitted to the Wyoming Supreme Court.
In adopting the BPR’s recommendation for a 120-day suspension, the Court ordered Lovett to pay an administrative fee of $750 and costs in the amount of $50 to the WSB.
Lovett declined Buckrail‘s request for comment.
