Feds wants Wyoming grizzly mauling suit dismissed

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Story Published: Jan 4, 2012 at 5:00 AM MST

Story Updated: Jan 4, 2012 at 5:00 AM MST

POWELL, Wyo. (AP) — The federal government is asking a judge to throw out a lawsuit over a fatal grizzly bear mauling near Yellowstone National Park.

A 430-pound male grizzly mauled Erwin Evert of Park Ridge, Ill., in June 2010 and his widow has filed a $5 million wrongful death lawsuit against the government. It alleges that researchers were negligent in trapping a bear along a trail and close to cabins, and by prematurely taking down signs that warned passers-by of their work in the area.

The Powell Tribune (http://bit.ly/zmoBIb ) reported Tuesday that the federal government has filed a motion to dismiss last week claiming immunity under a state law — the Wyoming Recreation Use Act. The law says that property owners don't have to warn recreationists about possible dangers on the land.

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