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★ Idaho · fracture

Fracture settlements
in Idaho.

By 9 min read

A flooring worker whose table saw had no guard lost a finger and fractured others, then won a $380,159.09 default judgment when his employer never answered the suit. The Idaho Supreme Court reinstated it in 2025. A man whose leg screw broke when a store door closed on him lost because he had no expert to connect the two.

Facts that decide a fracture claim in Idaho

Expert on causeWhen the cause of an injury is beyond ordinary experience, “only an expert can competently give opinion evidence” on it.Holdaway v. Broulim’s Supermarket (Idaho 2015)
Suing the employerA worker can sue the employer outside comp only for “willful or unprovoked physical aggression”; Tyler alleged it for a saw run without its guard.Idaho Code § 72-209(3); Tyler v. Masterpiece Floors (Idaho 2025)
Fault ruleYour negligence does not bar recovery if it “was not as great as” the negligence of the person you sue; the award is reduced by your share.Idaho Code § 6-801, quoted in Ball v. City of Blackfoot (Idaho 2012)
★ band · US federal frame
$15,000 to $80,000
Wrist or arm fracture
Settlement aggregates

The US band is the starting point. Idaho's fault rule and any applicable cap then adjust the figure.

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★ ID · reported fracture outcomes

What Idaho courts have awarded.

Real Idaho decisions and verdicts, each linked to the court record or official report.

  • Tyler v. Masterpiece Floors
    Idaho Supreme Court · 2025
    $380,159.09 default judgment reinstated

    In September 2019 a board kicked back on a table saw with no safety guard, amputating Tyler’s right index finger and cutting or fracturing the others. He received some comp benefits and also sued, alleging the employer required work without the guard. The employer never answered, and a default judgment was entered. The trial court later set it aside; the Supreme Court reversed and ordered it reentered.

  • Holdaway v. Broulim’s Supermarket
    Idaho Supreme Court · 2015
    Summary judgment for the store affirmed

    In May 2009 a car hit Gary Holdaway on his bicycle in Rexburg, and surgery placed a rod and screws in his broken tibia and fibula. Weeks later, leaving Broulim’s on a motorized cart, he said an automatic door closed on the leg and broke a screw, causing a year of pain. He sued without a lawyer and offered no expert on causation, and the court affirmed judgment for the store.

★ ID · fracture · in practice

What changes the number here.

What actually moves a fracture settlement in Idaho.

  1. 1

    Get a surgeon’s opinion tying the new injury to the event; Holdaway lost without one.

  2. 2

    Never ignore a lawsuit: Masterpiece’s silence left a $380,159.09 judgment in place.

  3. 3

    Photograph missing guards and defective doors before they are fixed.

★ ID · statute of limitations
2 years from date of injury

Idaho Code § 5-219

★ ID · fault rule
Modified comparative, 50% bar

Modified comparative, recovery barred at 50% claimant fault.

★ ID · caps

What caps recovery.

Statutory caps that may bear on a fracture settlement in Idaho.

★ fracture · same region & fault regime

Compare to like jurisdictions.

How Idaho's fault rule and limitation period compare to jurisdictions in the same US region and to those running the same fault rule for fracture claims.

JurisdictionFault ruleLimitationFracture page
Idaho · you are hereModified comparative, 50% bar2 years from date of injury—
MontanaModified comparative, 51% bar3 years from date of injuryMT · fracture →
NevadaModified comparative, 51% bar2 years for personal injury; 3 years for medical malpracticeNV · fracture →
OregonModified comparative, 51% bar2 years from date of injuryOR · fracture →
UtahModified comparative, 50% bar4 years for personal injury; 2 years for medical malpracticeUT · fracture →
WashingtonPure comparative negligence3 years from date of injuryWA · fracture →
WyomingModified comparative, 51% bar4 years from date of injuryWY · fracture →
KansasModified comparative, 50% bar2 years from date of injuryKS · fracture →
MaineModified comparative, 50% bar6 years for personal injury, longest in the USME · fracture →
NebraskaModified comparative, 50% bar4 years for personal injury; 2 years for medical malpracticeNE · fracture →
North DakotaModified comparative, 50% bar6 years for personal injury; 2 years for medical malpracticeND · fracture →
IllinoisModified comparative, 51% bar2 years from date of injuryIL · fracture →
IndianaModified comparative, 51% bar2 years from date of injuryIN · fracture →
★ ID · fracture · frequently asked

Common questions.

Each answer is independently coherent and references the relevant statute or authority document.

Sources

Checked 2026-09-29. Every figure on this page comes from one of these documents.

★ all of ID
Idaho overview

Fault rule, statute, caps, and key facts for Idaho as a whole.

★ federal frame
Fracture in United States

Fracture band structure and severity tiers at the US level.

★ all 15 countries
Fracture · everywhere

Cross-jurisdiction comparison of fracture bands.

★ editorial note

Figures on this page are starting points: the US band adjusted for Idaho's statutory framework. They are not quotes for any specific case. For representation, consult an attorney admitted in Idaho. See /methodology, /sources, and /disclaimer.