Archives for 2011

Assumption of risk, trench fall strict liability

June 4, 2011 By Frank

ASSUMPTION OF RISK: Plaintiff failed to preserve objection to assumption of risk defense to trench fall strict liability claim, [Read more…]

June 4, 2011 By Frank

TOBACCO SETTLEMENT: Stay of dec action to determine if State diligently enforcing qualifying statute pending nationwide [Read more…]

June 4, 2011 By Frank

TRUSTS: Court had jurisdiction to declare invalid “pseudo-legal gibberish” business trusts purporting to convey Montana [Read more…]

June 4, 2011 By Frank

PROBATE: Will contest opinion withdrawn on rehearing because standard of review language susceptible to multiple [Read more…]

June 4, 2011 By Frank

JUSTICE COURT: Former JP’s claims against Commissioners for reducing office to part-time and reducing pay prior to application [Read more…]

June 4, 2011 By Frank

ATTORNEY PRACTICE: Comment invited on petition to amend character/fitness admission rules… order. [Read more…]

June 4, 2011 By Frank

PUBLIC DEFENDER: OPD may not be appointed in postconviction until after response to petition and determination that hearing [Read more…]

June 4, 2011 By Frank

ATTORNEY PRACTICE: Civil claims against 3L intern and CA in prosecuting criminal case rejected… Larson affirmed (IOR I-3 [Read more…]

June 4, 2011 By Frank

ASSAULT ON MINOR: Conviction reversed for failure to establish Defendant’s age… psychosexual evaluation properly relied on in [Read more…]

June 4, 2011 By Frank

VERDICT: $100,000, rear-end auto, admitted liability, cervical whiplash. [Read more…]