Plan I
Kenneth George, vertebrae, 6/13, med provisional, $38,900, Paul Odegaard [Read more…]
Archives for September 2015
Contamination, smelter, soil, summary judgment
ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION: Smelter soil contamination summary judgment rulings affirmed, reversed… Newman affirmed, reversed. [Read more…]
Expert disclosures, water rights
EXPERT DISCLOSURES adequate in water rights case, exclusion tainted trial… judgment/fees for Defendants following bench trial reversed… Todd reversed. [Read more…]
Statute of limitations, radiologists/hospital
STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS improperly decided on pleadings radiologists dispute… Reynolds reversed. [Read more…]
Search & seizure, purse, ATL vehicle passenger
SEARCH & SEIZURE: Passenger detained during investigation of ATL vehicle was seized without objective facts, confession/consent to search purse obtained as result of illegal seizure, drugs/paraphernalia should be suppressed… Olson reversed. [Read more…]
Order of protection, successive interrupted calls
ORDER OF PROTECTION: 4 successive calls from jail properly charged as 4 counts over argument that they were continuation of interrupted calls… Simonton affirmed. [Read more…]
Suspended sentence conditions, modification
SUSPENDED SENTENCE CONDITIONS of sex offender properly modified following discharge from prison… Ulbricht affirmed (IOR I-3(d)). [Read more…]
$1,733,887.40 verdict, basement dewatering
VERDICT: $233,887.40 compensatory, $1.5 million punitives, negligent design or installation of dewatering system in home with basement below water table… principal liable for judgment for fraudulent transfer of assets. [Read more…]
Firearms while subject to court order, jury
FIREARMS WHILE SUBJECT TO COURT ORDER: Jury properly allowed to view traffic stop video (exhibit, not trial testimony) during deliberations, did not violate right to be present at all stages… 4-level enhancement warranted by guns in car and evidence of contemplated drug transaction… Molloy affirmed. [Read more…]
Political contributions, en banc denial
POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS: Panel opinion that Montana’s contribution limits must be tested under more restrictive Citizens United test replaced with amended opinion, en banc rehearing denied… order. [Read more…]