Montana Law Week

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Archives for January 2016

$137,190 post trial/appeal fees/costs, cancer policy

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ATTORNEY FEES/COSTS: $101,867.50 fees, $35,322.88 costs incurred in cancer policy appeal and in post-trial period to appeal and certain costs incurred prior to or during trial that were inadvertently excluded in initial motion awarded, in addition to $242,050 fees and $35,046 costs previously awarded… Sherlock. [Read more…]

Wrongful discharge, County HR Director

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WRONGFUL DISCHARGE: County HR Director is “sensitive managerial or confidential position” allowing greater deference in termination… Plaintiff failed to show that business reason for termination is pretextual… policy/ retaliation claims also dismissed on summary judgment in supplemental order considering surreply after ace fell out of Defendant’s sleeve in reply… Pinski. [Read more…]