Montana Law Week

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Archives for 2018

Settlements

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Plan I

William Gleed, multiple (mainly shoulder), 11/17, City of Helena, MMIA accepted liability, disputes have arisen as to entitlement to medical and indemnity and treating physician, $80,000 new money for all claims with no discount to present value, stipulated judgment; Matthew Murphy for Gleed, Morgan Weber for MMIA [Read more…]

Corporate oppression, vexatious disbarred attorney

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CORPORATE OPPRESSION claims by daughter involving father’s estate’s interests in numerous corporations properly dismissed following bench trial case-in-chief. . . $20,927.50 fees/costs properly awarded mother’s conservator attorney under Foy for preparing to defend himself for 2 years before being named (never should have been named) and $35,128 for attorneys retained to defend him at trial, also entitled to fees on appeal but not fees-for-fees. . . Plaintiff not denied a fair trial. . . disbarred Plaintiff declared vexatious litigant. . . Fagg affirmed. [Read more…]

Criminal trespass, hotel storage closet “guest”

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CRIMINAL TRESPASS: Non-paying “guest” living in hotel storage closet properly convicted based on common hotel practices, no need for testimony from owner. . . erroneous judgment may be corrected by Justice Court to conform to pronouncement without need for remand. . . Ulbricht affirmed (IOR I-3(c)). [Read more…]

Jury, State employee jurors in suits against State

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JURY: No automatic for-cause exclusion of State employees in suits against State (1st impression). . . no abuse of discretion in rejecting for-cause challenge of MHP employee in suit involving rear-end collision with MDOT snow loader. . . 51/49 defense verdict affirmed. . . Reynolds affirmed. [Read more…]