Montana Law Week

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Archives for February 2021

Settlements

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Plan I

Genevieve Trollope, head/brain, 12/17, disputes as to entitlement to future wage loss, impairment, TTD, Petitioner asserts — and MSGIA disputes — that she can no longer coach basketball and/or track and has suffered a wage loss and her impairment may increase and she will be entitled to TTD, $52,000 to settle indemnity, medical reserved, stipulated judgment; Andrew Miller for Trollope, Morgan Weber for MSGIA [Read more…]

Negligence, mid-block auto-pedestrian defense verdict

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NEGLIGENCE: Testimony on statutes/legal conclusions properly limited in mid-block auto-pedestrian… reversal not warranted by claimed errors in admission of irrelevant medical evidence or limiting argument on a damage instruction where jury did not reach damages… UIM defense verdict affirmed… McMahon affirmed. [Read more…]

Probate, POD beneficiaries’ “creditor’s claim”

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PROBATE: Claim by decedent’s siblings for $100,371.75 POD funds properly allowed as creditor’s claim over challenge by estranged daughter… undue influence by neighbors, competing wills, right to jury, appointment of independent PR… 10% “legal rate” interest improperly awarded on creditor’s claim… Moses affirmed, reversed (IOR I-3(c)). [Read more…]