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Archives for April 2024

Default, $739,738.97 vodka default judgment set aside

April 27, 2024 By lilly

DEFAULT: No manifest abuse of discretion in setting aside $739,738.97 default judgment in vodka distribution dispute despite “concise” analysis… Halligan affirmed (memorandum). [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: Gregory McDonnell, Tim Dailey

University bills unconstitutional but no Private AG fees

April 27, 2024 By lilly

PRIVATE AG FEES: Ruling that university bills are unconstitutional affirmed… denial of Private AG fees to Plaintiffs remains undisturbed due to lack of majority on this issue… McElyea affirmed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: Emily Jones, James Goetz, Jeffrey Tierney, Michael Russell, Raphael Graybill

Name change, sealed-record by trans prisoner denied

April 27, 2024 By lilly

NAME CHANGE: Transgender prisoner’s petition for sealed-record name change properly denied… McLean affirmed (memorandum). [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: Lorraine Schneider

$15 million verdict, resort CO poisoning & death

April 27, 2024 By lilly

VERDICT: $15 million, CO poisoning and death of resort honeymooners, 65% fault by resort, 35% fault by 3 settled HVAC party-Defendants. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, State Trial Courts Tagged With: David Cain Jr., George (Skip) Finkbohner III, Jilian Lukens, John McCoy, Justin Stalpes

$3,307,500 verdict, buy-sell access disclosure dispute

April 27, 2024 By lilly

VERDICT: $3,307,500 verdict in buy-sell access disclosure dispute ($2,450,000 compensatory damages and $812,500 punitives against seller to buyers, $35,000 damages against seller’s agent, $10,000 damages against buyers’ agents). [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, State Trial Courts Tagged With: Alan McCormick, JR Casillas, Leah Handelman, Marcel Quinn, Paul Sandry, Terrance Perry, Thomas Hollo

Endangered species, wolf trapping injunction

April 27, 2024 By lilly

ENDANGERED SPECIES: Preliminary injunction limiting wolf trapping & snaring to prevent unlawful “take” of grizzlies affirmed in part, vacated in part, remanded… Molloy affirmed, reversed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Ninth Circuit Court, Past Issues Tagged With: Alexander Scolavino III, Kevin Rechkoff, Sarah Clerget, Timothy Bechtold

Traffic stop, rental vehicle in drug corridor, meth

April 27, 2024 By lilly

TRAFFIC STOP: (Stop of rental vehicle in drug corridor not unreasonably prolonged, suppression of meth properly denied… Christensen affirmed (memorandum). [Read more…]

Filed Under: Ninth Circuit Court, Past Issues Tagged With: Evangelo Arvanetes, Julie Patten, Russell Hart, Tim Tatarka

$8 million verdict, 2 mesothelioma deaths, Libby railyard

April 27, 2024 By lilly

VERDICT: $8 million, 2 mesothelioma deaths due to BNSF’s handling of vermiculite containing asbestos at its Libby railyard… defense verdict as to negligence and punitives. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Federal Trial Courts, Past Issues Tagged With: Alex Abson, Anthony Nicastro, Chad Knight, Cole Anderson, Ethan Welder, Jinnifer Mariman, John Lacey, Mark Lanier, Rachel Lanier, Sam Taylor

IME compelled as to location of psychiatrist’s practice

April 27, 2024 By lilly

Insurer’s motion to compel IME of Cascade Claimant in Missoula where psychiatrist practices rather than Great Falls which is closer to Claimant granted. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Workers' Compensation Court Tagged With: Steven Jennings, Thomas J. Murphy, Thomas M. Murphy

Settlements

April 27, 2024 By lilly

Plan I

Brian Zacherl, wrist, 4/23, $4,500, Chris Helmer [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Workers' Compensation Court

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