COMMON LAW MARRIAGE properly found not established in Montana… Cybulski affirmed. [Read more…]
Archives for April 2025
Open meetings, judicial Advisory Counsel
OPEN MEETINGS: Blanket closure of Advisory Council’s interviews of judicial applicants violated open meeting laws but recommendation not voided as it is merely advisory… Menahan affirmed. [Read more…]
$2 million judgment, sexual assault of student by teacher
BENCH JUDGMENT: $2 million, SIWC/sexual assault of student… Bonilla. [Read more…]
$27,750,000 verdict, failure to protect jail inmate
VERDICT: $27,750,000, failure to protect inmate in Defendant’s custody. [Read more…]
Settlements
Plan I
Joshua Guasp, eye, 4/21, neck/shoulder, 12/21, Stillwater Mining, Nye, Stillwater initiated benefits, MMI achieved, impairment assigned, restrictions imposed, dispute as to ongoing medical, $125,000 for all claims ($75,000 attributable to wage loss, $50,000 to future medical), stipulated judgment; Gavin Murphy for Guasp, Joe Maynard for Stillwater Mining [Read more…]
Disability discrimination, $56,860.40, fired diabetic RN
DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION/RETALIATION: $45,685.40 back pay, $11,175 emotional distress and counseling costs, fired diabetic RN… Administrative Decision, Joslyn Hunt. [Read more…]
Defense verdict, locomotive engineer cumulative trauma
VERDICT: Defense, locomotive engineer, cumulative spinal trauma. [Read more…]
Insurance bad faith, esophagal perforation settlement
INSURANCE BAD FAITH claims following $400,000 settlement of esophageal perforation during student intubation med-mal case properly rejected on summary judgment… Christensen affirmed (memorandum). [Read more…]
Insurance bad faith, hail insurance
INSURANCE BAD FAITH claims involving hail insurance properly rejected on summary judgment… Watters affirmed (memorandum). [Read more…]
Abusive sexual contact, improper vouching
ABUSIVE SEXUAL CONTACT conviction affirmed over improper vouching… Watters affirmed (memorandum). [Read more…]