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Oil/gas well negligence, fracture stimulation

September 11, 2010 By Frank

 

OIL/GAS WELL NEGLIGENCE: Fracture stimulation company whose employee was injured while attempting to bleed pressure following unsuccessful frac attempts failed to [Read more…]

Filed Under: Federal Trial Courts, Past Issues Tagged With: Brad Brown, Ian McIntosh, Mark Higgins, Richard Selby, Robert Sterup

$8.1 million verdict, oil field invention

September 11, 2010 By Frank

 

VERDICT: $8.1 million, misappropriation of oil field device trade secrets/fraud… Texas Court, Montana Plaintiff’s lawyers. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Federal Trial Courts, Past Issues Tagged With: Andrew Huppert, Gregory Maag, Michael Guthrie, Steve Carey, Thomas Warden

Settlements

September 11, 2010 By Frank

 

Plan II

Christina Martinez, ankle, 5/00, disputed medicals, $62,500 [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Workers' Compensation Court

Disability, $178,546.33 on remand from $36,406

September 11, 2010 By Frank

 

DISABILITY: Original award of $36,405 to oil rig operator with learning disability for failure to help with paperwork increased on remand from HRC to $178,546.33 including damages for [Read more…]

Filed Under: Human Rights, Past Issues Tagged With: Kai Groenke, Philip Hohenlohe, Thane Johnson

Insurance, “Each Person” v. derivative

September 4, 2010 By Frank

 

INSURANCE: “Each Person” limit covers direct damages for daughter’s physical injury and derivative damages for loss of father in MVA up to $50,000 under policy language, $100,000 [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: Allan Baris, Cathy Lewis, Daniel Buckley, Robert James

Road easement, easements language

September 4, 2010 By Frank

 

ROAD EASEMENT: Deeds/covenants not ambiguous, because Plaintiffs’ tract within 30 of centerline of road “as built” they have access to their tract over it across Defendants’ tracts, [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: Alanah Griffith, James McLean

Mistrial/sanctions, tire failure, OSI evidence

September 4, 2010 By Frank

 

MISTRIAL/SANCTIONS: Auto sales Defendant’s motion for JMOL following mistrial of tire failure case (on motion of tire/auto manufacturers) for Plaintiff’s improper OSI evidence [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, State Trial Courts Tagged With: Brian Taylor, Charles Lucero, Dennis Conner, Donald Dawson, Gregory Pinski, James Johnson, Kathleen Clark, Lydia Barrett, Marc Brosseau, Mark Williams, Maxon Davis, Richard Denney, Scott Edwards

IME, “hired gun,” attic floor fall

September 4, 2010 By Frank

 

IME/SUMMARY JUDGMENT: Attic fall Defendant entitled to “hired gun” Rule 35 exam, with measures to minimize intrusion… fact issues preclude summary judgment… subsequent defense verdict… McKinnon. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, State Trial Courts Tagged With: Kirk Evenson, Sara Sexe, Steve Fitzpatrick, William Gregoire

Defense verdict (20/80), attic floor fall

September 4, 2010 By Frank

 

VERDICT: Defense (20/80), fall through attic floor, neck/back.

A Great Falls jury found 8-4 that Meadow Lark Country Club acted [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, State Trial Courts Tagged With: Kirk Evenson, Sara Sexe, Steve Fitzpatrick, William Gregoire

Defense verdict, hay dust trespass/negligence

September 4, 2010 By Frank

 

VERDICT: Defense, hay dust trespass/negligence from hay grinding operation. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, State Trial Courts Tagged With: Brooke Murphy, Daniela Pavuk, David Charles, Guy Rogers, James Halverson, Jon Wilson, Sabrina Manning

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