Supreme Court – Civil

• Judge disqualification, $10 mil consent judgment
• Debt collection, loan servicer, $426,537 damages

Supreme Court – Criminal

• Sentencing, increased weapon enhancement

Ninth Circuit Court

• Sanctions, “frivolous” bankruptcy counterclaim
• Sentencing, non-porn sex materials condition

Workers’ Compensation Court

• Settlements

Supreme Court – Civil

• Claim preclusion, contamination contribution
• Subdivision, private road gates, City ordinance
• Ditch easement, attorney fees
• State pay plan, Compliance Specialists, equity

Ninth Circuit Court

• Sentencing, check washing, wire fraud

Federal Trial Courts

• Defense verdict, oil/gas joint venture

Workers’ Compensation Court

• Settlements

Human Rights

• Service animal, seeing eye dog, ambulance/hospital

Supreme Court – Civil

• Insurance, red-light UIM defense verdict
• Severance agreement, Military Affairs employee
• Non-parent interest, Montana inconvenient forum

Supreme Court – Criminal

• DUI, mandatory minimum exception for duress

State Trial Courts

• Attorney fees/costs, $29,005.50, hospital rates
• Foreclosure, default, sanctions request

Ninth Circuit Court

• Drugs, false reason for traffic stop
• Bankruptcy, assets transfer preliminary injunction
• Defamation, support/alimony debt, newspaper
• Social Security, CTS, back

Federal Trial Courts

• Social Security, prior application, psychological

Workers’ Compensation Court

• Flight attendant motorcycle injuries
• Settlements

April 2, 2016

Supreme Court – Civil

• Insurance, temporary substitute vehicle
• Right to know, attorney fees, rehearing denied
• Water, Pondera rights rulings
• Mental commitment, sufficiency of findings
• Mental commitment, homeless woman
• Marital, prior ex-wife/pastor testimony, fees
• Parental termination, “non-offending” father
• Parental termination, incarcerated father

State Trial Courts

• Defense verdict, pedestrian/auto
• $950,000 settlement, “experimental for research” 

Workers’ Compensation Court

• Settlements

National Labor Relations Board

• Bargaining unit, iron workers foremen

March 26, 2016

Supreme Court – Civil

• Jurisdiction/appeal, campaign finances

Supreme Court – Criminal

• Plea agreement, ambiguous, nolo withdrawal
• Ineffective assistance, “revolving door” of attorneys
• Felony murder, IAC, assault & murder spree

Ninth Circuit Court

• Drugs, guilty plea rejection, cooperating witnesses

Federal Trial Courts

• Insurance bad faith, JML, TIC investments

Workers’ Compensation Court

• Settlements

March 19, 2016

 

Supreme Court – Civil

• Inverse condemnation, “further relief,” case closed
• Bar admission, temporary, motion admissions

Supreme Court – Criminal

• Driving with suspended license, strict liability
• Vehicle search, false affidavit information

Ninth Circuit Court

• Arbitration, essence of stay motion not under FAA
• Sentencing, kicking death, double jeopardy
• Indians, Indian status of Defendant, victim

Workers’ Compensation Court

• Settlement rescission, mental capacity, influence
• Settlements

Human Rights

• Motel, service dog certification, $2,500 distress