The Weekly Digest of Montana Law
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Plan I
Lori Petroff, low back, 3/17, wrist, 4/19, finger, 3/23, low back, 9/23, Missoula, Rosauer’s initiated benefits, Petitioner underwent low back surgery in 9/24, desires to control her medical, disputes as to ongoing medical, $100,000 for all claims, stipulated judgment; Lucas Wallace for Petroff, Joe Maynard for Rosauer’s Supermarket [Read more…]
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SEX DISCRIMINATION IN PUBLIC ACCOMMODATION: $5,000 for emotional distress stemming from canceling further massage therapy appointments because concrete worker was a man… not entitled to recover $5,000 attorney fees paid to resolve TRO filed by the therapist… Administrative Decision, Joslyn Hunt. [Read more…]
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COMMON LAW MARRIAGE properly found not established in Montana… Cybulski affirmed. [Read more…]
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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…]
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BENCH JUDGMENT: $2 million, SIWC/sexual assault of student… Bonilla. [Read more…]
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VERDICT: $27,750,000, failure to protect inmate in Defendant’s custody. [Read more…]
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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…]
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DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION/RETALIATION: $45,685.40 back pay, $11,175 emotional distress and counseling costs, fired diabetic RN… Administrative Decision, Joslyn Hunt. [Read more…]
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VERDICT: Defense, locomotive engineer, cumulative spinal trauma. [Read more…]
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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…]