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12(b)(6) dismissal, inverse condemnation/taking

January 11, 2025 By lilly

12(b)(6) DISMISSAL: Sufficient facts and allegations pled to survive dismissal of inverse condemnation and taking claims stemming from removal of bridge that had been erroneously permitted… Wilson reversed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: Charles Schuyler, Henry Tesar, James Goetz, Trent Gardner

Personal jurisdiction, Arizona spray foam manufacturer

January 11, 2025 By lilly

PERSONAL JURISDICTION improperly found over Arizona manufacturer of allegedly defective spray foam insulation applied to Montana home… Cuffe reversed on supervisory control (Opinion & Order). [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: Bobbi Owen, Christopher Sweeney, Emma Mediak, Michael Bybee, Randall Colbert

Air quality permit, natural gas power plant

January 11, 2025 By lilly

AIR QUALITY PERMIT: DEQ did not conduct adequate environmental review of natural gas power plant before issuing permit, should have considered greenhouse gas, analysis of lighting impacts deficient, but rather than vacatur of permit remanded for further evaluation of environmental impacts… Moses affirmed, reversed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: Amanda Galvan, Barbara Chillcott, Emily Jones, Harlan Krogh, Jenny Harbine, Jeremiah Langston, John Crist, John Tabaracci, Melissa Hornbein, Michael Noonan, Michael Russell, Roger Sullivan, Samuel King, Shannon Heim

Water use permit, Tintina’s proposed copper mine

January 11, 2025 By lilly

WATER USE PERMIT for Tintina’s proposed copper mine properly upheld… Hayworth affirmed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: Benjamin Scrimshaw, Hallee Frandsen, Jenny Harbine, John Tietz, Megan Casey, Patrick Byorth, Ryan McLane, Sean Helle

Deliberate homicide, alternative accountability theory

January 11, 2025 By lilly

DELIBERATE HOMICIDE: State’s alternative theory of accountability by phantom shooter submitted to jury without sufficient evidence… verdict form did not allow jury to declare guilt or innocence regarding each of the charged offenses or theories of liability… errors not harmless, reversed and remanded for new trial… Christopher reversed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court – Criminal Tagged With: Bjorn Boyer, Daniel Guzynski, Kathryn Hutchison, Stephanie Robles, Tammy Plubell

Plea withdrawal, agreed sentence exceeded authorized

January 11, 2025 By lilly

PLEA WITHDRAWAL properly denied in convoluted case in which agreed sentence exceeded sentence authorized by law and the State accepted a sentence reduced from that agreed upon to one within the legal term… Harris affirmed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court – Criminal Tagged With: Christine Hutchison, Jeff Wilson, Margaret Gallagher

Dismissal, failure to attend omnibus hearing

January 11, 2025 By lilly

DISMISSAL: PFMA Defendant’s appeal from City Court conviction improperly dismissed for failure to attend omnibus hearing without considering whether he had good cause… Owen reversed (memorandum). [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court – Criminal Tagged With: Abigail Coburn, Roy Brown, Timothy Goen

Criminal mischief, obstreperous jail behavior

January 11, 2025 By lilly

CRIMINAL MISCHIEF: Conviction relating to obstreperous behavior at the jail resulting in flooding from fire sprinkler affirmed over challenges to exclusion of medical expert as to heart condition proffered in support of compulsion defense, prosecutorial misconduct, outrageous conduct in attempting to remove rings used to trigger sprinkler… Hayworth affirmed (memorandum). [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court – Criminal Tagged With: Deborah Smith, Shawn Quinlan, Thad Tudor

Negligent supervision, child injured in scooter crash

January 11, 2025 By lilly

NEGLIGENT SUPERVISION: Claim against grandmother of 10-year-old injured in a crash on uncle’s scooter dismissed on summary judgment for lack of foreseeability… Menahan. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, State Trial Courts Tagged With: Ben Snipes, David Foley, Jordan Crosby, Keith Foley, Patrick Foley, Rebecca Stursberg, Seth Bonilla, Shelby Stover, Zach Franz

Settlements

January 11, 2025 By lilly

Plan I

Crystal Crocker, low back, 6/23, $18,000, Leslae Dalpiaz [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Workers' Compensation Court

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