Montana Law Week

The Weekly Digest of Montana Law

Gubernatorial privilege, Agency Bill Monitoring forms

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GUBERNATORIAL PRIVILEGE: Judge erred in finding that Montana law does not recognize any form of gubernatorial privilege but correctly determined that Governor’s assertions of privilege as to Agency Bill Monitoring forms were subject to in camera review… Seeley reversed, affirmed. [Read more…]

Settlements

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Plan I

Margie Rowles, cervical/buttocks, 11/17, wrist, 10/20, elbow, 9/21, upper back, 6/22, lower leg, 7/22, Albertsons, Hamilton, disputes as to wage loss, nature & extent of injuries, need for future treatment, Petitioner is no longer an employee, represents that she has no desire to return, Albertsons will pay $50,000 cash and purchase annuity to cover $72,962 MSA to settle all claims, stipulated judgment; Christopher Helmer for Rowles, Charlie Smith for Albertsons [Read more…]

Probate, conversion of dying husband’s account

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PROBATE: Time-stamped “subscriber notes” of payments and deposits produced with assistance of bank’s online vendor properly found admissible as business records hearsay exception… wife properly found to have converted dying husband’s account which designated his sister as POD beneficiary, but was improperly denied constructive trust over half of house sale proceeds deposited into husband’s account… Brown affirmed, reversed. [Read more…]