Montana Law Week

The Weekly Digest of Montana Law

Insurance, Injury to Worker Exclusion, renewed policy

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INSURANCE: Injury to Worker Exclusion did not become part of renewed policy due to failure to provide proper notice of updating and insurer and insured “stuck their heads in the sand” as to changes in insured’s operations over several policy renewals, no affirmative misrepresentation that would preclude coverage for injured subcontractor of subcontractor… declaration of insurer’s employee stricken as undisclosed expert testimony, not lay testimony as purported… Molloy. [Read more…]

Settlements

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Plan I

Brenda Michelotti, 13 claims 5/10 to 5/23, some denied, some accepted, Great Falls Public Schools, dispute as to whether Petitioner will require lumbar/cervical surgeries and pain management along with associated indemnity, $67,500 for all claims, stipulated judgment; Megan Miller for Michelotti, Morgan Weber for MSGIA [Read more…]

Vaccination discrimination, HB 702 “single subject”

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VACCINATION DISCRIMINATION: §49-2-312(1) prohibition against employers discriminating based on vaccination status or immunity passport does what the title of HB 702 declares it does, but §312(4) provision that one may not be required to receive vaccine under emergency use authorization or vaccine undergoing safety trials is unconstitutional as not expressed in the title… ruling on remand from Supreme Court to resolve “single-subject” issue… Rieger. [Read more…]