CHOICE OF LAW: Montana law properly held to govern claims involving death of Montanan in ND oil field, federal decisions distinguishable… Rieger affirmed. [Read more…]
Jurisdiction, Oklahoma corporation, ND oil well death
JURISDICTION: Whether Oklahoma corporation is subject to Montana specific jurisdiction in suit stemming from ND oil well death of Montanan depends on whether Plaintiff can prove at trial liability for torts of independent contractors… Rieger reversed. [Read more…]
Insurance, additional insured, well death
INSURANCE: Endorsements to well contractor’s CGL policy did not extend additional insured status to owner seeking coverage for death of flow tester, no duty to defend/indemnify… Laird reversed. [Read more…]
Trail easement over ranch property
TRAIL EASEMENT over ranch properly found. . . Haddon affirmed (memorandum). [Read more…]
Federal mining condemnation, jury footnote
MINING CONDEMNATION: Footnote addressing jury issue added to opinion holding that stay of federal mining condemnation should have been granted pending parallel State Court action… rehearing denied… order. [Read more…]
Stay, federal v. state mining condemnation
STAY of federal mining condemnation should have been granted pending parallel State Court action… Christensen reversed. [Read more…]
Trust, claim/issue preclusion, judicial estoppel
TRUST: All but 2 ranch trust claims properly disposed of by claim preclusion, judicial estoppel, issue preclusion, statute of limitations… Day affirmed, Cybulski affirmed, reversed. [Read more…]
State lands, coal leases, deferred EIS
STATE LANDS: Coal leases EIS properly deferred pending specific proposal… Hegel affirmed. [Read more…]
$176,242, disability discrimination, veteran PTSD
DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION: $176,242, Iraq veteran with PTSD… separate fees/costs settlement… Terry Spear. [Read more…]
$2.3 million verdict, defaulted museum donation
VERDICT: $2.3 million, failure of upscale housing developer to pay endowment for using Museum of Rockies and dinosaur expert in marketing materials. [Read more…]