INSURANCE: Legal malpractice underwriting guideline precluding attorneys who do more than 10% plaintiff insurance bad faith not violative of public policy as malpractice insurance optional in Montana, not violated by any specific statute… Christensen. [Read more…]
Insurance, personal property of another
INSURANCE: Damage to personal property of another stored on insureds’ property excluded by intentional acts of insured taking possession, claiming ownership, using… insurer properly [Read more…]
Defense verdict, collision with fire truck door
VERDICT: Defense, collision with fire truck door. [Read more…]
Insurance bad faith, attorney expert
INSURANCE BAD FAITH: Attorney precluded from testifying as to comp claims handling… Cebull. [Read more…]
Discrimination, limited elevator access to attorney
DISCRIMINATION: Attorney claiming discrimination against himself by limited elevator access to his office not “aggrieved party,” failed to demonstrate that he suffered actual injury [Read more…]
Wages, auto dealership “salesman”/service
WAGES: Auto dealership “salesman” includes any salesman primarily engaged in servicing vehicles per FLSA, not just those selling vehicles per regulation, statute controls over [Read more…]
Negligence, guard injury, statute of limitations
NEGLIGENCE: Fact issues as to when guard learned injury likely caused by altercation with trespasser precludes summary judgment for Defendant on statute of limitations… Seeley reversed. [Read more…]
Insurance/settlement/expert, pedestrian/auto
INSURANCE/SETTLEMENT/EXPERT: Summary judgment as to rescission of pedestrian/auto settlement release precluded by possible mutual mistake of fact as to back problems not known at time of release… [Read more…]
Medical malpractice, cancer patient death causation
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE: Summary judgment proper for hospital and doctor on causation of death of cancer patient (metastasized [Read more…]
Medical malpractice, cancer death, medications
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE: No fact issue as to whether pain & anxiety medications caused cancer patient to have shorter life, not necessary to address breach of standard of care, [Read more…]