NEGLIGENCE: §41-3-203(1) immunity not applicable to State in case alleging DPHHS failed to properly investigate child abuse resulting in serious injuries… Court erred by ruling that DPHHS was negligent and assault was foreseeable… disproportionate sanction imposed on State for spoliation of photos showing bruising… $16,652,538 verdict reversed, remanded for new trial… Best affirmed, reversed. [Read more…]
Personal jurisdiction, Ford tire failure fatality
PERSONAL JURISDICTION properly exercised over Ford in fatal rollover from tire failure in Montana… Best/Montana Supreme Court affirmed on cert. [Read more…]