INSURANCE: Motions to dismiss claims involving complex tripartite premium-financed life insurance mostly rejected… Christensen. [Read more…]
County Indian criminal reimbursement claims
COUNTY INDIAN CRIMINAL REIMBURSEMENT claims properly rejected based on statute of limitations and on summary judgment… Eddy affirmed. [Read more…]
Elections, 2021 voter legislation unconstitutional
ELECTIONS: Unconstitutionality of 2021 voter amendments affirmed… Moses affirmed. [Read more…]
Probate, emails/texts not “written contract”
PROBATE: Emails, texts, and verbal agreement do not constitute a “written contract” executed by each heir for distribution of truck… PR had no duty to put purported agreement by heirs in writing… Harris reversed. [Read more…]
Elections, HB 176, SB 169 injunction stay on appeal
ELECTIONS: SOS’s request to stay preliminary injunction prohibiting enforcement of HB 176 and SB 169(2) granted… Moses reversed… order. [Read more…]
Choice of law, death of Montanan in ND oil field
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…]
Wrongful discharge/disability, insubordination
WRONGFUL DISCHARGE/DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION: Good cause to terminate based on insubordination by failure to communicate with supervisor as instructed… Watters affirmed (memorandum). [Read more…]
Attorney-client privilege, timing of privilege logs
ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGE: Supervisory control over Moses as to orders involving timing of privilege logs in hip replacement devices case denied. . . order. [Read more…]
$360,000 verdict, exploding toilet, foot
VERDICT: $360,000, exploding toilet while being cleaned, foot RSD/CRPS. [Read more…]