TITLE INSURANCE: Developer entitled to recover losses sustained up to policy limit due to land not abutting a physical road open to public access (to gain legal access by way of 3 named streets in prior subdivisions, Plaintiff had to limit lots in new subdivision [Read more…]
CBA, Billings police longevity pay
CBA: Billings PD CBAs unambiguous that longevity shall be added to officers’ hourly rate… Swandal. [Read more…]
Climate change, greenhouse gas mitigation
CLIMATE CHANGE: Petition to require State to enforce greenhouse gas mitigation denied… order. [Read more…]
$250,000 verdict, fireplace ashes, burned trees
VERDICT: $250,000, trees burned in wildland fire.
A 10-2 Red Lodge jury determined that Rohnn Lampi is entitled to $250,000 for trees burned in a fire started by Alan Speed 11/21/06. [Read more…]
Product liability, child car seat, death
PRODUCT LIABILITY: Child safety seat maker’s invitation to adopt Restatement for admissibility of regulations as to liability for defective design declined, compliance with FMVSS “minimal standards” irrelevant to design defect claim… prior model substantially similar to death accident model, evidence as to recall/test failures of earlier model [Read more…]