VERDICT: $12,500 (50/50 negligence), dog bite, sural nerve. [Read more…]
Insurance, stacking, certification
INSURANCE: Stacking of 3rd-party liability limits for assignees of rights properly denied pursuant to policy terms… certification to Montana Supreme Court not abuse of discretion… Christensen affirmed (memorandum). [Read more…]
Transcript, attorney ordered to pay for copy
TRANSCRIPT: Attorney properly ordered to pay court reporter for copy of transcript ($1,168.20) over dispute as to whether he requested it… Larson affirmed (IOR I-3(c)). [Read more…]
Attorney disqualification, LLC partner v. partner
ATTORNEY DISQUALIFICATION: No grounds to disqualify attorney who was formerly member of firm that represented partnership and now represents the partnership and one partner being sued by the other partner… supervisory control of Menahan denied. [Read more…]
$5.1 million settlement, forklift jig fall on head
SETTLEMENT: $5.1 million, forklift jig fall on head, multiple injuries, paraplegia. [Read more…]
Default, ignored service, $3,970,899.56 verdict
DEFAULT: Motion to vacate entry of default properly denied based on in-house attorney who was stipulated to receive service repeatedly ignoring service over claim of mistaken belief that outside counsel was handling… $3,970,899.56 verdict for driver injured by falling logs affirmed… Larson affirmed. [Read more…]
$812,000 settlement, subdivision access
SETTLEMENT: $812,000 ($675,000 cash plus assumption of improvements to access road valued at approximately $137,000), unlawful subdivision variance denial. [Read more…]
$3,970,900 verdict, log falling from truck at mill
VERDICT: $3,970,899.56, log falling from truck at mill, traumatic brain/back fractures/consortium, default judgment on liability by bankrupt Defendant… pretrial stipulation that claim would be “capped” at $2.5 million including cash and stock, increased stock value increases cap to verdict amount. [Read more…]
Defense verdict, nurse anesthetist malpractice
VERDICT: Defense, nurse anesthetist malpractice, claimed awareness during surgery, failure of hospital to refer to counseling following surgery, PTSD. [Read more…]
Attorney lien/intervention
ATTORNEY LIEN/INTERVENTION: Motion to intervene to enforce lien untimely following dismissal of case… firm may still seek [Read more…]