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Paoli Law Firm, PC Represents Montana Residential Boarding School Abuse Victims
While residential boarding schools in Montana have been around for a while, these programs have recently been brought to the forefront following revelations related to allegations of serious physical and psychological mistreatment of children, sexual abuse of...
$80 MILLION VERDICT AWARDED IN ROUNDUP CASE
A federal court jury in San Francisco awarded more than $80 million to a man who used Roundup for more than 26 years before being diagnosed with terminal cancer. The six-member jury awarded the man $200,000 for economic damages and more than $5 million for pain and...
Paoli Law Firm ‘Bags Sand’
To help our fellow Missoulians in unfortunate times, we rallied together Friday morning (5/18/2018) and contributed to the volunteer effort by filling sand bags. Team Rubicon, a veteran-founded disaster relief organization, coordinated the flood response effort in...
Paoli Law Firm Committed to Community Service
The attorneys and staff at the Paoli Law Firm are committed to supporting and volunteering with organizations and non-profits in the Missoula community and statewide. We believe it is our obligation to assist these groups, organizations, and individuals who need a...
Volkswagen Proposed Class Settlement Program
In re: Volkswagen "Clean Diesel" MDLSandra Di Mauro, Michael Di Mauro, Rebecca Connors, Duane Simons, and Donna Simons, individually and on behalf of others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. Volkswagen Group of America, Inc., and Volkswagen Aktiengesselschaft,...
Johnson & Johnson Found Guilty in Ovarian Cancer Trials Related to Talcum Baby Powder
A St. Louis, Missouri Jury found Johnson & Johnson guilty in causing a South Dakota woman's ovarian cancer as a result of years of using talcum baby powder. In May 2016, the jury ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay the woman $55 million.In February 2016 a jury...
Jury Finds Johnson & Johnson Guilty in DePuy Pinnacle Metal-on-Metal Artificial Hip Cases – Awards over $502 Million to Plaintiffs
On January 8, 2016, the second DePuy Pinnacle bellwether trial began in federal court in Dallas, Texas. The claims of five plaintiffs were consolidated and presented in one proceeding against DePuy Orthopedics, Inc. (DePuy) and Johnson & Johnson with Judge Ed...
Volkswagen Class Action Lawsuit
Volkswagen outfitted its vehicles with illegal emissions-cheating software in a scandal that affects millions of cars manufactured between 2009 and 2015. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently told Volkswagen that these vehicles are not federally...
Governor Appoints Kutzman as Great Falls District Court Judge
John Kutzman learned on June 15 that Governor Bullock would be appointing him to replace retiring Great Falls District Court Judge Kenneth R. Neill. John was one of eight applicants who sought the job. The process included a detailed written application, a thirty-day...