On June 1, 2010, the United States Supreme Court declined the tobacco companies' request to review the Montana Supreme Court's decision in State ex rel. Bullock v. Philip Morris, Inc.Our firm represents the State of Montana in this case. The tobacco companies claim...
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Ninth Circuit Holds BNSF May Have FELA Liability For Western Fruit Express Car Shop in Spokane.
On May 18, 2010, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that our client John Schmidt can present his claims to a jury in John Schmidt v. BNSF Railway Co. and Western Fruit Express, Inc. For many years Mr. Schmidt worked in a freight car shop in...
Montana Seeks “Diligent Enforcement” Declaratory Ruling
On behalf of the State of Montana, our firm has asked the District Court in Helena for a declaratory ruling that Montana "diligently enforced" the provisions of certain statutes it passed following the historic 1998 "Master Settlement Agreement" ("MSA").Under the MSA,...
