More children are hit by cars near schools than at any other location, according to the National Safe Routes to School program. It goes without saying that once school starts there is an increase in traffic congestion in school zones and in residential areas during...
Missoula Legal Blog
FedEx Ground Settles With Family of Volunteer Fireman
This case arose out of a deadly crash on December 17, 2008 on Interstate 90 when a FedEx Ground Package System, Inc. driver operated his semi-tractor-trailer combination too fast for conditions, lost control, and jackknifed. The jackknifing tractor-trailer...
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...
Safety Violations of an At-Fault Semi Truck Company
If you have been involved in a semi truck accident, the big rig driver and the trucking company may very well have violated safety rules issued by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). Violations of FMCSA regulations are direct factors in most...
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...
How to Beat the Colossus
If you have been involved in an automobile collision where another person is at-fault their insurance company may use a computer program known as Colossus to evaluate your claim. Many insurance companies including Allstate, Farmers, The Hartford, Travelers, USAA,...
Federal Administrative Law Judge Hits BNSF with Punitive Damages for Retaliating Against Safety Complaint
Last Wednesday U.S. Department of Labor administrative law judge Richard T. Stansell-Gamm issued a 70-page decision finding that BNSF illegally retaliated against our client for reporting that the three GP38-2 locomotives issued to him were dangerously rough riding....
