| Yellowstone County Montana Jury Verdicts and Settlements
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The Rattlesnake Coalition v. U
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United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on appeal from the District of Montana (Yellowstone County)
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The Rattlesnake Coalition (“The Coalition”) appeals the
district court’s dismissal for lack of subject matter jurisdiction
and lack of standing of its action against the United States
Environmental Protection Agency (“the EPA”), the Administrator
of the EPA, and the City of Missoula (“Missoula”). The
Coalition brought suit under the Natio... More... $0 (12/9/2007 - MT )
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Fidelity Exploration and Produ
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United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on appeal from the District of Montana (Yellowstone County)
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Fidelity Exploration & Production Co. seeks to quiet title
to a portion of the bed of the Tongue River on which it holds
oil and gas leases issued by the State of Montana, but to
which the United States lays claim as trustee for the Northern
Cheyenne Indian Tribe. The district court dismissed the
action, brought under the Quiet Title Act (Q... More... $0 (11/9/2007 - MT )
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Jeffrey R. Smith v. Burlington
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District Court, Yellowstone County, Montana
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Jeffrey R. Smith sued Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) on a negligence theory under FELA for the injuries and damages sustained by him when the brakes on five coal cars failed and they slammed into a locomotive that he was engineering on January 19, 2005. Smith claimed that he sustained career ending injuries as a result of the injuries he s... More... $1,761,222 (11/3/2007 - MT )
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Steve Feuerstein v. City of Bi
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District Court, Yellowstone County, Montana
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Billings Police Officer Steve Feuerstein sued the City of Billings for state and federal free-speech rights, and violation of state employment laws by retaliating against him for reporting that two officers gave illegal drugs to a civilian dog handler, for dog training. ... More... $1,300,000 (9/22/2007 - MT )
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Steve Feuerstein v. City of Bi
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Yellowstone County, Montana
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Steve Feuerstein sued City of Billings and others claiming that his civil rights were violated by the Billings Police Department when police supervisors retaliated against him for reporting the mishandling of illegal drugs within the department's K-9 unit. He claimed that he was denied a safe workplace when other officers refused to provide backup ... More... $1,300,000 (7/31/2007 - MT )
1300000
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William A. D'Alton v. City of<
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United States District Court for the District of Montana (Yellowstone County)
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Billings, Montana lawyer William A. D'Alton sued the City of Billings and others claiming he was harassed and defamed by city employees. The original defendants were the city of Billings; Moira Murphy D'Alton, who was a city attorney and is D'Alton's ex-wife; City Attorney Brent Brooks; Deputy City Attorney Stacey Tenney; and Billings police of... More... $250,000 (5/25/2007 - MT )
250000
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Joy Mathis v. Michael Marsac a
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District Court, Yellowstone County, Montana
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Joy Mathis, the mother of Melissa Ray, a passenger in
a car being driven by Michael Marsac when it hit
a pickup being driven by Ryan Lindstadt sued both drivers
on negligence theories for the wrongful death of her
daughter. She alleged that both drivers had been
drinking and were jointly liability for the
August 9, 2003 accident tha... More... $325,000 (10/5/2006 - MT )
325000
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