Montana Bankruptcy Law

PHYLISS HAMMERMEISTER V WALTER HAMMERMEISTER

<center><h3><h3> Helena, MT â€“ Divorce lawyer represented respondent in seeking a contempt charge. </h3></center></center> In seeking reversal the district court's decision not to hold Phyliss in contempt, Walter has first argued that this Court should reverse the district court and remand the matter to it for a ... More...

$0 (04-28-2022 - MT)

IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF JAMES CHRISTIE v. KIMI SUE CHRISTIE

<center><h3><h3> Helena, MT - Divorce lawyer represented defendant with appealing from the Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law and Decree of Dissolution of his marriage. </h3></center></center> James and Kimi married in July 2002, in Missoula, Montana. They separated in September 2003, and James filed for divorce on October 16, 2... More...

$0 (04-27-2022 - MT)

In re Dailey

Helena, Montana - Deighan Law, LLC, p/k/a Law Solutions Chicago and doing business as UpRight Law (UpRight) was accused of misconduct relating to UpRight's representation of Montana consumers as debtors or prospective debtors in bankruptcy cases. "Lawyers who misrepresent their services to vulnerable clients and fail to perform as promised harm debtors, creditors, and the integrity of t... More...

$0 (03-11-2021 - MT)

BERRY AND BERRY ACQUISITIONS v. BFN PROPERTIES <table> <td>

Bob Berry, who resides in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, has been a nurseryman and businessman for more than fifty years. In the 1960s, Bob began working in the nursery business in Tahlequah, and in the early 1970s, he founded Midwestern Nursery. Bob grew and developed Midwestern Nursery, which later became American Nursery Products, and eventually took the company public. Upon his departure from American ... More...

$0 (04-04-2018 - MT)

United States of America v. Kenneth James Hatzenbeller

Great Falls, MT - Former Owner of Montana Area Chili's Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Bank Fraud Kenneth James Hatzenbeller, 65, of Great Falls, Montana, former owner of several Montana restaurants, was sentenced June 21, 2017 to 30 months in prison and 3 years supervised release for bank fraud. He was also ordered to pay $1,077,866.82 to two banks. In court documents, f... More...

$0 (07-11-2017 - MT)

ASARCO v. Atlantic Richfield Compan

For over one hundred years, Asarco and its predecessors operated a lead smelting facility in East Helena, Montana (the Site). From 1927 to 1972, Atlantic Richfield’s predecessor operated a zinc fuming plant on land leased from Asarco at the Site.1 In 1972, Atlantic Richfield sold the zinc fuming plant and related property to Asarco. Under the 1972 sale agreement (1972 Agr... More...

$0 (04-13-2016 - MT)

United States of America v. Brenden James Leischner

GREAT FALLS, MT â€“ Former University of Great Falls student, Brenden James Leischner, 24, now of Indio, California, was sentenced to six months in federal custody for Federal Student Financial Aid Fraud, by U.S. District Judge Brian Morris. The United States Attorney's Office announced that the sentence also included five years' probation, $82,237 in restitution to the U.S. Department of Edu... More...

$0 (12-17-2014 - MT)

United States of America v. Timothy James Pulliam

MISSOULA, MT - Following a two-day trial for concealing a 1957 Thunderbird and another vehicle from a bankruptcy trustee, Timothy James Pulliam, 65, of La Mesa, California, was convicted by a Montana jury of concealing property and making false statements under oath related to his bankruptcy proceeding. U.S. District Judge Donald Molloy presided over the trial. Pulliam now faces a maximum five yea... More...

$0 (09-30-2014 - MT)

United States of America v. Gary Joseph Conti

The United States Attorney's Office announced that on May 22, 2014, a federal jury found GARY JOSEPH CONTI, 68, of Three Forks, guilty on 26 of 27 felony charges relating to his role in deceiving the government in an "in-kind" scheme that auditors have determined resulted in at least $4.6 million in fraud against a grant designed to help troubled and at-risk youth on the Blackfeet Indian Reservat... More...

$0 (05-23-2014 - MT)

Gary Olsen v. Neil Milner

¶1 Appellants Neil and Seth Milner appeal from the District Court for the Nineteenth Judicial District's grant of a mandatory injunction, abatement, and $10,000 damages to Appellee Gary Olsen (Olsen) for his claims of private nuisance and trespass. ¶2 We restate the issues as follows: ¶3 Issue one: Did the District Court err in determining that Olsen's claims were not barred by re... More...

$0 (04-23-2012 - MT)

Donald Harbaugh v. Spanish Peaks Holdings, II, LLC

Donald and Darla Harbaugh and Mel and Charline Harbaugh sued Spanish Peaks Holdings, II, LLC and Jim Dolan, Sr. on fraud and breach of contract theories claimign that they were sold property on an active landslide at Spanish Peaks in southwest Montana in 2005. Spanish Peaks Holdings II, LLC filed for bankruptcy protection in October claiming $10 to $50 million in assests and $100 mill... More...

$0 (04-06-2012 - MT)

Timothy McCollough v. Johnson, Rodenburg & Lauinger, L.L.C.

Debt collection law firm Johnson, Rodenburg & Lauinger ("JRLâ€ or "the law firmâ€) appeals from the entry of summary judgment against it under the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act ("FDCPAâ€), and from a subsequent jury verdict awarding damages under the FDCPA, the Montana Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Act ("MCPAâ€), and state torts of malicious prosec... More...

$0 (03-04-2011 - MT)

<a href="http://www.lawlibrary.state.mt.us/dscgi/ds.py/Get/File-14267/01-474_Opinion.html" target="_new">Robert J. Blackwell v. Ronald U. Lurie</a>

Blackwell's efforts to collect on a $1.1 million Missouri bankruptcy court judgment against Ronald U. Lurie have brought the parties before this Court on several occasions. See State ex rel. Blackwell v. District Court (1997), 282 Mont. 530, 934 P.2d 1041; Lurie v. Sheriff of Gallatin County (1997), 284 Mont. 207, 949 P.2d 1163 (Lurie I); Blackwell v. Lurie (1997), 284 Mont. 351, 943 P.2d 1318; ... More...

$0 (03-27-2002 - MT)

Watts and Associates, Inc. v. Jean Parsons

Bankruptcy - Bankruptcy Court for the District of Montana, Great Falls Division (Bankruptcy Court), under Title 11, Chapter 12 of the United States Code. On August 9, 1990, pursuant to 11 U.S.C. 327, Watts applied to the Bankruptcy Court for employment as a professional in connection with Parsons' petition for bankruptcy. In his application, Watts requested compensation for his services at a ra... More...

$10296 (03-23-1999 - MT)

The Travelers Indemnity Company v. Niel Andersen

Arson - Insurance - In 1974, Andersen purchased a large house in Helena, Montana, which subsequently was destroyed by fire on May 25, 1988. Local authorities investigating the fire determined the cause was arson, but could not determine with any certainty who was involved in the arson. At the time of the fire,... More...

$905790 (08-30-1999 - MT)