Montana Good Will Law

Ira A. Troyer v. Maryland Casualty Company, et al.

Missoula, Montana, insurance law lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory.<br> <br> AI Overview<br> In Montana, an insurance company breaches the implied covenant of "good faith" by knowingly or recklessly failing to settle a claim or by acting with unfair or deceptive practices, such as misrepresenting policy provisions, unreasonably delaying a claim, o... More...

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Soctt Dimke and Tamara Dimke v. Austin Mutual Insurance Company

Great Falls, Montana insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a bad faith breach of contract claim.<br> <br> In Montana, insurance bad faith occurs when an insurance company fails to uphold its contractual obligations and deal fairly with its policyholders. This includes actions like wrongly denying claims, unreasonably delaying payments, failing to investigate properly, or offering lowba... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Windelyn Valdo Shoulderblade, Jr. </h1>

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Billings, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with failing to register as a sex offender </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Oklahoma sex offender sentenced to seven years in prison for failing to register in Montana</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Windelyn Valdo Should... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Windelyn Valdo Shoulderblade, Jr. </h1>

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Billings, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with failing to register as a sex offender </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Oklahoma sex offender sentenced to seven years in prison for failing to register in Montana</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> The defendant, Windel... More...

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<h1> STATE OF MONTANA v. WILLIAM G. ROSSBACH </h1>

On May 15, 2019, Officer Haynes saw Rossbach riding a bike that matched the <br> description of one that had been reported stolen and tried to stop him. Rossbach did not <br> stop for Officer Haynes, and Officer Haynes ran after him. The two ended up in a physical <br> altercation when Rossbach would not comply with Officer Haynes's orders, and these <br> charges resulted. <br> 3<br> ¶4 The Offic... More...

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United States of America v. Simon Paul and Travis John Branson

Missoula, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to violate the Lacey Act by unlawfully trafficking Bald and Golden Eagles.<br> <br> The government has acussed Simon Paul and Travis John Branson of hunting and killing bald eagles.<br> <br> The United States Attorney's office alleges the two men killed over 3,600 birds, among them an unspecified number of... More...

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United States of America v. Le Erland Fannin

Billings, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute meth.<br> <br> <br> Defendant entered his plea of guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Timothy J. Cavan in open court on April 21,2023. United States Magistrate Judge Timothy J. Cavan entered Findings and Recommendation in this matter on April 21, 2023 (Doc. 25). No objections having be... More...

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Danny Pedersen, et al. v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company

Great Falls, Montana insurance law lawyer represented Plaintiffs who sued Defendant on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory.<br> <br> <br> Plaintiffs Betty Radovich, Wanda Woodwick and decedents Robert Lindsay and Rebecca Nicholson (collectively, "Plaintiffs”) sustained injuries in separate automobile accidents while insured under automobile insurance policies issued by State Farm... More...

$0 (03-30-2023 - MT)
Victoria Ann Edwards v. Allstate Fire and Casualty Company

Billings, Montana insurance law lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on a bad faith breach of contract theory claiming more than $75,000 in damages.<br> <table><br> <h1><br> <center><br> <P><br> <img width="300" src="http://www.morelawtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Billings_MT_Fed.png" alt="Federal Courthouse - Billings, Montana"><br> <P><br> Federal Courthouse - Billings, Montana<b... More...

$1 (02-21-2023 - MT)
State of Montana v. Daniel Boone Crosby

Missoula, Montana "Daniel Boone, age 35, Crosby was wrongly convicted on January 20, 2006 in Missoula, Montana of sexual intercourse without consent with his daughter Shawnetta Crosby in 1993 when she was 10-year-old. Key testimony during Crosby's jury trial was the testimony of his daughter. After his conviction following a five day trial, Crosby was sentenced to ten years in prison with seven ye... More...

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<H2> Danny Pedersen, et al. v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company </H2>

Great Falls, Montana personal injury insurance law lawyers represented Plaintiffs, who sued Defendant on a breach of contract theory.<br> <br> <br> <br> Plaintiffs Betty Radovich, Wanda Woodwick and decedents Robert Lindsay and Rebecca Nicholson (collectively, "Plaintiffs”) sustained injuries in separate automobile accidents while insured under automobile insurance policies issued by State F... More...

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VERNON HOVEN v. DANIEL WADDELL

<center><h3><font color="red"><h3><font color="red"> Helena, Montana - Business Law lawyer represented Plaintiff and Appellant with appealing the final judgment in a breach of contract claim. </h3></font></b></i></center></font></center><br> <br> Hoven, a certified public accountant (CPA), owns and operates Western CPE, LLC <br> (Western), a business offering continuing education to CPAs. Western ... More...

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MARY LSU HALL v. ARNOLD A. HALL

<center><h3><font color="red"><h3><font color="red"> Helena, MT – Divorce lawyer represented Respondent with e arguing that the Court abused its discretion. </h3></font></b></i></font></center></center><br> <br> The most appropriate statement of facts is that prepared <br> by Judge Thomas. Certain facts bear emphasis, however: <br> 1. That Arnold Hall has been the sole provider and <br> cu... More...

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IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF WILLIAM RICHARD CARAS and LAURI CHRISTINE CARAS

<center><h3><font color="red"><h3><font color="red"> Helena, MT – Divorce lawyer represented Respondent with appealing from the final decree of dissolution. </h3></font></b></i></font></center></center><br> <br> The sole issue on appeal is whether the marital and property <br> settlement agreement executed by the parties should be set aside on <br> the grounds that the agreement is unconsc... More...

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IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF TERESA JOHNSON and LEO JOHKSON

<center><h3><font color="red"><h3><font color="red"> Helena, MT – Divorce lawyer represented Petitioner with petitioning for a legal separation. </h3></font></b></i></font></center></center><br> <br> The parties entered into a written <br> Stipulation for Temporary Custody and Support which <br> was incorporated in an Order of the District Court <br> dated December 17, 7984. 1 9, 1985, th... More...

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STATE OF MONTANA v. WESLEY SMITH

<center><h2><font color="red">Helena, Montana - Criminal defense attorney represented Wesley John Smith with one count of Sexual Abuse of Children charge. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> ¶2 We restate the issues on appeal as follows: <br> 1. Did the District Court misinterpret M. R. Evid. 801(d)(1) and abuse its discretion <br> by admitting the victim's taped forensic interview as a prio... More...

$0 (06-25-2021 - MT)
STATE OF MONTANA, v. CHARLES CLIFFORD HAMLIN

<center><h2><font color="red"> Missoula, Montana - Criminal defense attorney represented Charles Clifford Hamlin with two counts of violation of an order of protection charges. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> On December 1, 2017, S.R., Hamlin's ex-girlfriend and mother of their child, <br> obtained a temporary order of protection (TOP) from the District Court, requiring Hamlin<br> to remai... More...

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State of Montana v. Lloyd James Noble

Appellant was charged by information with committing first degree murder and first degree assault.<br> "COUNT I<br> <br> "In the District Court of the Thirteenth Judicial District of the State of Montana, in and for the County of Yellowstone, on the 19th day of February A.D. 1962, comes William J. Speare, County Attorney of said county, and here in said District Court, upon his official oath and i... More...

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STATE OF MONTANA v. JASON HARRISON

<center><h2><font color="red"> Helena, Montana - Criminal defense attorney represented Jason Harrison with <i> arguing the District Court erred by denying his motion to withdraw his guilty plea.</h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> Harrison was charged with one count of felony Deviate Sexual Conduct, two counts<br> of misdemeanor Violation of an Order of Protection, six counts of felony Violati... More...

$0 (02-04-2021 - MT)
STATE OF MONTANA v. STEVEN WAYNE KEEFE

<center><h2><font color="red"> Helena, Montana - Criminal defense attorney represented Steven Wayne Keefe with <i> appealing the May 6, 2019 Sentence, Order to Close File, and Order Exonerating Bond issued by the Eighth Judicial District Court, Cascade County, which, in relevant part, re-sentenced him to life without parole for three counts of deliberate homicide committed when he was a juvenile..... More...

$0 (01-22-2021 - MT)
STATE OF MONTANA v. MICHAEL JOSEPH HOWARD

<center><h2><font color="red">Missoula, MT - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant Michael Joseph Howard with <i> appeals the revocation of his suspended sentence by the Fourth Judicial District Court, Missoula County.</h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> <br> ¶2 In 2011, pursuant to a plea agreement, Howard pled guilty to Aggravated Assault,<br> a felony, and Endangering the Welfare o... More...

$0 (11-20-2020 - MT)
STATE OF MONTANA v. BRANDON BAGNELL

Polson, MT - felony stalking<br> <br> <center><br> <table><br> <td><br> <img width="400" src=" https://app.mt.gov/conweb/Photo/Show/30886"> <br> </td><br> </table><br> <h1> <font color="red"> </font> </h1><br> </center><br> <br> <br> <br> ¶1 Pursuant to Section I, Paragraph 3(c), Montana Supreme Court Internal Operating<br> Rules, this case is decided by memorandum opinion and shall not be c... More...

$0 (09-18-2020 - MT)
STATE OF MONTANA v. CHRIS ARTHUR CHRISTENSEN

Hamilton, MT - Negligent Homicide<br> <br> <center><br> <table><br> <td><br> <img width="400" src=" https://nbcmontana.com/resources/media/23a42337-6831-4000-a0a5-e48b381207ea-large16x9_ImportedfromLakana.jpg?1581113473192 "> <br> </td><br> </table><br> <h1> <font color="red"> </font> </h1><br> </center><br> <br> <br> <br> ¶3 Christensen is a general physician who has practiced in Californi... More...

$0 (09-18-2020 - MT)
NICK BROOKE, ETHAN LERMAN, and BRIAN WEST, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. STATE OF MONTANA, STEVE BULLOCK, in his official capacity as Governor; and RHONDA SCHAFFER, in her official capacity as the Director of the Office of the State Public Defender

<center><br> <table><br> <td><br> <img width="400" src=" https://courts.mt.gov/Portals/189/Images/logo-3.gif?ver=2017-06-15-092906-000 "> <br> </td><br> </table><br> <h1> <font color="red"> </font> </h1><br> </center><br> <center><br> <img width="400" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.morelawtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/subscription.gif?fit=300%2C42"><br> </center><br> <br> <br> DA 19-0506<br> ... More...

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STATE OF MONTANA v. ANTHONY SCOTT

<center><br> <table><br> <td><br> <img width="350" src=" https://app.mt.gov/conweb/Photo/Show/3015438"> <br> </td><br> </table><br> <h2> <font color="red"> </font> </h2><br> </center><br> <br> <br> <br> ¶4 On September 12, 2018, a jury convicted Scott of two counts of distributing<br> dangerous drugs in September 2017. The State sought to designate Scott as a PFO based<br> on two prior felon... More...

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STATE OF MONTANA v. TRISTAN JAMES MORALES

<center><br> <table><br> <td><br> <img width="350" src=" https://app.mt.gov/conweb/Photo/Show/3023632"> <br> </td><br> </table><br> <h2> <font color="red"> </font> </h2><br> </center><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> ¶2 On July 12, 2017, the State charged Morales with one count of Sexual Intercourse<br> Without Consent, a felony, alleging that he raped his eight-year-old niece earlier that year.1<br>... More...

$0 (07-31-2020 - MT)
NICK BROOKE, ETHAN LERMAN, and BRIAN WEST, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. STATE OF MONTANA, STEVE BULLOCK, in his official capacity as Governor; and RHONDA SCHAFFER, in her official capacity as the Director of the Office of the State Public Defender

<center><br> <table><br> <td><br> <img width="350" src=" https://courts.mt.gov/Portals/189/Images/logo-3.gif?ver=2017-06-15-092906-000"> <br> </td><br> </table><br> <h2> <font color="red"> </font> </h2><br> </center><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> ¶3 On May 10, 2018, Appellants filed a class action complaint against the State of<br> Montana, Governor Steve Bullock, and the director of the Off... More...

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STATE OF MONTANA v. ZACHARY BRENNAN NEWBARY

<center><br> <table><br> <td><br> <img width="400" src=" https://app.mt.gov/conweb/Photo/Show/3016633"> <br> </td><br> </table><br> <h2> <font color="red"> </font> </h2><br> </center><br> On October 14, 2014, the State charged Newbary with Aggravated Assault, a felony,<br> in violation of § 45-5-202, MCA, and Sexual Intercourse Without Consent, a felony, in<br> violation of § 45-5-503, MCA. ... More...

$0 (06-14-2020 - MT)
STATE OF MONTANA v. DALE MICHAEL HANSON

<center><br> <table><br> <td><br> <img width="400" src=" https://app.mt.gov/conweb/Photo/Show/37712"> <br> </td><br> </table><br> <h2> <font color="red"> </font> </h2><br> </center><br> Hanson was convicted in 1995 of one count of Sexual Assault and one count of<br> Deviate Sexual Conduct for inappropriately touching his ex-girlfriend’s son. Hanson<br> appealed those convictions, which were ... More...

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STATE OF MONTANA v. VAN GREGORY MUELLER and MARTY JAY BILLMAYER

<center><br> <table><br> <td><br> <img width="400" src=" https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn%3AANd9GcS2pNzPYxpNLYZUx9GcKso-uZV5b-sAB1rzEMGgU8af_vULwNg1&usqp=CAUG"> <br> </td><br> </td><br> </table><br> <h2> <font color="red"> </font><br> Montana Supreme Court <br> </h2><br> </center><br> <br> <center><h1><p style="border:3px; border-style:solid; border-color:#FF0000; padding: 0em;"... More...

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STATE OF MONTANA v. JACQUELINE ANN MITCHELL

<center><h1><p style="border:3px; border-style:solid; border-color:#FF0000; padding:<br> 0em;"><a href="http://www.callmorelaw.com/" target="_new">MoreLaw Receptionists</a></br><font Color="Red">VOIP Phone and Virtual Receptionist Services<br> Call 918-582-6422 Today<br> </font></h1><P></center><br> On July 26, 2015, Butte law enforcement responded to a report that a woman was<br> sleeping in her... More...

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STATE OF MONTANA v. EMMANUEL F. GOMEZ

<center><h1><p style="border:3px; border-style:solid; border-color:#FF0000; padding:<br> 0em;"><a href="http://www.callmorelaw.com/" target="_new">MoreLaw Receptionists</a></br><font Color="Red">VOIP Phone and Virtual Receptionist Services<br> Call 918-582-6422 Today<br> </font></h1><P></center><br> On January 13, 2016, the State charged Gomez with one count of PFMA as a<br> continuing course of c... More...

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STATE OF MONTANA v. CHARLES EDWARD JARDEE

<center><h1><p style="border:3px; border-style:solid; border-color:#FF0000; padding:<br> 0em;"><a href="http://www.callmorelaw.com/" target="_new">MoreLaw Receptionists</a></br><font Color="Red">VOIP Phone and Virtual Receptionist Services<br> Call 918-582-6422 Today<br> </font></h1><P></center><br> In March of 2014, the District Court sentenced Jardee for two counts of felony<br> partner or famil... More...

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J.S. TURNER v. CITY OF DILLON, MONTANA; MAYOR MICHAEL L. KLAKKEN, Individual

<center><h1><p style="border:3px; border-style:solid; border-color:#FF0000; padding:<br> 0em;"><a href="http://www.callmorelaw.com/" target="_new">MoreLaw Receptionists</a></br><font Color="Red">VOIP Phone and Virtual Receptionist Services<br> Call 918-582-6422 Today<br> </font></h1><P></center><br> The facts relating to the timeliness of Turner’s complaint are undisputed. Turner<br> was employe... More...

$0 (04-16-2020 - MT)
HIGH COUNTRY PAVING, INC. v. UNITED FIRE & CASUALTY CO.

<center><P><font color=”FF0000”><h2><br> Need help finding a lawyer for representation concerning a liability insurance policy in Montana?<br> <br> Call 918-582-6422. It's Free.<br> </font><br> </h2><br> </center><br> High Country Paving, Inc. (High Country), is an asphalt paving company located in <br> Bozeman. High Country purchased a liability insurance policy from United Fire &<br> Ca... More...

$0 (01-18-2020 - MT)
IN THE MATTER OF: B.H. and G.H. Youths in Need of Care

<center><P><font color=”FF0000”><h2><br> Need help finding a lawyer for representation for the termination of parental rights in Montana.<br> <br> Call 918-582-6422. It's Free.<br> </font><br> </h2><br> </center><br> On January 4, 2017,the Montana Department of Health and Human Services, Child <br> and Family Services Division (Department), filed a petition for each child, titled Petition ... More...

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STATE OF MONTANA v.JEROMEY GLENN JONES

<center><P><font color=”FF0000”><h2><br> Need help finding a lawyer for representation for appealing from assault with a weapon and aggravated assault Montana.<br> <br> Call 918-582-6422. It's Free.<br> </font><br> </h2><br> </center><br> On November 15, 2016, Jones and his girlfriend, Destinee Dietsch (Dietsch), were<br> arguing in their trailer after Dietsch confronted Jones about pornog... More...

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STATE OF MONTANA v. DAVID DEAN KURTZ

<center><h1><p style="border:3px; border-style:solid; border-color:#FF0000; padding: 0em;"><a href="http://www.callmorelaw.com" target="_new">MoreLaw Virtual Receptionists</a></br><font Color="Red">A Receptionist for Less Than a Dollar an Hour</font></h1><P></center><br> <center><br> <img width="300" src="https://app.mt.gov/conweb/Photo/Show/15035"><br> <h2> <font color="red"><h2> </font> </h2... More...

$0 (06-07-2019 - MT)
STATE OF MONTANA v. JOSEPH DEE WALBRIDGE

<center><a href="https://www.morelaw.com/add/attorney/" target="_new"><img width="600" src="https://www.morelaw.com/images/banners/subscription.gif" target="_new"></a></center><br> <center><br> <img width="300" src="https://app.mt.gov/conweb/Photo/Show/3019251"><br> <h2> <font color="red"><h2> </font> </h2><br> </center><br> Pursuant to Section I, Paragraph 3(c), Montana Supreme Court Interna... More...

$0 (05-29-2019 - MT)
STATE OF MONTANA v. TODD MICHAEL JOHNSON

<center><br> <img width="300" src="https://app.mt.gov/conweb/Photo/Show/2149502"><br> <h2> <font color="red"><h2> </font> </h2><br> </center><br> In September 2014, the State charged Johnson, an indigent defendant, with felony <br> aggravated assault. The District Court initially appointed attorney Michael Usleber to <br> represent Johnson, but appointed substitute counsel John Hud in April ... More...

$0 (02-19-2019 - MT)