Montana Health Insurance Law
<h2> <CENTER> State of Montana v. Thomas Jerry Hill </h2> </cener>
Missoula, Montana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempted robbery. Digested by <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> In October 2021, Hill was arrested and appeared before the Missoula County Justice Court on charges of robbery and disorderly conduct. He was held at Montana Sta... More...
$ (04-21-2026 - MT)<h2> <center State of Montana v. Nickie Dean Gardiner </h2> </center>
Missoula, Montana, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with deliberate homicide. Reported by: <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a Nickie Dean Gardiner accused of killing two elderly residents of the Riverside Health Care Center in Missoula in 1990.... More...
$ (06-09-2026 - MT)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...
$1 (10-28-2025 - mt)Noreen Cady and Deane Cady v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Company
Missoula, Montana personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory.... More...
$1 (08-29-2025 - MT)Dionne Marie Nadon v. Social Security Administration
Great Falls, Montana social security disability lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking review of the denial of her application for Social Security Disability benefits by HHS.<br> <br> Dionne Nadon applied for disability insurance benefits<br> and supplemental security income in April 2015 and May<br> 2016, respectively. She alleged that her disability began in<br> March 2015 and was due to condi... More...
$0 (07-28-2025 - MT)Patrick W. George v. Social Security Administration
Great Falls, Montana social security disability lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking review of the denial by HHS for hsi application for Social Security: DIWC/DIWW benefits.<br> <br> The terms DIWC and DIWW do not directly correspond to specific laws or programs within the Social Security system. However, they are related to Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and potentially refer to ... More...
$0 (07-08-2025 - MT)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...
$1 (07-08-2025 - MT)Kenneth B. Coleman, et al. v. National Indemnity Company
Great Falls, Montana insurance law lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on bad faith breach of contract theories.<br> <br> ... More...
$0 (07-10-2025 - MT)<h1> United States of America v. Tristan Ashley Svejkovsky </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Missoula, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with health care fraud </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Former nurse practitioner in Butte sentenced to five years in prison, ordered to pay more than $600,000 restitution for health care fraud</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> ... More...
$0 (01-17-2025 - MT)James Morrison v. United States et al.
<h2><br> Billings, Montana lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on medical malpractice theory.<br> </h2><br> <br> Morrison's claims relate to medical treatment he did or did not receive in November, 2021 and associated events. Morrison sought treatment at the Indian Health Services. (Doc 5 at 2.) He was then transferred to Billings Clinic, who then treated him improperly. (Doc. 5 at 3.) He wa... More...
$0 (10-18-2024 - MT)Planned Parenthood of Montana and Samuel Dickman, M.D. v. State of Montana and Austin Knudsen
<h2><br> Helena, Montana civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff.<br> <h2><br> <br> The Montana Supreme Court has unanimously upheld a district court's decision that the Parental Consent for Abortion Act of 2013 (Consent Act) violated the fundamental right of a minor to control her body and destiny guaranteed by the right of privacy in Montana's Constitution and Montana Supreme Court preced... More...
$0 (08-19-2024 - MT)<h1> United States of America v. Roxanna Rae Lewis-Stella </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Billings, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with stealing from elderly mother </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Daughter who stole more than $700,000 from elderly mother in Lewistown while serving as caregiver sentenced to four and one-half years in prison</h2></center></b></b> </h2>... More...
$0 (06-06-2024 - MT)<h1> United States of America v. Thomasine Tachelle Wahl Salway </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Great Falls, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with assaulting another woman on Blackfeet Indian Reservation </font <br> </color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center></i><br> <b>Browning woman sentenced to four years in prison for assaulting another woman on Blackfeet Indian Reservation </b> </h2></center></b></b... More...
$0 (05-15-2024 - MT)Marueen A. Kirby v. USAA Insurance Agency, Inc., et al.
Missoula, Montana insurance law lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory.<br> <br> <br> <br> 33-18-242. Independent cause of action -- burden of proof. (1) An insured or a third-party claimant has an independent cause of action against an insurer for actual damages caused by the insurer's violation of 33-18-201(1), (4), (5), (6), (9), or (... More...
$1 (03-28-2024 - MT)Stephen Cranska v. UMIA Insurance, Inc. et al
Missoula, Montana insurance law lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory.<br> <br> Montana's claim handling practices are governed by the Montana Unfair Trade Practices Act (UTPA). Mont. Code Ann. § 33-18-101, et seq. Insurers must acknowledge and act promptly upon communications with respect to claims and promptly investigate claims. Mont. C... More...
$0 (02-21-2024 - MT)Benjamin Fettkether v. Progressive Northwestern Insurance Company
Billings, Montana insurance lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory.<br> <br> Montana's claim handling practices are governed by the Montana Unfair Trade Practices Act (UTPA). Mont. Code Ann. § 33-18-101, et seq. Insurers must acknowledge and act promptly upon communications with respect to claims and promptly investigate claims... More...
$0 (02-03-2024 - MT)<h1> STATE OF MONTANA v. DERRELL RUSSELL DOWD </h1>
Derrell Russell Dowd appeals financial conditions of his sentence from the <br> Nineteenth Judicial District Court. Dowd pleaded guilty to felony driving under the <br> influence pursuant to § 61-8-401, MCA. Despite Dowd's objections that he could not <br> afford to pay, the District Court imposed a $5,000 fine and several costs, surcharges, and <br> fees as recommended by Dowd's Presentence I... More...
$0 (09-12-2023 - MT)<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...
$0 (02-04-2024 - MT)David Streeter v. USAA General Indemnity Company, et al.
Missoula, Montana insurance law lawyers represented the Plaintiffs who sued the Defendants on bad faith breach of insurance contract theories.<br> <br> In order to establish a breach of contract claim against your insurance company, a plaintiff must prove the following three elements: The existence of a contract, A breach of 1 or more of the contract's terms by the insurer, and. Damages suffered a... More...
$0 (01-25-2024 - MT)Charles M. Butler, III, et al. v. Unified Life Insurance Company, et al.
Billings, Montana insurance law lawyers represented the Plaintiffs who sued the Defendants on bad faith breach of contract theories.<br> <br> In order to establish a breach of contract claim against an insurance company, the Plaintiff must prove the following three elements: The existence of a contract, A breach of 1 or more of the contract's terms by the insurer, and. Damages suffered as a result... More...
$0 (01-14-2022 - MT)Michael James v. National Railroad Passenger Corporation d/b/a Amtrak
Great Falls, Montana personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on auto negligence negligence theories claiming to have suffered more than $75,000 in damages and/or injuries.<br> <br> Montana Auto Negligence Law:<br> <br> Fault-Based System: Montana operates under a fault-based system for auto negligence. This means that the driver deemed at fault for causing the acc... More...
$1 (08-14-2023 - MT)Michael Rowe v. United States of America
Missoula, Montana personal injury car wreck lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a Federal Tort Claims Act auto negligence theory claiming to have suffered damages and/or injuries caused by a federal government employee.<br> <br> the FTCA is a federal law that allows individuals to sue the United States government for certain kinds of negligence committed by its employees act... More...
$1 (10-03-2023 - MT)Theodora Steinke Jackson v. Cyndi Enderle and Allstate Fire and Casualty Insurance Company
Missoula, Montana personal injury car wreck lawyers represented the Plaintiffs who sued the Defendants on auto negligence and insurance law theories claiming to have suffered more than $75,000 in damages and/or injuries.<br> <br> Montana Auto Negligence Law:<br> <br> Fault-Based System: Montana operates under a fault-based system for auto negligence. This means that the driver deemed at fault for ... More...
$0 (12-06-2023 - MT)Judy Phillips v. Joseph Olbrys and Albertsons, LLC
Butte, Montana personal injury truck wreck lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on negligence theoris claiming to have suffered more than $75,000 in damages and/or injuries.<br> <br> Montana Auto Negligence Law:<br> <br> Fault-Based System: Montana operates under a fault-based system for auto negligence. This means that the driver deemed at fault for causing the accident will b... More...
$1 (01-18-2023 - MT)Dennis Peplow v. United States of America
Billings, Montana personal injury car wreck lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on Federal Tort Claims Act auto negligence theory claiming to have suffered damages and/or injuries caused by federal government employee.<br> <br> Montana Auto Negligence Law:<br> <br> Fault-Based System: Montana operates under a fault-based system for auto negligence. This means that the driver d... More...
$1 (11-21-2023 - MT)Lyle Mages and Sandra Mages v. Brent Russell Hensley, et al.
Billings, Montana personal injury truck wreck lawyers represented the Plaintiffs who sued the Defendants on negligence theories claiming to have suffered more than $75,000 in damages and/or injuries.<br> <br> Montana Auto Negligence Law<br> <br> Fault-Based System: Montana operates under a fault-based system for auto negligence. This means that the driver deemed at fault for causing the accident w... More...
$1 (11-08-2023 - MT)United States of America v. Dr. William D. Stratford
Helena, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with wrongfully violating the Controlled Substances Act by dispensing ketamine, a dissociative anesthetic that has some hallucinogenic effects, from an unregistered location and failed to maintain records for his controlled substances.<br> <br> Dr. William D. Stratford Jr. entered into a civil settlement agreement with the Drug ... More...
$0 (08-28-2023 - MT)United States of America v. Belle Fourche Pipeline Company and Bridger Pipeline, LLC
Billings, Montana civil litigation lawyers represented Defendants accused of violating the Clean Water Act, pipeline safety laws and North Dakota state laws relating to oil spills in Montana and North Dakota. <br> <br> "Today's settlement is the result of federal and state partners working together to comprehensively address oil spills and assess a significant penalty to deter future violations,�... More...
$12500000 (07-31-2023 - MT)United States of America v. Calvin Lame Bull JUneau
Great Falls, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.<br> <br> on Nov. 19, 2021, Calvin Lame Bull Juneau, age 37, and co-defendant, Dale Ray Racine, entered a residence in Browning, On the Blackfeet Indian Reservation, and assaulted the victim, identified as John Doe, who was sleeping in a bedroom. Doe awoke and saw Juneau and... More...
$0 (04-06-2023 - MT)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, "Plaintiffsâ€) 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)United States of America v. Christopher Patrick Cruz
At first glance, there appears to be something odd about a<br> court of law in a diverse nation such as ours deciding whether<br> a specific individual is or is not "an Indian.â€<br> 1<br> Yet, given the<br> long and complex relationship between the government of the<br> United States and the sovereign tribal nations within its borders, the criminal jurisdiction of the federal government of... More...
$0 (02-10-2009 - MT)State of Montana v. Chester Raymond Bauer
Deer Lodge, MT<br> <br> <br> ¶1 Pursuant to Section I, Paragraph 3(c), Montana Supreme Court Internal Operating Rules, this case is decided by memorandum opinion, shall not be cited and does not serve as precedent. Its case title, cause number, and disposition shall be included in this Court's quarterly list of noncitable cases published in the Pacific Reporter and Montana Reports.<br> <br> Â �... More...
$0 (06-28-2022 - MT)Peter Serino v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
Butte, Montana insurance law lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory claiming damages in excess of $75,000 as a direct result of the failure of the Defendant to pay Plaintiff's claim.<br> <br> <h2><br> <center><br> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kftdeyagKXM" target="_new">Bad Faith Breach of Insurance Contracts by Kent Morlan</a>... More...
$1 (11-22-2022 - MT)Valerie L. Calf Boss Ribs v. Daniel J. Cornelius
Cut Bank, Montana, family law lawyers represented the parties seeking custody on a child of the relationship between the parties.<br> <br> <br> ¶4 In October 2020, Father picked up L.D.C. from Mother in Browning. He did not return the child for Mother's next scheduled parenting time, however, and instead made multiple failed attempts to get Mother to submit to mediation. In February 2021, Mother ... More...
$0 (08-16-2022 - MT)<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, "Plaintiffsâ€) sustained injuries in separate automobile accidents while insured under automobile insurance policies issued by State F... More...
$0 (06-27-2022 - MT)Daron F. Brooker v. Social Security Administration
Billings, Montana social security disability lawyer represented Plaintiff seeking review of the denial of his application for benefits by HHS.<br> <br> <br> Plaintiff Daron F. Brooker ("Brookerâ€) filed a complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) of the Social Security Act, requesting judicial review of the final administrative decision of the Commissioner of Social Security ("Commissioner�... More...
$0 (08-08-2022 - MT)United States of America v. Ira Kyrk Westbrook
Missoula, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with stealing more than $57,000 in government benefits from an individual for whom he was the fiduciary.<br> <br> Ira Kyrk Westbrook, 47, pleaded guilty on July 13 to Social Security fraud. <br> <br> U.S. Magistrate Judge Kathleen L. DeSoto presided. Sentencing was set for Oct. 28 before U.S. District Judge Dana L. Christensen... More...
$0 (07-14-2022 - MT)Anthony Correa v. Safeco Insurance Company of Illinois
Missoula, Montana insurance law lawyers represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on a bad faith breach of insurance Contract claiming to have suffered more than $75,000 in damages and /or injuries as a direct result of the breach.... More...
$1 (07-07-2022 - MT)YANKTON COUNTY v. MCALLISTER
<center><h3><font color="red"><h3><font color="red"> Pierre, South Dakota - Civil Litigation lawyer represented defendant with alleging the complaint against them was frivolous. </h3></font></b></i></center></font></center>><br> <br> Luke McAllister owned and operated MTD d/b/a Fire & Ice.1 Luke's <br> brother, Cam McAllister, is a co-owner of MTD. In October 2017, Cam emailed <br> Garrity regard... More...
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