Latest Montana Headlines

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Record Hail Damage In 2013: Montana Farmers

Feb 10 2014 // Insurance claims for crop damage due to hail in Montana exceeded $14 million in 2013.The Montana Department of Agriculture told the Great Falls Tribune that’s the most expensive year in the 98-year-history of the...

$52M Awarded by Montana Jury Awards in Bank Lawsuit

Jan 27 2014 // A Montana jury has awarded an office supply manufacturer $52 million in its lawsuit against its former bank.Masters Group International Inc. sued Comerica Inc. after the bank reneged on a November 2008 agreement to delay...

$52M Awarded by Montana Jury in Lawsuit Against Bank

Jan 23 2014 // A Montana jury has awarded an office supply manufacturer $52 million in its lawsuit against its former bank.Masters Group International Inc. sued Comerica Inc. after the bank reneged on a November 2008 agreement to delay...

Leavitt Group, Mountain West Create Montana Agency

Jan 14 2014 // Mountain West Benefits will become part of the Leavitt Group in an affiliation that also includes the Leavitt Group’s two Montana agencies, Taylor-Leavitt Insurance Agency of Billings, and Northern Montana Insurance...

Montana Ski Resort Target of Family’s Wrongful Death Suit

Jan 6 2014 // The German family of a 16-year-old exchange student who died while skiing at Montana’s Whitefish Mountain Resort in 2010 has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the resort.The family of Niclas Waschle filed the...

Montana Hospital Sues Over ACA Records System

Jan 3 2014 // A southwestern Montana hospital has filed a lawsuit against a Texas company saying it didn’t follow through with a contract to install a $441,000 health records system required under the federal Affordable Care...

North Dakota Train Fire Restarts Oil Transport Safety Debate

Jan 2 2014 // The derailment and fire that led to the evacuation of a North Dakota town has renewed the debate over whether it’s safer to ship oil by rail or pipeline as the U.S. completes a review of the Keystone XL...

Montana Condo Accessibility Suit Settled

Dec 31 2013 // A developer and construction company have agreed to make changes to a Bozeman, Mont. condominium following a federal lawsuit about handicap accessibility.The Bozeman Daily Chronicle reports in a story on Sunday that Saddle...

Montana Judge Rejects Residents’ Lawsuit Against ARCO

Dec 27 2013 // A lawsuit against Atlantic Richfield Co. by nearly 100 residents of Opportunity seeking to have the company clean hazardous materials from their property has been rejected.District Judge Brad Newman ruled on Monday that...

‘Three Cups’ Insurer Lawsuit In Montana Dismissed

Dec 20 2013 // A judge has dismissed a lawsuit by the charity co-founded by “Three Cups of Tea” author Greg Mortenson against an insurance company.U.S. District Judge Dana Christensen dismissed the lawsuit Thursday, more than...

Blackfeet In Montana Sue US Government Over Flood Damage

Nov 20 2013 // The Blackfeet tribe’s housing agency in Montana is suing the U.S. government for more than $1.2 million over damage to homes that were flooded in 2011, with the tribe claiming the government was responsible for a...

Montana State Fund Declares Its Largest Dividend

Nov 15 2013 // More than 23,000 qualifying policyholders will receive a part of a $12 million dividend from Montana State Fund, the worker’s compensation insurer announced on Friday. This is the largest dividend MSF has declared...

Settlement Reached In Montana School Abuse Case

Nov 14 2013 // Great Falls Public Schools in Montana has reached a $595,000 settlement in a lawsuit filed by the families of seven special needs students who reported suffering physical and verbal abuse in a middle school special...

Montana Woman Gets DUI Driving Daughter For Trick-Or-Treat

Nov 5 2013 // A Billings, Mont. woman is charged with drunken driving while taking her 13-year-old daughter and two friends Trick-or-Treating. The Billings Gazette reported 34-year-old Summer Breeze Merrill also is charged with three...

Insurer For Montana City Settles Lawsuit With Family

Nov 4 2013 // The insurance company for the city of Billings has agreed to settle a lawsuit stemming from the death of a 41-year-old man at Rose Park pool.The Billings Gazette reported that the agreement approved on Tuesday by District...

Montana, Feds To Seek Damages From Exxon Spill

Nov 1 2013 // Montana and federal officials say they’ll seek compensation from Exxon Mobil Corp. for natural resource damages caused by a crude oil spill into the Yellowstone River.Thursday’s announcement comes two years...

Ex-Montana State Student Sues School Over Sex Assault

Oct 22 2013 // A former Montana State University student has filed a lawsuit against the school alleging she and other women were sexually assaulted and harassed by a former music professor.The woman’s Oct. 11 lawsuit alleges the...

Montana Bar Sued Over DUI Death

Oct 11 2013 // The estate of a Montana woman who died in a drunken driving crash is suing an East Helena bar, alleging bartenders continued to serve alcohol to the already-intoxicated driver in the hours before the crash. The Independent...

Montana Judge Explains Verdict Reversal in Insurance Case

Oct 8 2013 // A U.S. District Court judge has explained why he vacated the fraud conviction of a former Miss Montana who was charged with misrepresenting her housing conditions to an insurance company while her historic mansion was...

Insurance Not Likely To Cover Damage in Montana Fire

Oct 7 2013 // Insurance policies belonging to the man who started the 2012 Corral fire in Montana likely won’t be enough to cover the damage to surrounding properties.Attorneys told the Independent Record that Robert Fitte has...