OPINION: Fabich v. PPL Montana

The Montana Supreme Court has issued an Opinion in the following matter:

DA 06-0315,

2007 MT 258,

DANIEL J. FABICH,

Plaintiff and Appellant,

v.

PPL MONTANA, LLC a Delaware Company

and JOHN DOES I through 10,

Defendant and Appellees.

OPINION: Weimar v. Lyons

The Montana Supreme Court has issued an Opinion in the following matter: 

DA 06-0106,

2007 MT 182,

WILLIAM C. WEIMAR,

Plaintiff and Appellant,

v.

MIKE LYONS, individually and doing business as LYONS

CONCRETE, LYONS CONCRETE, INC., a dissolved

corporation, DOES 1 THROUGH 10,

Defendants and Respondents.

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MIKE LYONS, individually and d/b/a LYONS CONCRETE, INC.,

Counterclaimant and Respondent,

v.

WILLIAM C. WEIMAR,

Counterclaim Defendant and Appellant.

OPINION: Murphy Homes v. Muller

The Montana Supreme Court has issued an Opinion in the following matter:

No. 05-237,

2007 MT 140,

MURPHY HOMES, INC.,

a Montana Corporation,

Plaintiff, Counter-Defendant

and Respondent,

v.

MARILYN MULLER and

PATRICK ABERLE,

Defendants, Counter-Claimants

and Appellants.

OPINION: LHC, Inc. v. Alvarez

The Montana Supreme Court has issued an Opinion in the following matter:

No. DA 06-0407,

2007 MT 123,

LHC, INC., a Montana corporation,

Plaintiff and Respondent,

v.

ROBERTO ALVAREZ, as Trustee of the Alvarez

Family Trust u/d/t dated October 10, 1088,

Defendant and Appellant,

and

FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF MONTANA, INC.,

Defendant.

OPINION: Johnston v. Palmer

The Montana Supreme Court has issued an Opinion in the following matter:

No. 05-703,

2007 MT 99,

SHAWN JOHNSTON and STEVE JOHNSTON,

d/b/a AFM CONTRACTING,

Plaintiffs and Respondents,

v.

M. STACEY PALMER,

Defendant and Appellant.

OPINION: Cunnington v. Gaub

No. DA 06-0035,

2007 MT 12,

RAYMOND M. CUNNINGTON,

Plaintiff and Appellant,

v.

MIKE GAUB, d/b/a ZEBRA CONSTRUCTION,

and ALRICK HALE,

Defendants and Respondents.

OPINION: Gwynn v. Cummins

The Montana Supreme Court has issued an Opinion in the following case:

No.05-557

2006 MT 239

DAVID W. GWYNN, d/b/a

GWYNN EXCAVATING,

Plaintiff and Appellant,

v.

DOUGLAS CUMMINS and

KIM CUMMINS,

Defendants and Respondents.

OPINION: James Talcott Constr. v. P&D Land Enter.

The Montana Supreme Court has issued an Opinion in the following case:

No. 05-103

2006 MT 136

JAMES TALCOTT CONSTRUCTION, INC.,

Plaintiff and Appellant,

v.

P&D LAND ENTERPRISES, a joint venture

consisting of NDI, INC., a Montana corporation,

STERLING INVESTMENTS, INC., a Montana

Corporation, and BVL/WHITEFISH, a California

Corporation, et al.,

Defendants and Respondents.

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Table of Contents

1. BASES OF ARCHITECTS AND ENGINEERS LIABILITY: AN OVERVIEW
2. THE PROS AND CONS OF STANDARD CONTRACT FORMS
3. DESIGN PROFESSIONALS INSURANCE AND SURETY PROGRAMS
4. YOU HAVE BEEN SUED. SHOULD WE ACCEPT THE ATTORNEY CHOSEN BY OUR INSURANCE COMPANY OR DO WE NEED OUR OWN?
5. LIABILITY ON THE CONTRACT
6. DESIGN PROFESSIONAL S LIABILITY TO THE CONTRACTOR
7. LIABILITY FOR NEGLIGENCE
8. LIABILITY EXPOSURE ARISING FROM THE SHOP DRAWING SUBMITTAL PROCESS
9. CRIMINAL LIABILITY
10. OWNERSHIP AND REUSE OF DESIGN PROFESSIONALS DESIGNS
11. LIABILITY FOR INNOVATIVE BUT UNPROVEN DESIGNS
12. THE DESIGN PROFESSIONAL AS CONSTRUCTION MANAGER
13. RISK MANAGEMENT
14. REDUCING DAMAGES
15. CONTRACTUAL DEFENSES
16. IMMUNITY DEFENSES
17. PREPARING FOR TRIAL
18. EXPERT CONSULTANTS AND WITNESSES
19. ALTERNATE DISPUTE RESOLUTION: CHOICES FOR THE DESIGN PROFESSIONAL
20. MISCELLANEOUS CLAIMS
21. STATUTES OF LIMITATION AND STATUTES OF REPOSE
22. DEFENDING AGAINST A CLAIM: AN OVERVIEW
23. INJURIES RESULTING IN DAMAGE CLAIMS