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OPINION: Tinker v. Montana State Fund

Posted by scanner1 on June 24, 2009

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

DA 08-0414,

2009 MT 218,

DAVID TINKER,

Petitioner, Appellee and Cross-Appellant,

v.

MONTANA STATE FUND,

Respondent, Appellant and Cross-Appellee.

Posted in Industrial Injury, Occupational Disease, Opinion, Time barred, Workers' Compensation | Leave a Comment »

OPINION: Russell v. Watkins & Shepard

Posted by scanner1 on June 24, 2009

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

DA 08-0336,

2009 MT 217,

ALAN RUSSELL,

Petitioner and Appellee,

v.

WATKINS & SHEPARD TRUCKING COMPANY,

Respondent-Insurer and Appellant.

Posted in Expert Witness, Occupational Disease, Opinion, Workers' Compensation | Leave a Comment »

OPINION: Quick v. MT State Fund

Posted by scanner1 on May 15, 2009

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

DA 08-0313,

2009 MT 162,

LARRY QUICK,

Petitioner, Appellant and Cross-Appellee,

v.

MONTANA STATE FUND,

Respondent, Appellee and Cross-Appellant.

Posted in Concurrence, Domiciliary Care, Opinion, Penalties, Workers' Compensation | Leave a Comment »

OPINION: Heth v. Mont. State Fund

Posted by scanner1 on May 6, 2009

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

DA 08-0285,

2009 MT 149,

MARTIN HETH, JR.,

Petitioner and Appellee,

v.

MONTANA STATE FUND,

Respondent and Appellant.

Posted in Alcohal, Opinion, Statutory Interpretation, Workers' Compensation | Leave a Comment »

OPINION: Narum v. Liberty NW

Posted by scanner1 on April 20, 2009

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

DA 08-0311,

2009 MT 127,

JERRY NARUM,

Petitioner and Appellee,

v.

LIBERTY NORTHWEST INSURANCE CORP.,

Respondent/Insurer and Appellant.

Posted in Attorneys' Fees/Costs, Dissent, Opinion, Statutory Penalty, Workers' Compensation | Leave a Comment »

OPINION: Dildine v. Liberty Northwest Ins.

Posted by scanner1 on March 25, 2009

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

DA 08-0194,

2009 MT 87,

ROBIN DILDINE,

Petitioner and Appellee,

v.

LIBERTY NORTHWEST INSURANCE CORP.,

Respondent/Insurer and Appellant.

Posted in Attorneys' Fees/Costs, Opinion, Workers' Compensation | Leave a Comment »

OPINION: Aldrich v. State Fund

Posted by scanner1 on February 19, 2009

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

DA 08-0020,

2009 MT 40,

DALE ALDRICH,

Petitioner and Appellant,

v.

MONTANA STATE FUND,

Respondent and Appellee.

Posted in Opinion, Social Security, Temporary Total Disability, Workers' Compensation | Leave a Comment »

OPINION: Kratovil v. Liberty Northwest

Posted by scanner1 on December 29, 2008

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

DA 07-0579,

2008 MT 443,

DEAN L. KRATOVIL,

Petitioner and Appellee,

v.

LIBERTY NORTHWEST INSURANCE CORPORATION,

Respondent/Insurer and Appellant.

Posted in Occupational Disease, Opinion, Workers' Compensation | Leave a Comment »

OPINION: Flynn & Miller v. MT State Fund & Liberty NW

Posted by scanner1 on November 26, 2008

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

DA 06-0734,

2008 MT 394,

ROBERT FLYNN and CARL MILLER, Individually and on Behalf of Others Similarly Situated,

Petitioners and Appellees,

v.

MONTANA STATE FUND,

Respondent/Insurer and Appellant,

and

LIBERTY NORTHWEST INSURANCE CORPORATION,

Intervenor and Appellant.

Posted in Opinion, Retroactivity, Workers' Compensation | Leave a Comment »

OPINION: Siebken v. Liberty Mutual

Posted by scanner1 on October 21, 2008

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

DA 08-0033,

2008 MT 353,

RICHARD A. SIEBKEN,

Petitioner and Appellant,

v.

LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.,

Respondent and Appellee.

Posted in Notice Requirement, Opinion, Workers' Compensation | Leave a Comment »