Missoula, MT
Real estate Lawyer at Missoula, MT
Practice Areas: Real Estate, Personal Injury ... +2 more
OUTCOME: Verdict -- $300,000, settled confidentially following motion for attorney fees and treble damages
Unsatisfactory home inspection involving missed evidence of water intrusion, structural problems, and mold infestation. Cause No. DV-14-257. Claims for negligence, violation of the Montana Home Inspect ... ion Trade Practices Act, and Montana Consumer Protection Act. Obtained a $300,000 verdict, including $200,000 in general damages.
OUTCOME: Settled confidentially for our original demand.
Failure to identify roofing defects, leading to replacement of the roof and other damages.
OUTCOME: Settled confidentially.
Failure to disclose existing septic problems, lack of inspections, lack of permitting.
OUTCOME: Settlement, $2.0-plus million dollars
Case involving serious personal injuries and insurance coverage issues. Insurer initially claimed a single policy existed but ultimately stacked all available policies.
OUTCOME: Total recovery $250,000
Rear-end collision between two vehicles moving at different highway speeds. Successfully challenged liability carrier's denial, then successfully stacked multiple UIM policies in resolving the case.
OUTCOME: Confidential Settlement -- Policy Limits
Vehicle-vs.-horse collision. Liability was originally denied on the grounds that the owner's fence was cut by unknown third-parties. The case settled for confidentially for policy limits following our ... own investigation indicating a history of animal escapes and contradicting claims regarding the involvement of third parties.
OUTCOME: Positive coverage determination followed by a confidential settlement.
Obtained insurance coverage for death and catastrophic personal injury claims from a car accident under a helicopter liability policy. Theory of liability was that the accident "arose out of" the use o ... r maintenance of the helicopter because the accident occurred as the helicopter's fuel truck was turning into a field for refueling purposes. Established coverage and defeated XL Speciality's prejudice arguments under Sorensen v. Farmers Ins. Exch., 279 Mont. 291, 927 P.2d 1002 (1996).
OUTCOME: Confidential Settlement (confidentiality requested by insurer)
Our client took a consent judgment, covenant not to execute, and an assignment of rights against a defendant's insurer after the insurer refused to defend its insured in a litigated case. Insurer denie ... d all liability. After cross-motions for summary judgment, the insurer settled confidentially.
OUTCOME: Confidential Settlement (confidentiality requested by insurer)
Our client had just filled up and was walking in to the store on a snowy day when her foot went through what looked like snow into a 12-inch-deep hole in the parking lot, causing a broken ankle and sig ... nificant medical bills.
OUTCOME: Settled. Confidentiality at the request of the defendant.
Home inspector failed to identify evidence of settlement and soils subsidence.
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