Search for: "The State of Montana, Tort Claims Division" Results 1 - 17 of 17
Sorted by Relevance | Sort by Date
RSS Subscribe: 20 results | 100 results
15 Mar 2012, 9:00 pm
Katrina Hedberg, Oregon state epidemiologist, told The Oregonian that dealing with the tort claim had been time-consuming, so it was a relief when it was withdrawn and they could resume focusing on their job -- protecting the public's health.The claim was unprecedented, Terry noted:State epidemiologists investigate dozens of foodborne illness outbreaks every year and name the culprits to prevent more people from getting sick. [read post]
30 Sep 2013, 1:52 am by Kevin LaCroix
The Magistrate Judge rejected this argument based on Montana case law holding that the breach of the implied covenant is a contract breach only, not a tort. [read post]
24 Jul 2021, 11:51 am by admin
When we consider the procedural aversion to joinder of claims, and the limited range of “joint and several” liability at common law, there was often a much greater role for apportionment in the common law of tort.[2] Although there have been statutory reforms in some states, which have facilitated apportionments of fault and causation, tort law in the 20th century saw a steady march away from causal apportionments. [read post]
10 Sep 2010, 8:07 am by Bexis
We're talking about the Restatement (Third) of Torts, Products Liability §2, to be precise. [read post]
19 Aug 2020, 12:00 pm by Amy Howe
King (Nov. 9): Whether a final judgment in favor of the United States in a lawsuit brought under the Federal Tort Claims Act bars a claim against a government employee based on Bivens v. [read post]
28 Apr 2011, 3:18 pm by Bexis
By now Restatement (Second) of Torts §402A (1965) is so old as to be thought of as somewhat antediluvian. [read post]
17 Mar 2020, 9:01 pm by Ira C. Lupu and Robert Tuttle
The doctrine bars employees in positions that fall within the ministerial exception from asserting against their religious employers almost all civil rights claims, along with a variety of tort and contract claims. [read post]
15 Apr 2011, 6:02 am by Bexis
March 12, 2007) (consumer fraud claim does not “involve a tort action for personal injury”); J.E. [read post]
15 Oct 2011, 2:13 am
The court held, however, that appellant presented sufficient evidence to preclude summary judgment on the basis of official immunity on the alleged state tort claims. [read post]
26 Nov 2011, 2:08 am
The only three issues to survive summary judgment were the state-law negligence claims and the section 1983 claims against Steinert in his personal capacity and Strain in his official capacity. [read post]
13 Jan 2023, 11:00 am by Arianna Morseau
American Civil Liberties Union of Montana Executive Director. [read post]
18 Jul 2014, 11:55 am
  For example, Huckrelied primarily on the Iowa Supreme Court’s prior decision rejecting market share liability – another novel claim that tries to decouple liability from actually making the allegedly injurious product.So on the occasion of 100 decisions rejecting Conte innovator liability theories, here is a 50-state survey on the status of this benighted form of liability. [read post]
7 Nov 2014, 5:52 am
  It was actually more directed to the effect of warnings on design defect claims than on warning claims themselves. [read post]
14 Mar 2016, 2:56 am by Kevin LaCroix
”  The majority of states follow the “Direct means Direct” legal analysis.[1]  Proximate Cause is equivalent to the tort proximate cause concept. [read post]
15 Jul 2010, 2:39 pm by Bexis
  Rather, the plaintiff claimed a lot-specific manufacturing defect. [read post]