Latest Montana Headlines
All the headlines from our Montana Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Supreme Court Justices Question Landowners’ Claims in Montana Superfund Cleanup
Dec 4 2019 // U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday appeared inclined to shield a unit of British oil major BP Plc from claims seeking a more extensive cleanup of a Superfund hazardous waste site in Montana than what federal...
Montana Reports Decline in Workplace Injuries in 2018
Nov 19 2019 // Employers in Montana reported a total of 14,100 workplace injuries and illnesses in 2018, with 11,900 of those injuries in the private industry. Of those private industry injuries and illnesses, 5,700 were serious enough...
5 Montana Hospitals Settle Lawsuit over Employee Insurance
Nov 4 2019 // Five Montana hospitals are settling a lawsuit that claimed they made a deal with an insurer to inflate employee health coverage prices in return for $26 million. The hospitals, which deny wrongdoing, agreed to pay $6.9...
Montana Medical Clinic Cyberattack Compromises Data of 130K Patients
Oct 25 2019 // Montana hospital officials have confirmed a data breach may have compromised the personal information of about 130,000 medical clinic patients. The Daily Inter Lake reported that Kalispell Regional Healthcare employees...
Hobson Insurance in Montana Adds Martin and Vincent
Oct 9 2019 // Hobson Insurance in Hobson Mont. has named Jolene Martin a customer service specialist in commercial lines and Beth Vincent a personal lines agent. Martin handles licensing for the agency in 48 states. Vincent assists...
Montana’s State Fund Declaring $30M Dividend
Sep 18 2019 // The Montana State Fund board of directors has declared a $30 million dividend to be paid to its safest policyholders. The Great Falls Tribune reports that the Montana State Fund is the state’s largest workers’...
Reliance Global Completes Acquisition of Michigan’s Altruis Benefit Consulting
Sep 10 2019 // Reliance Global Group Inc. has completed its acquisition of Bingham Farms, Michigan-based Altruis Benefit Consulting. The acquisition follows a letter of intent between the parties as previously announced on May 8,...
Reliance Global Completes Transfer of Southwestern Montana Insurance
Sep 10 2019 // Reliance Global Group Inc. has transferred into RELI both Southwestern Montana Insurance, as well as Fortman Insurance Agency LLC in Ohio. As previously announced in April and May, Southwestern Montana Insurance and...
Hail and Lightning from Montana Weekend Thunderstorms Cause Damage
Aug 14 2019 // Some Montana residents are cleaning up after a series of weekend thunderstorms that brought large hail, heavy rain and strong winds that downed trees and power lines and damaged buildings and vehicles. The National Weather...
EPA Official: Montana Site Suited for Superfund Status
Jul 29 2019 // A U.S. Environmental Protection Agency official says a Montana area emitting toxic vapors is a candidate to become a federal Superfund site. The Billings Gazette reports contaminants from old dry cleaning solvents are...
Judge Recommends $14M Award to Montana Neo-Nazi Trolling Victim
Jul 17 2019 // The publisher of a neo-Nazi website should have to pay the victim of an internet trolling campaign over $14 million and remove all posts that encouraged his readers to contact the Montana real estate agent, a magistrate...
Supreme Court Accepts 3 Cases Seeking to Limit Lawsuits Against Businesses
Jun 11 2019 // The U.S. Supreme Court bolstered its next term with three new business cases, agreeing to consider curbing lawsuits over environmental cleanups, employee retirement plans and allegations of racial bias. The justices said...
Supreme Court to Hear BP Unit’s Montana Superfund Site Dispute
Jun 10 2019 // The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to a hear a bid by a unit of British oil major BP to avoid a lawsuit by private landowners in Montana seeking to force the company to pay for a more extensive cleanup of a Superfund...
Exxon Mobil Settling Montana Oil Spill for $1M
Jun 6 2019 // A judge has approved an agreement for Exxon Mobil Corp. to pay $1.05 million to settle federal pollution violations over a 2011 pipeline break that sent oil into Montana’s Yellowstone River. U.S. District Judge Susan...
BNSF Ordered to Pay $1M More in Montana Wrongful Termination Lawsuit
May 1 2019 // A federal judge has ordered BNSF Railway to pay an additional $1 million after reaffirming a $2.1 million jury award in a Montana man’s wrongful termination lawsuit. The Flathead Beacon reported that Judge Dana...
Exxon Will Pay $1M Penalty for Montana Oil Spill
May 1 2019 // Exxon Mobil Corp. agreed to pay a $1.05 million penalty to settle alleged federal water pollution violations from an oil pipeline break into Montana’s Yellowstone River, according to court documents filed...
Montana Passes Workers’ Compensation Law for Firefighters
Apr 22 2019 // Montana Gov. Steve Bullock has signed a bill to make it easier for firefighters to receive workers’ compensation for cancer and other occupational diseases. The bill signing ends a 20-year fight for...
Montana Senate Committee Brings Back Proposal for Tough DUI Laws
Apr 17 2019 // A Montana Senate committee has revived a bill to strengthen DUI laws by including it in a budget companion bill. The DUI bill, requested by Attorney General Tim Fox, was tabled by a House committee. Republican Sen. Keith...
Montana Regulator Warns of Bad Insurance Policies Being Peddled
Apr 16 2019 // Montana’s insurance commissioner says a Tennessee man is peddling unauthorized car insurance policies. Commissioner Matthew Rosendale sent a cease-and-desist letter last week to Mervin Graber of Whiteville, Tenn.,...
Part of Asbestos Cleanup Site in Montana Removed from Superfund List
Apr 12 2019 // U.S. officials have removed part of a Montana asbestos cleanup site from its Superfund list in the latest sign that the 17-year cleanup is ending, though the asbestos-related health problems for thousands of people...
