Latest Montana Headlines
All the headlines from our Montana Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Montana Ski Resort Target of Family’s Wrongful Death Suit
Jan 6 2014 // The German family of a 16-year-old exchange student who died while skiing at Montana’s Whitefish Mountain Resort in 2010 has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the resort. The family of Niclas Waschle filed the...
Montana Hospital Sues Over ACA Records System
Jan 3 2014 // A southwestern Montana hospital has filed a lawsuit against a Texas company saying it didn’t follow through with a contract to install a $441,000 health records system required under the federal Affordable Care...
North Dakota Train Fire Restarts Oil Transport Safety Debate
Jan 2 2014 // The derailment and fire that led to the evacuation of a North Dakota town has renewed the debate over whether it’s safer to ship oil by rail or pipeline as the U.S. completes a review of the Keystone XL...
Montana Condo Accessibility Suit Settled
Dec 31 2013 // A developer and construction company have agreed to make changes to a Bozeman, Mont. condominium following a federal lawsuit about handicap accessibility. The Bozeman Daily Chronicle reports in a story on Sunday that...
Montana Judge Rejects Residents’ Lawsuit Against ARCO
Dec 27 2013 // A lawsuit against Atlantic Richfield Co. by nearly 100 residents of Opportunity seeking to have the company clean hazardous materials from their property has been rejected. District Judge Brad Newman ruled on Monday that...
‘Three Cups’ Insurer Lawsuit In Montana Dismissed
Dec 20 2013 // A judge has dismissed a lawsuit by the charity co-founded by “Three Cups of Tea” author Greg Mortenson against an insurance company. U.S. District Judge Dana Christensen dismissed the lawsuit Thursday, more...
Blackfeet In Montana Sue US Government Over Flood Damage
Nov 20 2013 // The Blackfeet tribe’s housing agency in Montana is suing the U.S. government for more than $1.2 million over damage to homes that were flooded in 2011, with the tribe claiming the government was responsible for a...
Montana State Fund Declares Its Largest Dividend
Nov 15 2013 // More than 23,000 qualifying policyholders will receive a part of a $12 million dividend from Montana State Fund, the worker’s compensation insurer announced on Friday. This is the largest dividend MSF has declared...
Settlement Reached In Montana School Abuse Case
Nov 14 2013 // Great Falls Public Schools in Montana has reached a $595,000 settlement in a lawsuit filed by the families of seven special needs students who reported suffering physical and verbal abuse in a middle school special...
Montana Woman Gets DUI Driving Daughter For Trick-Or-Treat
Nov 5 2013 // A Billings, Mont. woman is charged with drunken driving while taking her 13-year-old daughter and two friends Trick-or-Treating. The Billings Gazette reported 34-year-old Summer Breeze Merrill also is charged with three...
Insurer For Montana City Settles Lawsuit With Family
Nov 4 2013 // The insurance company for the city of Billings has agreed to settle a lawsuit stemming from the death of a 41-year-old man at Rose Park pool. The Billings Gazette reported that the agreement approved on Tuesday by District...
Montana, Feds To Seek Damages From Exxon Spill
Nov 1 2013 // Montana and federal officials say they’ll seek compensation from Exxon Mobil Corp. for natural resource damages caused by a crude oil spill into the Yellowstone River. Thursday’s announcement comes two years...
Ex-Montana State Student Sues School Over Sex Assault
Oct 22 2013 // A former Montana State University student has filed a lawsuit against the school alleging she and other women were sexually assaulted and harassed by a former music professor. The woman’s Oct. 11 lawsuit alleges the...
Montana Bar Sued Over DUI Death
Oct 11 2013 // The estate of a Montana woman who died in a drunken driving crash is suing an East Helena bar, alleging bartenders continued to serve alcohol to the already-intoxicated driver in the hours before the crash. The Independent...
Montana Judge Explains Verdict Reversal in Insurance Case
Oct 8 2013 // A U.S. District Court judge has explained why he vacated the fraud conviction of a former Miss Montana who was charged with misrepresenting her housing conditions to an insurance company while her historic mansion was...
Insurance Not Likely To Cover Damage in Montana Fire
Oct 7 2013 // Insurance policies belonging to the man who started the 2012 Corral fire in Montana likely won’t be enough to cover the damage to surrounding properties. Attorneys told the Independent Record that Robert Fitte has...
Montana Residents Suing Over Petroleum Pollution
Oct 7 2013 // Nearly 50 Cut Bank residents have filed a lawsuit alleging their properties have been polluted by petroleum from a crude oil transportation and storage facility on the eastern edge of the city. The Great Falls Tribune...
Montana Man Sentenced For Workers’ Comp Fraud
Sep 30 2013 // A 76-year-old Havre, Mont. man has been ordered to pay nearly $84,000 in restitution in a workers’ compensation fraud case. The U.S. Attorney’s Office says U.S. District Judge Dana Christensen also sentenced...
Montana Residents Suing Over Petroleum Pollution
Sep 23 2013 // Nearly 50 Cut Bank residents have filed a lawsuit alleging their properties have been polluted by petroleum from a crude oil transportation and storage facility on the eastern edge of the city. The Great Falls Tribune...
Family of DUI Victims Sues Montana Bar
Sep 9 2013 // A Montana woman whose mother and daughter died in a drunken driving crash has filed a lawsuit against a Helena bar, alleging the driver was served alcohol shortly before the crash, despite being visibly...
