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Date: 03-27-2024
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Case Number: 1:22-cv-00060
Judge: Timothy J. Cavan
Court: United States District Court for the District of Montana (Yellowstone County)
Plaintiff's Attorney: John C. Heenan, Joseph Patrick Cook, Merry Katherine Marr - 406-839-9091
Defendant's Attorney: Brett Charles Jensen and Kelly J.C. Gallinger for Shannon Gartner
Tammy Wyatt-Shaw for Progressive Northern Insurance Company
Geoffrey R. Keller for Larissa Bertrand
Matthew Tourtlotte for Larissa Bertrand
Description: Billings, Montana personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on auto negligence theories.
Montana follows a “modified” comparative negligence rule, which means that a plaintiff can recover damages only if their degree of fault is less than 50%. If the plaintiff's fault is found to be 50% or more, they are barred from recovering any damages.
This case was filed in the MT 22nd Judicial District Court Big Horn County, DV-2-22-00029-NE, and was removed to federal court by the Defendants.
Outcome: 03/27/2024 39 ORDER DISMISSING CASE. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this action is dismissed with prejudice, with each party to bear their own attorneys' fees and costs. Signed by Magistrate Judge Timothy J. Cavan on 3/27/2024. (JLE) (Entered: 03/27/2024)
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