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United States of America v. Edwin Ivan Don’tMix
Billings, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexually abusing two girls.... More... ( 04-19-2024 - MT) |
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United States of America v. Dean Alan Smith
Billings, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexually abusing children . Former Lame Deer pastor sentenced to 30 years in prison for sexually abusing children on Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation ... More... ( 04-13-2024 - MT) |
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United States of America v. Kasey Nichol Hugs
Billings, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with stealing property from the U.S. Forest Service. Missoula woman sentenced to more than two years in prison for stealing two U.S. Forest Service pickup trucks A Missoula woman who ad... More... ( 04-10-2024 - MT) |
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United States of America v. Cristyan Jose Gonzalez-Carrillo
Billings, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Illegal export of firearms to Mexico . Illegal export of firearms to Mexico sends Bozeman man to prison for three years A Bozeman man who admitted to illegally exportin... More... ( 04-09-2024 - MT) |
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United States of America v. Christopher Samuel Fear
Billings, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegal possession of firearm. Billings felon sentenced to more than two years in prison for illegal possession of firearm A Billings felon was sentenced to two ... More... ( 03-27-2024 - MT) |
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Glen Ralph Bertrand v. Colette Renee Bertrand and Shannon Gartner
d/b/a Bear Creek Trucking
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... More... ( 03-27-2024 - MT) |
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April May v. Infinity Express, LLC
Billings, Montana personal injury truck wreck lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on an auto negligence theory. 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.... More... ( 03-11-2024 - MT) |
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United States of America v. Kevin Dean McLeod
Billings, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with trafficking Meth. Missoula man sentenced to 11 years in federal prison for trafficking meth A Missoula man who admitted to trafficking methamphetamine in the community was sentenced... More... ( 02-27-2024 - MT) |
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Rosalie R. Foster v. Montana CVS Pharmacy, LLC
Billings, Montana personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a premises liability negligence theory. Premises liability describes legal claims that can result from a dangerous condition on another person or business's property. The most common claims are slips and falls; however, many aspects can fall under this element of the law. The elements of a personal inj... More... ( 02-05-2024 - MT) |
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Benjamin Fettkether v. Progressive Northwestern Insurance Company
Billings, Montana insurance lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory. Montana’s claim handling practices are governed by the Montana Unfair Trade Practices Act (UTPA). Mont. Code Ann. § 33-18-101, et seq. Insurers must acknowledge and act promptly upon communications with respect to claims and promptly investigate claims... More... ( 02-03-2024 - MT) |
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United States of America v. Elmer Richard Petersen
Billings, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with meth trafficking. A Wyoming man who admitted to trafficking methamphetamine in the Miles City area was sentenced today to 12 years in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovi... More... ( 01-28-2024 - MT) |
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United States of America v. Eric Frederick Welch, Jr.
Billings, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with stealing six firearms after breaking into a pawn shop in Billings. The government alleged that in the early morning hours of June 12, Eric Frederick Welch, Jr, 22, broke into Yellowstone Pawn and stole six firearms. Welch had been released on conditions on state charges just over a month earlier, and he used... More... ( 12-13-2023 - MT) |
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Dennis Peplow v. United States of America
Billings, Montana personal injury car wreck lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on Federal Tort Claims Act auto negligence theory claiming to have suffered damages and/or injuries caused by federal government employee. Montana Auto Negligence Law: Fault-Based System: Montana operates under a fault-based system for auto negligence. This means that the driver d... More... ( 11-21-2023 - MT) |
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Lyle Mages, et al. v. Picard Corporation, Inc. et al.
Billings, Montana personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on product liability theories. Montana's product liability law is a complex area with various nuances and recent changes. Here's a breakdown of key points: Legal Theories: Defective Product: A product is considered defective if it's unreasonably dangerous due to design, manufa... More... ( 11-08-2023 - MT) |
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Kenneth Lentz v. Wal-Mart SuperCenter, et al.
Billings, Montana personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a negligence theory. Premises liability describes legal claims that can result from a dangerous condition on another person or business's property. The most common claims are slips and falls; however, many aspects can fall under this element of the law.... More... ( 10-23-2023 - MT) |
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United States of America v. Marshall Vincent Lucas
Billings, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with coercing a minor girl to engage in sexual conduct with him and into producing sexually explicit images of herself after providing the girl with a laptop. The government alleged in court documents that in September 2021, Marshall Vincent Lucas, age 42, of Billings, provided the victim, Jane Doe 1, who is... More... ( 09-08-2023 - MT) |
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United States of America v. Joseph Wayne Cantrell
Billings, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with robbery and felony used of a gun to steal a car at gun point (carjacking). Joseph Wayne Cantrell, 30, pleaded guilty in April to Hobbs Act Robbery and to possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence. The government alleged in court documents that on Jan. 8, 2022, the victim was sitting ... More... ( 08-10-2023 - MT) |
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Laura Leonti v. Hell's A'Roarin' Outfitters
Billings, Montana personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a negligence theory. This case was filed in the 6th Judicial District Court, Park County, DV-34-02023-75-P, and was removed to federal court by Hell's A'Roarin' Outfitters.... More... ( 08-08-2023 - MT) |
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United States of America v. Belle Fourche Pipeline Company and Bridger Pipeline, LLC
Billings, Montana civil litigation lawyers represented Defendants accused of violating the Clean Water Act, pipeline safety laws and North Dakota state laws relating to oil spills in Montana and North Dakota. “Today’s settlement is the result of federal and state partners working together to comprehensively address oil spills and assess a significant penalty to deter future violatio... More... ( 07-31-2023 - MT) |
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United States of America v. Gene John Klamert
Billings, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with defrauding the Bureau of Land Management of fees in a grazing scheme in which he lied about the ownership and number of cattle he was grazing. The government alleged in court documents that between 2017 and 2020, Glene JOhn Klamert, age 71, held a BLM grazing permit that allowed him to graze his cattle on p... More... ( 06-28-2023 - MT) |
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United States of America v. Nicholas Steven Capella
Billing, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with illegally possessed firearms and ammunition after law enforcement found 35 firearms and thousands of rounds of ammunition in his residence. On August 2022, members of the Billings Police Department’s Street Crimes Unit were surveilling a residence in Laurel when Nicholas Steven Capella, 38, and another person l... More... ( 06-08-2023 - MT) |
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James Halverson v. Debra Anne Haaland, Secretary of the Internior
Billings, Montana real property lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant seeking to quiet title to n 86.42% interest, or 690.54 acres, in Allotment 1809 from the United States as trust holder to the Estate of Jack Halverson ("Jack's estate"), and (2) a fee patent deed conveying Jack's estate's interest in Allotment 1809 to Jack's heir.... More... ( 05-31-2023 - MT) |
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United States of America v. Le Erland Fannin
Billings, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute meth. Defendant entered his plea of guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Timothy J. Cavan in open court on April 21,2023. United States Magistrate Judge Timothy J. Cavan entered Findings and Recommendation in this matter on April 21, 2023 (Doc. 25). No objections having be... More... ( 05-08-2023 - MT) |
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United States of America v. Jesse Lee Hopkins
Billings, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with cashing stolen checks at a bank and illegally possessing a gun during a standoff with law enforcement before his arrest. Jesse Lee Hospkins, age 38, a transient, defrauded Stockman Bank by passing stolen and forged checks at branch offices to obtain money. Hopkins forged the signature of John Doe 1, a real ... More... ( 05-08-2023 - MT) |
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United States of America v. Nathan Nephi Zito
Billings, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with attempting to monopolize the market for highway crack-sealing service sin Montana and Wyoming. Nathan Nephi Zito, 44, of Billings, pleaded guilty in October 2022 to an information charging him with one felony count of attempted monopolization in violation of the Sherman Act. The government alleged in cou... More... ( 03-29-2023 - MT) |