Legal Opinion

Tidyman's Management Services Inc. v. National Union Fire Insurance

Montana Supreme Court

Decided August 23, 2016No. DA 15-0583PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cotter

¶1 In Tidyman’s Management Services v. Davis (Tidyman’s I), 2014 MT 205, 376 Mont. 80, 330 P.3d 1139, we affirmed the District Court’s finding that National Union Fire Insurance (NUFI) breached its duty to defend its insureds, Davis and Maxwell, but we reversed the District Court’s approval of a stipulated settlement between Davis and Maxwell and Plaintiffs for $29 million. We remanded for a hearing on the reasonableness of the settlement amount. The District Court conducted a reasonableness hearing, and again approved the stipulated settlement. NUFI appeals. We remand for a second…

2Cases cited14 opinions

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  3. Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc. v. Americold Corp.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1997
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