Legal Opinion
Orr v. State
Montana Supreme Court
Decided December 14, 2004No. 02-693PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cotter
¶ 1 The Plaintiffs/Appellants (hereinafter “the Miners”) include an on-site carpenter, seven former miners from Libby, Montana, and the wife of a former miner, all of whom have been diagnosed with asbestos disease. The Miners and their families have sued the State of Montana for negligence claiming that the State knew of the asbestos danger *394associated with working in the Libby vermiculite mine but failed to warn them, or protect them by requiring the mine owners to correct the unhealthful conditions. The District Court granted the State’s Motion to Dismiss, concluding that the State had no…
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