Legal Opinion
Mlekush v. Farmers Insurance Exchange
Montana Supreme Court
Decided October 20, 2015No. DA 15-0066PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Shea
¶1 Tanya Mlekush appeals an order of the First Judicial District Court, Lewis and Clark County, denying her motion for attorney fees and nontaxable costs. We reverse and remand for farther proceedings consistent with this opinion.
¶2 We address the following issue:
Whether the District Court erred in determining that Mlekush could not recover attorney fees and litigation costs from Farmers Insurance Exchange.
PROCEDURAL AND FACTUAL BACKGROUND
¶3 On January 15,2011, Mlekush was involved in a vehicle collision with another driver, Shaunagh McGoldrick. McGoldrick admitted liability for the accident…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Reichert v. STATE EX REL. McCULLOCHMontana Supreme Court · 2012
- Riordan v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2009
- Mountain West Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance v. BrewerMontana Supreme Court · 2003
- State v. KaufmanMontana Supreme Court · 2002
- National Casualty Co. v. American Bankers InsuranceMontana Supreme Court · 2001
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- In Re the Estate of EdwardsMontana Supreme Court · 2017
- Mlekush v. Farmers Insurance ExchangeMontana Supreme Court · 2017
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