Dildine v. Liberty Northwest Ins. Corp.

¶1 Appellant Liberty Northwest Insurance Corp. (Liberty) appeals from the Montana Workers’ Compensation Court’s (WCC) March 27, 2008 order granting Dildine’s motion for summary judgment and denying Liberty’s cross-motion for summary judgment. We affirm.

¶2 We consider the following issues on appeal:

¶3 1. Did the WCC have jurisdiction to decide the issue of whether Dildine’s counsel was entitled to attorney fees under LockhartI

¶4 2. Did the work of Dildine’s attorney lead to the payment of medical benefits to Dildine?

¶5 Appellants also raise the issue of whether we should overrule our prior…