Montana

PO Box 1525 Great Falls MT 59403 Phone: 406-268-1000 ***** Our personal injury, products liability, and tribal court litigation practice involves all aspects of commercial and business litigation in Montana. We are actively involved in alternative dispute resolution, including arbitration and mediation, when those procedures offer advantages over litigation. Our lawyers have handled the entire gamut of disputes in which corporations, partnerships, individuals, limited liability companies, trusts, and estates may become involved, including breach of contract suits, construction disputes, unfair trade practices, administrative proceedings, partnership and shareholder disputes and dissolutions, adversary proceedings in bankruptcy, employment law cases, discrimination cases, and general civil litigation. Our expertise extends to state, federal and tribal appellate practice as well as to bench and jury trials.

501 2nd Ave North Grt Fls MT 59401 Phone: 800-896-4616 **** Many lawyers claim to be trial lawyers, that is, lawyers who willingly take cases to trial when insurance companies make low offers to settle cases. If these insurance companies know that your law firm has taken many cases to trial and received very significant verdicts, these companies are much more likely to pay the value of the injured or deceased client's claims. The Hoyt & Blewett law firm has proven time and again that we are more than willing to take cases to trial, with the results being very favorable for our clients. In Seltzer v. Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, a malicious prosecution case against one of the largest law firms in the United States, the Defendant offered $250,000, which was refused, and a verdict of $21,350,000 was attained. In Gilchrist v. Cooper Construction, a negligence case arising out of a construction project, an offer of $365,000 was refused and a verdict was received in the amount of $1,400,000. In Dorn v. BNSF, a railroad crossing case, the railroad offered $250,000 and we obtained a verdict of $7,008,000. In Bumgarner v. Farmers Union Mutual Insurance, an underinsured motorist claim, an offer of $700,000 was refused and a verdict of $3,202,000 was attained. In Bevacqua v. Union Pacific, an FELA claim by a railroad employee against the railroad, the railroad offered zero and we obtained a verdict of $320,000. In Red Wolf v. BNSF, another railroad crossing case with an insignificant offer, we obtained a verdict of $250,000,000. In Kleffner v. Pleasant Valley Colony, a case involving the nuisance created by a pig farm being constructed near our client's property, the insurance company offered $25,000, and a verdict was received in the amount of $500,000. In O'Leyar v. Callendar, a medical malpractice case, the insurance company offered $320,000 and we obtained a verdict of $2,000,000. In Jenkins v. All Nation Ins. Co., an insurance bad faith case, the insurer offered $25,000 and we received a verdict of $650,000. For a complete list of the verdicts received by Hoyt & Blewett from juries throughout the State of Montana and elsewhere, please click on "Verdicts." Suffice it to say that these verdicts fully support our expertise in a vast number of areas of litigation, including medical negligence cases, railroad FELA cases, railroad crossing cases, insurance bad faith cases, safe place to work cases, insurance cases, nuisance cases, and environmental damage cases. In making your decision as to the type of law firm you want to hire for these catastrophic cases, it is suggested that you strongly review the trial results obtained by the lawyer you intend to hire.

21 3rd St N, 3rd Floor Great Falls MT 59401 Phone: 406-761-3000 Fax: 406-453-2313 ***** * Quality Service Since 1949 - Experience - Integrity - Excellence * Wills, Trusts & Estate Planning * Agricultural Business & Lands, Water Rights, Development Rights & Government Farm Programs * Business Planning/Litigation/Bankruptcy * Charitable Planning For Both Charities & Donors * Employment/Labor Laws - Represents Employers, Management & Business In Connection With All Employment Related Issues * Full Range Of Energy Law From Regulation To Transactional & Complex Litigation Matters * Family Law- Marriage, Dissolution, Parenting Disputes, Child Support Modification & Adoption * Personal Injury Litigation Including Motor Vehicle Accidents, Defective Products, Wrongful Death, Premise Liability & Workplace Injuries * Matters Involving Land Transactions, Land Use, Or Land Disputes * Taxation - Wide Variety Of Income, Excise, And Property Taxes/Federal & State - Gift - Estate- Charitable * Comprehensive Legal Services For Civil Litigation Including Trial & Appallate Practice In State & Federal Court