The Montana Weekly Work Comp Brief (#51 – October 19, 2026)

Montana Workers’ Compensation Court Boyer v. Montana State Fund, 2026 MTWCC 10 Case Number: MSF-2026-0000020-WCI Decision Date: October 13, 2026 Attorneys: Alex K. Evans for Boyer; Jeffrey Doud for Montana State Fund; Facts and Decision Brad Boyer challenged Montana State Fund’s termination of temporary total disability (TTD) benefits. State Fund initially represented that […]
The Montana Weekly Work Comp Brief (#50 – October 12, 2026)

Montana Workers’ Compensation Court No decisions reported this period. SUBMITTED MATTERS Motions & Miscellaneous Matters Case Pleading Date Submitted Rutledge v. Technology Ins. Co. Petitioner’s Cross-Motion for Summary Judgement 2/11/26 Rutledge v. Technology Ins. Co. Respondent’s Motion for Summary Judgment 2/17/26 Guitron v. UEF UEF’s Motion for Summary Judgment 5/15/26 Guitron […]
The Montana Weekly Work Comp Brief (#49 – October 5, 2026)

Montana Workers’ Compensation Court No decisions reported this period. SUBMITTED MATTERS Motions & Miscellaneous Matters Case Pleading Date Submitted Rutledge v. Technology Ins. Co. Petitioner’s Cross-Motion for Summary Judgement 2/11/26 Rutledge v. Technology Ins. Co. Respondent’s Motion for Summary Judgment 2/17/26 Guitron v. UEF UEF’s Motion for Summary Judgment 5/15/26 Guitron […]
The Montana Weekly Work Comp Brief (#48 – September 28, 2026)

Montana Workers’ Compensation Court No decisions reported this period. SUBMITTED MATTERS Motions & Miscellaneous Matters Case Pleading Date Submitted Rutledge v. Technology Ins. Co. Petitioner’s Cross-Motion for Summary Judgement 2/11/26 Rutledge v. Technology Ins. Co. Respondent’s Motion for Summary Judgment 2/17/26 Guitron v. UEF UEF’s Motion for Summary Judgment 5/15/26 Guitron v. […]
The Montana Weekly Work Comp Brief (#47 – September 18, 2026)

Montana Workers’ Compensation Court Wheeler v. Montana State Fund, 2026 MTWCC 8 Case No.: WCC No. MSF-2025-0000983-WCI Date: September 15, 2026 Attorneys: Eric Rasmusson for Wheeler; Mark Meyer, Jeffrey Doud, and Nick Mazanec for Montana State Fund. Brief Summary John Wheeler, owner of John Wheeler Logging, LLC, suffered serious injuries in a November 19, 2024, […]
The Montana Weekly Work Comp Brief (#46 – September 11, 2026)

Montana Workers’ Compensation Court Jordan v. XL Specialty Ins. Co., 2026 MTWCC 7 Case No.: WCC No. PI-2026-0000102-WCI Date of Decision: September 8, 2026. Attorneys: Ross T. Johnson for Jordan; Charlie K. Smith for XL Specialty Ins. Co. Factual and Procedural Summary Jordan sustained an accepted cervical strain in an August 27, 2023, workplace fall. […]
The Montana Weekly Work Comp Brief (#45 – September 4, 2026)

Montana Workers’ Compensation Court Crisler v. Zurich American Insurance Company, 2026 MTWCC 6 Case No.: WCC No. PI-2025-0000974-WCI Decision Date: September 1, 2026 Attorneys: Bernard J. “Ben” Everett for Crisler; Steven W. Jennings for Zurich American Ins. Company Factual and Procedural Summary Robert Crisler sustained a compensable right-shoulder injury on October 18, 2023, while […]
The Montana Weekly Work Comp Brief (#44 August 28, 2026)

Montana Workers’ Compensation Court No decisions this reporting period. SUBMITTED MATTERS Motions & Miscellaneous Matters Case Pleading Date Submitted Rutledge v. Technology Ins. Co. Petitioner’s Cross-Motion for Summary Judgement 2/11/26 Rutledge v. Technology Ins. Co. Respondent’s Motion for Summary Judgment 2/17/26 Crisler v. Zurich Am. Ins. Co. Respondent’s Motion for Partial Summary […]
The Montana Weekly Work Comp Brief (#43 – August 21, 2026)

Montana Workers’ Compensation Court No decisions this reporting period. SUBMITTED MATTERS Motions & Miscellaneous Matters Case Pleading Date Submitted Rutledge v. Technology Ins. Co. Petitioner’s Cross-Motion for Summary Judgement 2/11/26 Rutledge v. Technology Ins. Co. Respondent’s Motion for Summary Judgment 2/17/26 Crisler v. Zurich Am. Ins. Co. Respondent’s Motion for Partial Summary Judgment […]
The Montana Weekly Work Comp Brief – (#42 August 14, 2026)

Montana Workers’ Compensation Court No decisions this reporting period. SUBMITTED MATTERS Motions & Miscellaneous Matters Case Pleading Date Submitted Rutledge v. Technology Ins. Co. Petitioner’s Cross-Motion for Summary Judgement 2/11/26 Rutledge v. Technology Ins. Co. Respondent’s Motion for Summary Judgment 2/17/26 Crisler v. Zurich Am. Ins. Co. Respondent’s Motion for Partial Summary Judgment […]