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 […]
The Montana Weekly Work Comp Brief – #41 August 7, 2026
Montana Workers’ Compensation Court Mullenbach v. Montana State Fund Citation: 2026 MTWCC 5 Case No.: WCC No. MSF-2026-0000031-WCI Court: Montana Workers’ Compensation Court Decision Date: July 3, 2026 Attorneys: For Petitioner: Lucas A. Wallace For Respondent: Haocheng Wang Factual and Procedural Summary Mullenbach suffered an industrial injury on December 2, 2024, while employed by Fusion […]
The Montana Weekly Work Comp Brief (#40 – July 31, 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 […]
When Montana Workers’ Compensation, Social Security Disability, and Medicare Collide: A Strategic Guide for Injured Workers
For many seriously injured Montana workers, the workers’ compensation claim is only one piece of a much larger financial and medical puzzle. As injuries become permanent and the prospect of returning to work diminishes, three legal systems begin to intersect: Montana Workers’ Compensation; Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI); and The Medicare Secondary Payer Act (MSP). […]
The Montana Weekly Work Comp Brief (#39 – July 24, 2024)
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 (#38 July 17, 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 – #37 July 10, 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 […]