Montana Personal Injury Legal Questions

Regarding your wife, her claims against her employer are limited to workers compensation. But, she may also have a claim against another defendant depending on how she was injured. For example, if a product was defective and caused her injury she could have claims against the manufacturer and distributor of the product. You, as her husband, may have a claim for loss of consortium (her inability to have sexual relations and otherwise contribute to the marriage). She would need to amend her workers compensation claim, and you would file a third party claim in the workers compensation matter.... Read More

The key word here is "if". That contingency has not been met, so at this point the best thing to do is to wait for the records and see if they come through in a timely manner. I suppose you coulld write them a letter (send it certified, keep a copy) stating the date you made the request and advising them that if there is an emergency you expect them to respond in an appropriately.... Read More

First, as to the question of what can be done you have a couple of options. The two most common would be to try to settle or sue the doctor and possibly the other medical staff involved. Medical malpractice lawsuits have some special requirements, including a shorter statute of limitations, than do other personal injury cases. Second, as to what your wife's case is worth I cannot answer that question without more information. A person is entitled to be "made whole" or "compensated" for all injuries and damages they sustained as medical malpractice There are a number of factors that determine what a case is worth. Some of these include, but are not limited to: the nature and extent of the injury; whether an injury is temporary or permanent; medical expenses; lost wages; and pain, suffering and inconvenience. If an injury is permanent, a person may be entitled to additional money for some or all of these items. Without knowing the amount of your wife's medical expenses, whether she had any lost wages, how long it took to determine that the sponge had been stitched inside your wife's vagina and other information I cannot give you a value of the case.... Read More

What were you thinking? You told him you were going to sue, so just do it. If he did not contact you after you told him that, then he just does not care, or does not think that you actually will do it. Sue him for fraud, also. In other words, when he took your money, he had absolutely no intention to buy the car. He intended to keep your money. You may need a private investigator to get an updated address.... Read More