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Montana
CHOICE OF LAW
Choice of Law | Admission of Extrinsic Evidence | Insurer Allocation | Pre-Tender Fees | Statute of Limitations |
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Most significant relationship test | Facts available to the insurer | If one claim is potentially covered, must defend entire suit | Not Addressed | 8 years |
Mitchell v. State Farm Ins. Co., 315 Mont. 281, 288-89 (2003) | Farmers Union Mut. Ins. Co. v. Staples, 321 Mont. 99, 106-07 (2004) | Home Ins. Co. v. Pinski Bros., 500 P.2d 945, 950 (Mont. 1972) (refusing to apportion for a counterclaim) | (Mont. Code. Ann. § 27-2-202) |
Pre-Judgment Interest | Late Notice | Public Policy Bar | Independent Counsel | Atty's Fees/Decl. Relief Action |
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10% | Notice-prejudice | Bar to indemnity | In re Rules of Professional Conduct and Insurer Imposed Billing Rules and Procedures, 2 P.3d 806, 815, 821 (Mont. 2000) (Insurers’ pre-approval requirements violated the Rules of Professional Conduct as did disclosure to third-party auditors) | Recoverable |
(Mont. Code Ann. § 25-9-205) | State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. Murnion, 439 F.2d 945, 948 (9th Cir. 1971) | Safeco Ins. Co. of Am. v. Liss, 16 P.3d 399, 405 (Mont. 2000) | Mountain West v. Brewer, 315 Mont. 231, 244 (2003) |