3-20-103. Asbestos claims court — venue — jury pool
3-20-103. Asbestos claims court — venue — jury pool. (1) The asbestos claims judge may hear an asbestos-related claim in any venue stipulated by the parties as provided in 25-2-202 or in any venue otherwise determined by the asbestos claims judge in accordance with a stipulation of the parties. In stipulating venue, the parties shall take […]
3-20-104. Operating expenses — asbestos claims administration fund
3-20-104. Operating expenses — asbestos claims administration fund. The asbestos claims judge may employ the employees that may be required to carry out the duties under this part. All expenditures of the asbestos claims judge, including but not limited to salaries, travel expenses, office rent, office equipment, and supplies, must be paid out of the asbestos […]
3-20-105. Direct appeal to supreme court
3-20-105. Direct appeal to supreme court. An appeal from a final decision of the asbestos claims judge must be filed directly with the supreme court of Montana in the manner provided by law for appeals from the district court in civil cases. History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 473, L. 2001.
3-15-801. Summoning juries
3-15-801. Summoning juries. Juries of inquest must be summoned by the officer before whom the proceedings in which they are to sit are to be held or by a sheriff, constable, or police officer from the residents of the county who are competent to serve as jurors by notifying them orally that they are summoned and […]
3-15-802. Manner of impaneling
3-15-802. Manner of impaneling. The manner of impaneling juries of inquest is prescribed in the provisions of the different statutes relating to such inquests. History: En. Sec. 350, C. Civ. Proc. 1895; re-en. Sec. 6372, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 8927, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. C. Civ. Proc. Sec. 254; re-en. Sec. 8927, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 93-1810.
3-20-101. Definition
3-20-101. Definition. As used in this part, unless the context requires otherwise, “asbestos-related claim” means an action brought for the recovery of monetary damages for personal injury, wrongful death, loss or consortium, or other injury arising out of an asbestos-related disease that is alleged to result from the mining of vermiculite, the processing of vermiculite, or […]
3-20-102. Asbestos claims judge
3-20-102. Asbestos claims judge. (1) A civil action involving an asbestos-related claim may be tried by a judge pro tempore or special master, who must be a member of the bar of the state, agreed upon in writing by the parties litigant or their attorneys of record, appointed by the supreme court as provided in 3-5-115, […]
3-15-604. Drawing and summoning in multijudge districts
3-15-604. Drawing and summoning in multijudge districts. In districts where there are two or more judges, each judge may order a grand jury to be drawn and summoned to attend the session or term over which that judge presides, as provided in this part, but more than one grand jury may not be in attendance upon […]
3-15-701. When and by whom jurors summoned
3-15-701. When and by whom jurors summoned. When jurors are required in any court of limited jurisdiction, they: (1) must, upon the order of the judge, be summoned by a sheriff, constable, marshal, or police officer of the jurisdiction; or (2) may be summoned by the judge of the court of limited jurisdiction or by the clerk of […]
3-15-702. How to be summoned
3-15-702. How to be summoned. Such jurors must be summoned from the persons competent to serve as jurors, residents of the county, city, or town in which such court has jurisdiction, by notifying them orally or by mail that they are summoned and of the time and place at which their attendance is required. History: En. Sec. […]