Notable Settlements & Verdicts
$25,000,000
Property Damage Recovery
Jory Ruggiero acted as lead attorney on behalf of 57 landowners whose groundwater was contaminated in a case that resulted in a settlement against seven power companies that owned the Colstrip power plant.
$9,000,000
Property Damage Recovery
Jory Ruggiero acted as lead attorney in a case that resulted in $9+ million in settlements against various polluters in a town in Eastern Montana.
$7,500,000
Property Damage Recovery
Western Justice Associates represented 15 landowners in a case against the City of Bozeman and developers over pollution leaking from the landfill. The $7.5 million settlement also included an upgrade to the clean-up system for the pollutants in addition to the settlement amount.
$5,320,000
Insurance Class Action
In amounts paid and benefits conferred in a fully adjudicated class action where Western Justice Associates obtained injunctive relief for over 100,000 Montana citizens.
$4,500,000
Property Damage Recovery
In recoveries relating to an insurer’s refusal to pay for clean-up costs associated with a gasoline spill on the Yellowstone River.
$4,000,000
Insurance Bad Faith
In recoveries relating to an insurer’s breach of its disability insurance policy and violations of Montana’s insurance bad faith statutes.
$2,500,000
Insurance Bad Faith
In recoveries to a civil engineering firm whose insurance company failed to provide coverage after an unforeseen incident caused damage to a project.
$2,500,000
Personal Injury
In recoveries for a client hurt when he was struck by a homemade firework.
$2,300,000
Product Liability
In recoveries relating to a Montana business’ product liability claims.
$2,100,000
Product Liability
In recoveries on behalf of 5 Montanans relating to defective products.
$2,000,000
Car Accident
In recoveries relating to three victims of a near head-on car crash.
$2,000,000
Property Damage Recovery
In a settlement against Exxon Mobil on behalf of 14 landowners after a 2011 pipeline rupture on the Yellowstone River.
$1,700,000
Car Accident
In recoveries to a client that sustained a traumatic brain injury and other minor injuries in a T-bone collision.
$1,600,000
Pedestrian Accident
In recoveries to a client that sustained facial disfigurement in a vehicle-on-pedestrian collision.
$1,350,000
Pedestrian Accident
In recoveries relating to a vehicle/pedestrian collision in a parking lot.
$1,300,000
Car Accident
In recoveries to a client that sustained a traumatic brain injury and other injuries in a collision.
$1,300,000
Car Accident
In recoveries to the victim of a hit and run accident who was killed.
$1,000,000
Construction Accident
In recoveries to a client that sustained a broken pelvis after being struck by a construction vehicle.
$1,000,000
Insurance Bad Faith
In recoveries to a hotel group whose various insurers denied coverage for an incident at the hotels.
$1,000,000
Car Accident
In settlement for a fatal car crash after the insurance company originally denied coverage.
$1,000,000
Car Accident
In recoveries relating to injuries sustained by a professional who was struck by a vehicle while inside her office.
$950,000
Insurance Bad Faith
In recovery to a client whose insurer refused to cover the costs of significant water intrusion to a home.
$890,000
Class Action
In payouts from a health insurer in a class action to reimburse over 100 members for wrongfully denied bills, bad faith damages, and incentive and attorney fees.
$850,000
Car Accident
In recoveries to a client that sustained a cracked vertebrae in a rollover collision.
$660,000
Property Damage Recovery
In recoveries related to groundwater contamination to homes in Belgrade.
$650,000
Product Liability
In recovery to a client who was injured while skiing as a result of improper bindings installed on the client’s skis.
$600,000
Insurance Bad Faith
In recoveries relating to claims surrounding a health insurer’s refusal to pay for critical medical treatment.
$600,000
Car Accident
In recoveries to two victims of an auto accident who sustained ankle injuries and internal injuries.
$550,000
Business Litigation
In recovery for predatory lending practices.
$550,000
Car Accident
In recoveries relating to a client who sustained back, knee, shoulder and neck injuries in a collision.