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Lawsuit alleging Republic Services 'misrepresented' dumpster sizes is dismissed

A lawsuit alleging that Republic Service’s dumpsters were “substantially smaller” than the company claimed has been dismissed by a federal judge. A man named Max Bauer, who was once a general manager and municipal manager for Republic, and his son Eric Bauer, a former driver for Republic, filed the

'I hope I live long enough to see a resolution': Gallatin Valley homeowner caught in Montana water rights legal limbo amid DNRC lawsuit

Three years after Ron Rogers and his wife, Stefanie Snow, purchased their home in Gallatin Valley’s Riverwood East subdivision in 2022, he was diagnosed with a rare and incurable form of cancer. To preserve his quality of life they decided to sell the house and relocate closer to an

Canyon Creek Rural Fire District settles lawsuit alleging open meeting violations

The Canyon Creek Rural Volunteer Fire District board of trustees agreed to pay plaintiffs $19,500 to settle a lawsuit that stemmed from a previous board's alleged open meeting violations. The lawsuit was filed by 13 plaintiffs in October 2024, but the number of plaintiffs still attached to

‘The Pitt’ Attempts to Kill ‘Baseless’ Lawsuit That Claims Show Ripped Off ‘ER’

The lawyers representing The Pitt are attempting to squash a lawsuit that claims the HBO Max medical drama is a knockoff of ER. According to Variety, ER creator Michael Crichton’s estate brought the lawsuit against the show and Warner Bros. Discovery in 2024, claiming The Pitt is a “derivative

Court affirms Montana’s Constitutional amendment to protect abortion

For the third time in a row, a conservative group along with a Republican legislator have had their challenge to the state’s abortion protection law, now enshrined in the Montana Constitution, shot down by a court. This decision was the first by a district court, and was an attempt

North Dakota Supreme Court sides with Energy Transfer in Greenpeace fight over Dutch lawsuit

(The Center Square) – The North Dakota Supreme Court ruled this week that Greenpeace International cannot keep pursuing most of its lawsuit against Energy Transfer in the Netherlands as the pipeline company’s case moves forward in North Dakota. The dispute stems from litigation surrounding disruptive protests against the Dakota Access

Digitally altered political mailers spur lawsuit over Montana AI law

Two state lawmakers running in Republican primary elections have said that hundreds of mailers sent out depicting them waving a pride flag and wearing a button with pronouns on it violate a Montana law prohibiting the use of artificial intelligence to produce “deepfakes” in campaign materials. But a lawsuit filed