Montana Wrongful Death Legal Representation

Comprehensive Wrongful Death Support in Great Falls and Across Montana

If you have recently lost a loved one in an accident caused by someone else’s negligence, you may need to contact a Montana wrongful death attorney to ensure your rights are protected. The attorneys at Hoyt & Blewett PLLC have represented numerous wrongful death victims over the last three decades and we understand the devastation and grief that come with losing a family member due to another’s wrongdoing. While a wrongful death lawsuit will never bring back your loved one, it can help mitigate the financial uncertainty that often results following fatal accidents.

Montana Lawyers Achieving Justice for Your Loved Ones

It is never easy convincing a jury to award compensation in cases where the injured party is deceased, however, our attorneys have a proven history of obtaining substantial verdicts for families in wrongful death cases involving complicated liability issues.

• In Redwolf vs. BNSF, our firm obtained a $250 million wrongful death verdict following a railroad crossing accident which occurred on the Crow Reservation. The verdict was overturned on appeal by the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
• In Dorn v. BNSF, we obtained a $7 million verdict from a jury in Billings, Montana in a wrongful death claim brought following a railroad crossing accident which caused life-ending injuries to our client’s husband after a train collided with his grain truck.  The verdict was overturned on appeal by the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
• In Messick/Bowman v. Patrol Helicopters, our firm represented the families of two mothers who suffered fatal brain stem injuries in a vehicle accident when the car in which they were passengers collided with a large truck which failed to signal before turning. After filing a lawsuit alleging wrongful death in Butte, Montana, our firm obtained a $2.5 million jury verdict which compensated the families for the tragic deaths caused by this trucking accident.  The verdict was unanimously affirmed by the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
• In Woods v. BNSF a railroad worker suffered fatal injuries when the track maintenance vehicle in which he was a passenger collided with a train. Our firm filed a wrongful death lawsuit in Helena, Montana under the FELA, and the jury determined that the train accident was caused by BNSF’s negligence and awarded the family of the fatally injured railroad worker $969,796.78.  The verdict was affirmed by the Montana Supreme Court.
• In Rackley v. Anderson, a jury determined that a young baby died from asphyxiation which was caused by the negligence of her mother’s boyfriend. Our attorneys pursued a wrongful death claim in Billings, Montana, on behalf of the baby’s father under the home owner’s insurance policy of the tortfeasor and the jury awarded $700,000.
• In Tucker v. Farmers Insurance a young girl was fatally injured in an auto accident which occurred on a two-lane highway when an oncoming vehicle negligently veered across the center line and collided head-on with the vehicle in which she was riding as a passenger. Our firm filed a wrongful death case in Missoula, Montana seeking to recover damages under an underinsured motorist insurance policy and the jury awarded the mother $516,000 for grief caused by the loss of her daughter. The verdict was affirmed by the Montana Supreme Court.