Montana High Court Says Insurer’s Duty To Warn Arises Under Restatement Of Torts

Mealey's (April 13, 2020, 4:13 PM EDT) -- HELENA, Mont. — The Montana Supreme Court on March 25 determined that a workers’ compensation insurer’s duty to warn employees of asbestos exposures does not arise as a result of the insurer’s contractual duty to the insurer but arises independently under the Restatement of Torts (Maryland Casualty Co. v. The Asbestos Claims Court, et al., No. OP 19-0051, Mont. Sup., 2020 Mont. LEXIS 877)....