Montana High Court:  Court Properly Exercised Personal Jurisdiction Over Insurer

(May 22, 2020, 8:43 AM EDT) -- HELENA, Mont. — The Montana Supreme Court on May 19 held that a lower court properly exercised personal jurisdiction over an insurer under Montana's long-arm statute and the due process clause of the 14th Amendment, affirming the lower court’s denial of the insurer’s motion to dismiss the insureds’ breach of contract lawsuit seeking coverage for an underlying class action employment dispute (Gateway Hospitality Group Inc., et al. v. Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Company, No. DA 19-0502, Mont. Sup., 2020 Mont. LEXIS 1460)....

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