Day: July 20, 2015

The Supreme Court of the State of Montana has dealt another blow to the ability of governmental entities to avoid liability for personal injuries. Governments will often invoke the “public duty doctrine” as an argument against being held liable for personal injuries occurring in public and even private locations. This doctrine provides immunity from suit on the basis that a governmental entity cannot be held liable for actions taken to provide a service to the general public. In a case decided May 19, 2015, the Supreme Court of the State of Montana again found that a governmental body can be liable, in spite of the public duty doctrine, if liability