Courts: Recusal

MONTANA SUPREME COURT DECISIONS
Pinnow v. Montana State Fund, 2007 MT 332, 340 Mont. 217, 172 P.3d 1273 No provision of the Workers’ Compensation Act, nor any other provision of the Code provides for a district court judge to substitute for the Workers’ Compensation Court’s judge upon recusal.
 
MONTANA WORKERS' COMPENSATION COURT DECISIONS

MSG v. DOL [4/21/98] 1998 MTWCC 31In this case involving insurer's challenge of assessment levied against it by the Department of Labor, WCC held DOL failed to consider directive of section 39-71-201, MCA (1991), to consider allocation of direct costs when making rules. The rules were therefore invalid. The WCC had once before sent the matter back to the DOL for rule- making. Due to the fact that the Court's own operation was a potential cost at issue, and given the stance taken by the Court on the matter, the WCC recused itself from handling an evidentiary hearing ordered for determination of the method of assessment.