PROCEEDINGS: |
FY 24 |
|||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TOTAL PETITIONS RECEIVED |
417 |
|||||||||||
PETITIONS
BY PLAN TYPE * |
||||||||||||
Plan Type 1 - Self Insured
| 50
| |||||||||||
Plan Type
2 - Private Insurance |
258 | |||||||||||
Plan Type 3 - Montana State Fund |
113 | |||||||||||
Plan Type
4 - Subsequent Injury Fund |
0 | |||||||||||
Plan Type 5 - Uninsured Employers Fund |
1 | |||||||||||
Plan Type
6 - ICCU |
0 | |||||||||||
Plan
Type 7 - DLI |
2 | |||||||||||
TOTAL
PETITIONS BY PLAN TYPE** |
424 | |||||||||||
JURISDICTION
OF CASES: |
||||||||||||
Appeals
from DLI |
1 | |||||||||||
Original
Jurisdiction |
416 | |||||||||||
TOTAL
CASES |
417 | |||||||||||
SETTLEMENT
CONFERENCES HELD: |
||||||||||||
SC1
- Settled |
0 | |||||||||||
SC2
- No Settlement |
0 | |||||||||||
Still
working on resolution |
0 | |||||||||||
TOTAL
SETTLEMENT CONFERENCES |
0 | |||||||||||
TRIALS
HELD: |
||||||||||||
Regular Type (Trial) |
1 | |||||||||||
Bench Ruling (during oral argument or conference call, includes partial bench ruling and bench ruling with a written order) |
6 | |||||||||||
Attendance at Deposition |
0 | |||||||||||
Oral Argument or Conference
w/Court Reporter |
8 | |||||||||||
Evidentiary Hearing or Hearing Other Than Trial |
5 | |||||||||||
TOTAL
TRIALS & HEARINGS |
20 | |||||||||||
Conference
Calls w/o Court Reporter |
1 | |||||||||||
DECISIONS
ISSUED: |
||||||||||||
Bench
Rulings (w/o written decision) |
1 | |||||||||||
Decisions
(FFCL, Order on Remand, Declaratory Judgments, Summary Judgment) |
7 | |||||||||||
Miscellaneous Judgments |
395 | |||||||||||
Orders
on Appeal (from DLI) |
2 | |||||||||||
Substantive
Orders (Interlocutory, Discovery, Show Cause, New Trial or Reconsideration, Contested Dismissal) |
30 | |||||||||||
Attorney
Fee Orders |
0 | |||||||||||
Orders
on Costs |
0 | |||||||||||
Subtotal |
435 | |||||||||||
Petitions
Dismissed by Agreement |
6 | |||||||||||
TOTALS
DECISIONS |
441 | |||||||||||
APPEALS: |
||||||||||||
Notice of Appeal to WCC (From DLI) |
2 | |||||||||||
Notice of Appeal to Supreme Court |
2 | |||||||||||
FULL
& FINAL COMPROMISE SETTLEMENTS: |
||||||||||||
Plan Type
1 - Self-Insured |
1 | |||||||||||
Plan Type
2 - Private Insurers |
4 | |||||||||||
Plan Type
3 - Montana State Fund |
3 | |||||||||||
Plan
Type 4 - Subsequent Injury Fund |
0 | |||||||||||
Plan Type
5 - Uninsured Employers Fund |
0 | |||||||||||
TOTALS |
8 | |||||||||||
* The Workers’ Compensation Act provides for three separate Plan Types, i.e., Self-Insureds, Private Insurers, and the State Compensation Insurance Fund. The court breaks down its Plan Types further for statistical purposes, i.e., Self-Insureds, Private Insurers, Montana State Fund (State Compensation Insurance Fund), Subsequent Injury Fund, Uninsured Employers’ Fund, ICCU (Independent Contractor Compensation Unit), and DLI (Department of Labor & Industry).
|
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PROCEEDINGS: |
FY 13 |
FY 14 |
FY15 |
FY16 |
FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | |
TOTAL
PETITIONS RECEIVED |
217 |
201 |
210 |
208 |
243 | 288 | 357 | 409 | 478 | 471 | 460 | |
PETITIONS
BY PLAN TYPE * |
||||||||||||
Plan Type 1 - Self Insured |
26 |
39 |
43 |
31 |
25 | 51 | 55 | 45 | 63 | 73 | 54 | |
Plan Type
2 - Private Insurance |
99 |
82 |
101 |
88 |
124 | 134 | 182 | 206 | 259 | 242 | 241 | |
Plan Type 3 - Montana State Fund |
83 |
76 |
75 |
89 |
90 | 106 | 121 | 154 | 150 | 149 | 165 | |
Plan Type
4 - Subsequent Injury Fund |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Plan Type
5 - Uninsured Employers Fund |
7 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
3 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 1 | |
Plan Type
6 - ICCU |
1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Plan
Type 7 - DLI |
1 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
6 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
TOTAL
PETITIONS BY PLAN TYPE** |
***218 |
206 |
224 |
215 |
249 | 299 | 368 | 412 | 479 | 474 | 464 | |
* The Workers’ Compensation Act provides for three separate Plan Types, i.e., Self-Insureds, Private Insurers, and the State Compensation Insurance Fund. The court breaks down its Plan Types further for statistical purposes, i.e., Self-Insureds, Private Insurers, Montana State Fund (State Compensation Insurance Fund), Subsequent Injury Fund, Uninsured Employers’ Fund, ICCU (Independent Contractor Compensation Unit), and DLI (Department of Labor & Industry). |
||||||||||||
JURISDICTION
OF CASES: |
||||||||||||
Appeals
from DLI |
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
Original
Jurisdiction |
213 |
199 |
210 |
206 |
239 | 286 | 354 | 409 | 475 | 468 | 460 | |
TOTAL
CASES |
217 |
201 |
210 |
208 |
243 | 288 | 358 | 409 | 478 | 471 | 460 | |
SETTLEMENT
CONFERENCES HELD: |
||||||||||||
SC1
- Settled |
5 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
SC2
- No Settlement |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Still
working on resolution |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
TOTAL
SETTLEMENT CONFERENCES |
5 |
7 |
2 |
0 |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
TRIALS
HELD: |
||||||||||||
Regular Type (Trial) |
16 |
18 |
19 |
7 |
12 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 0 | |
Bench Ruling (during oral argument or conference call, includes partial bench ruling and bench ruling with a written order) |
25 |
17 |
18 |
19 |
9 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |
Attendance at Deposition |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | |
Oral Argument or Conference
w/Court Reporter |
25 |
26 |
13 |
21 |
29 | 10 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 7 | |
Evidentiary Hearing or Hearing Other Than Trial |
5 |
3 |
6 |
2 |
7 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 9 | |
TOTAL
TRIALS & HEARINGS |
74 |
64 |
57 |
51 |
60 | 45 | 56 | 31 | 38 | 30 | 17 | |
Conference
Calls w/o Court Reporter |
2 |
11 |
6 |
2 |
1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
DECISIONS
ISSUED: |
||||||||||||
Bench
Rulings (w/o written decision) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Decisions
(FFCL, Order on Remand, Declaratory Judgments, Summary Judgment) |
25 |
28 |
10 |
12 |
14 | 18 | 15 | 20 | 9 | 14 | 1 | |
Miscellaneous Judgments |
174 |
146 |
168 |
201 |
223 | 258 | 342 | 383 | 468 | 448 | 451 | |
Orders
on Appeal (from DLI) |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
Substantive
Orders (Interlocutory, Discovery, Show Cause, New Trial or Reconsideration, Contested Dismissal) |
40 |
34 |
31 |
23 |
22 | 27 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 30 | 6 | |
Attorney
Fee Orders |
5 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
Orders
on Costs |
7 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Subtotal |
254 |
214 |
215 |
238 |
267 | 314 | 390 | 429 | 496 | 496 | 464 | |
Petitions
Dismissed by Agreement |
40 |
52 |
22 |
25 |
16 | 20 | 24 | 20 | 13 | 18 | 7 | |
TOTALS
DECISIONS |
294 |
266 |
237 |
263 |
283 | 334 | 414 | 449 | 509 | 514 | 471 | |
APPEALS: |
||||||||||||
Notice of Appeal to WCC (From DLI) |
4 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Notice of Appeal to Supreme Court |
7 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
9 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | |
FULL
& FINAL COMPROMISE SETTLEMENTS: |
||||||||||||
Plan Type
1 - Self-Insured |
1 |
3 |
2 |
6 |
2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
Plan Type
2 - Private Insurers |
3 |
11 |
5 |
10 |
5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
Plan Type
3 - Montana State Fund |
6 |
7 |
6 |
13 |
11 | 17 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | |
Plan
Type 4 - Subsequent Injury Fund |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
Plan Type
5 - Uninsured Employers Fund |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
TOTALS |
10 |
21 |
13 |
29 |
18 | 21 | 26 | 14 | 34 | 4 | 3 | |
Court Statistics: Fiscal Years 2001-2012
*
Petitions with more than one Plan Type account for higher totals.
**4/23/00 - HB592 Petitions began
*** The Workers’ Compensation Act provides for three separate Plan Types, i.e., Self-Insureds, Private Insurers, and the State Compensation Insurance Fund. The court breaks down its Plan Types further for statistical purposes, i.e., Self-Insureds, Private Insurers, Montana State Fund (State Compensation Insurance Fund), Subsequent Injury Fund, Uninsured Employers’ Fund, ICCU (Independent Contractor Compensation Unit), and DLI (Department of Labor & Industry).
(Interlocutory or Substantive, New Trial or Reconsideration, DWP*, DWPM)
****Docketing in Paradox started 6/27/94 and this count was not kept prior to that time.
PROCEEDINGS: |
FY00 |
FY99 |
FY98 |
FY97 |
FY96 |
FY95
|
FY94
|
FY93 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Special Settlement Proceedings NOT Filed |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
TOTAL
PETITIONS RECEIVED: |
255 |
266 |
235 |
202 |
228 |
271 |
256 |
320 |
TOTAL
CASES |
255 |
266 |
235 |
202 |
228 |
271 |
256 |
320 |
PETITIONS
BY PLAN TYPE*** |
||||||||
Plan Type
1 - Self Insured |
23* |
18* |
18* |
20* |
23 |
37 |
35 |
46 |
Plan
Type 2 - Private Insurance |
118* |
136
|
98* |
92* |
102 |
90* |
86* |
87 |
Plan Type
3 - State Comp. Ins. Fund |
86* |
95* |
116* |
89* |
98 |
141* |
131* |
183 |
Plan Type
4 - Subsequent Injury Fund |
0
|
0
|
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
Plan Type
5 - Uninsured Employers Fund ** |
34* |
21* |
13* |
6* |
4 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
Plan Type
6 - ICCU |
||||||||
Plan Type
7 - DLI |
||||||||
TOTAL
PETITIONS BY PLAN TYPE |
261* |
270* |
246* |
207* |
228 |
274* |
258* |
320 |
*
Petitions with more than one Plan Type account for higher totals. **4/23/00 - HB592 Petitions began *** The Workers’ Compensation Act provides for three separate Plan Types, i.e., Self-Insureds, Private Insurers, and the State Compensation Insurance Fund. The court breaks down its Plan Types further for statistical purposes, i.e., Self-Insureds, Private Insurers, Montana State Fund (State Compensation Insurance Fund), Subsequent Injury Fund, Uninsured Employers’ Fund, ICCU (Independent Contractor Compensation Unit), and DLI (Department of Labor & Industry). |
||||||||
JURISDICTION
OF CASES: |
||||||||
Appeals
from DLI |
6 |
17 |
11 |
11 |
13 |
19 |
17 |
23 |
Original
Jurisdiction |
249 |
249 |
224 |
191 |
215 |
252 |
239 |
297 |
TOTAL
CASES |
255 |
266 |
235 |
202 |
228 |
271 |
256 |
320 |
SETTLEMENT
CONFERENCES HELD: |
||||||||
SC1
- Settled |
10 |
4 |
11 |
8 |
11 |
9 |
4 |
-- |
SC2
- No Settlement |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
-- |
Resolved
- Dismissed |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-- |
Still
working on resolution |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Special Settlement Proceedings NOT Filed |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
SC
Arbitrations |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
TOTAL
SETTLEMENT CONFERENCES |
11 |
6 |
12 |
10 |
11 |
10 |
4 |
-- |
TRIALS
HELD: |
||||||||
Hearings
including Attorney Fee |
52 |
48 |
44 |
34 |
45 |
34 |
64 |
50 |
Oral
Arguments w/Court Reporter |
11 |
6 |
10 |
1 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
0 |
Conferences
w/Court Reporter |
1 |
3 |
7 |
4 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
TOTAL
TRIALS & HEARINGS |
64 |
57 |
61 |
39 |
56 |
42 |
72 |
50 |
Cases
involving multiple days of trial |
||||||||
Conference
Calls w/o Court Reporter |
||||||||
DECISIONS
ISSUED: |
||||||||
Telephone
Conf. Resulting in Disposition |
0 |
0 |
6 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Bench Rulings (w/o written decision) |
1 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
2 |
0 |
Decisions (FFCL, Order on Remand, Declaratory Judgments, Summary Judgment, Miscellaneous Judgments***) |
66 |
61 |
45 |
52 |
61 |
56 |
54 |
45 |
Orders
on Appeal |
8 |
4 |
9 |
5 |
15 |
14 |
9 |
13 |
Substantive
Orders (Interlocutory or Substantive, New Trial or Reconsideration, DWP*, DWPM) |
36 |
22 |
52 |
40 |
38 |
75 |
83 |
81 |
Attorney
Fee Orders |
1 |
2 |
3 |
6 |
9 |
2 |
5 |
9 |
Orders
on Costs |
5 |
13 |
8 |
9 |
11 |
10 |
8 |
5 |
Subtotals |
117 |
105 |
125 |
119 |
136 |
164 |
161 |
153 |
Petitions
Dismissed by Agreement (Coded BR-3, DWP, DWOPA) |
175 |
157 |
155 |
135 |
157 |
58 |
**** |
**** |
TOTALS
DECISIONS |
292 |
262 |
280 |
254 |
293 |
222 |
161 |
153 |
***
MJ (Miscellaneous Judgments counted if they are premised on a prior
partial summary judgment or adverse ruling.) ****Docketing in Paradox started 6/27/94 and this count was not kept prior to that time. |
||||||||
FULL & APPEALED TO SC: |
FY00 |
FY99 |
FY98 |
FY97 |
FY96 |
FY95 |
FY94 |
FY93 |
*Only McCarter's/Shea's Decisions Counted |
13 |
22 |
18 |
18 |
27 |
38 |
26* |
0* |
FULL & FINAL COMPROMISE SETTLEMENTS: |
FY00 |
FY99 |
FY98 |
FY97 |
FY96 |
FY95 |
FY94 |
FY93 |
Plan Type
1 - Self-Insured |
11 |
12 |
16 |
30 |
30 |
57 |
58 |
53 |
Plan Type 2 - Private Insurers |
18 |
27 |
27 |
42 |
48 |
56 |
87 |
109 |
Plan Type 3 - State Comp. Ins.Fund |
47 |
56 |
54 |
100 |
185 |
207 |
107 |
176 |
Plan Type 4 - Subsequent Injury Fund |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Plan Type 5 - Uninsured Employers Fund |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
TOTALS |
76 |
95 |
97 |
173 |
264 |
321 |
252 |
338 |
FFCS CASES REQUIRING FURTHER CORRESPONDENCE: |
4 |
6 |
5 |
30 |
44 |
28 |
7 |
0 |