Legal Updates
Medicare Liens
Why They Matter and What to Do About Them For attorneys practicing personal injury law, Medicare liens can be a source of confusion and danger. This article seeks to remove some of the confusion from the process of dealing with a Medicare lien, and to alleviate at...
Hirst Applegate Wins Summary Judgment
Attorney Rob Jarosh recently received summary judgment on behalf of the operator of a mineral plant and its parent companies in a wrongful death case brought by the widow of an employee who died due to mesothelioma, allegedly from exposure to asbestos-related products...
Hirst Applegate Resolves Complaint Before Board of Nursing
Attorney Billie Addleman successfully represented a registered nurse in a matter before the Wyoming State Board of Nursing. Upon completion of its investigation, a Notice of Warning was issued to the nurse. Addleman worked with the Office of the Attorney General and...
Hirst Applegate Successfully Resolves Professional Liability Dispute
Billie LM Addleman recently defended a listing agent in a professional liability lawsuit in western Wyoming. The plaintiff alleged that numerous real estate professionals and the seller failed to disclose known adverse facts about the home they purchased. The claims...
Hirst Applegate Sponsors Pro Bono Legal Clinic
On March 22, 2016, in coordination with Equal Justice Wyoming, Hirst Applegate sponsored a walk in legal clinic for low-income Wyoming residents. This clinic offered free 20 to 30 minute consultations with volunteer attorneys from Hirst Applegate on civil legal...
President signed the Driver Privacy Act of 2015
On December 4, 2015, the President signed the Driver Privacy Act of 2015 (HR-22 §§ 24301 & 24302) into law, which previously passed both houses of Congress. This Act is part of the larger FAST Act, Fixing America’s Surface transportation Act. The Driver Privacy...
Hirst Applegate attorney Billie Addleman presented on “The Art of the Settlement”
Hirst Applegate attorney Billie Addleman recently presented on "The Art of the Settlement" at a continuing legal education seminar. Addleman addressed two topics, "Determining a Settlement Strategy Early On" and "The Settlement Process and Techniques." Numerous...
Hirst Applegate obtains dismissal for corrections facility
Attorney Rob Jarosh recently obtained a dismissal for an adult community corrections facility and several of its employees in a civil rights lawsuit by a former resident who alleged that she was sexually harassed while she was a resident at the facility, and then...
Wyoming Supreme Court rules in favor of Hirst Applegate clients
Attorneys Rob Jarosh and Traci Lacock recently obtained a victory before the Wyoming Supreme Court on behalf of a local school district in a breach of contract case. In the case, the Wyoming Supreme Court reversed the decision of a state district court, which had...
Hirst Applegate Wins Summary Judgment
Attorney Rob Jarosh recently received summary judgment on behalf of the operator of a mineral plant and its parent companies in a wrongful death case brought by the widow of an employee who died due to mesothelioma, allegedly from exposure to asbestos-related products...