BLOG BLOG Montana Supreme Court’s Unanimous Decision Voids Permit for Creston Water-Bottling Plant Firm Updates December 11, 2023 Montana Supreme Court reverses the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) grant of commercial water right to Montana Artesian Water Company in Creston, MT For seven long years,… Ferguson & Coppes attorneys prevail on the merits and attorney’s fees in federal court judgment against the Kootenai National Forest for failing to act as required under the National Scenic Trails Act Firm Updates December 20, 2022 On September 28, 2022, the Department of Justice formally withdrew its second 9th Circuit Appeal after losing a judgment on the merits issued by the Honorable Donnald Malloy. At issue… Montana Supreme Court to Determine fate of Montana Artesian Water Company Permit in full seven justice (en banc) panel Firm Updates December 20, 2022 Ferguson & Coppes attorney’s Graham Coppes and Emily Wilmott have submitted the final briefs in what has now become a 5 year long battle to protect senior water rights and lawful agency… John Ferguson presents at the annual Montana Water Law Conference on DNRC’s New Guidance for Combined Appropriations Firm Updates December 20, 2022 On October 5, 2022 John Ferguson presented to Montana’s water law practitioners concerning the history of and recent changes to DNRC’s interpretation and enforcement of “combined appropriations” from multiple groundwater wells. More specifically,… Ferguson & Coppes files suit on behalf of senior water users defending against a newly proposed subdivision authorized with illegal exempt wells Firm Updates December 20, 2022 The lawsuit, filed in 1st Judicial District Court in Broadwater County, alleges the defendants failed to do their duty to consider impacts and protect water and land resources from unreasonable… Ferguson & Coppes attorney secures $175,000 dollar settlement for client in multi-venue water use and ditch restoration case Firm Updates December 20, 2022 Recently Graham Coppes successfully secured a large settlement on the eve of trial for a client fighting to restore his water delivery systems after a neighbor bulldozed the historic ditches…. Categories Firm Updates In The News Montana Water Law Archive December 2023 August 2023 July 2023 June 2023 December 2022
Montana Supreme Court’s Unanimous Decision Voids Permit for Creston Water-Bottling Plant Firm Updates December 11, 2023 Montana Supreme Court reverses the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) grant of commercial water right to Montana Artesian Water Company in Creston, MT For seven long years,…
Ferguson & Coppes attorneys prevail on the merits and attorney’s fees in federal court judgment against the Kootenai National Forest for failing to act as required under the National Scenic Trails Act Firm Updates December 20, 2022 On September 28, 2022, the Department of Justice formally withdrew its second 9th Circuit Appeal after losing a judgment on the merits issued by the Honorable Donnald Malloy. At issue…
Montana Supreme Court to Determine fate of Montana Artesian Water Company Permit in full seven justice (en banc) panel Firm Updates December 20, 2022 Ferguson & Coppes attorney’s Graham Coppes and Emily Wilmott have submitted the final briefs in what has now become a 5 year long battle to protect senior water rights and lawful agency…
John Ferguson presents at the annual Montana Water Law Conference on DNRC’s New Guidance for Combined Appropriations Firm Updates December 20, 2022 On October 5, 2022 John Ferguson presented to Montana’s water law practitioners concerning the history of and recent changes to DNRC’s interpretation and enforcement of “combined appropriations” from multiple groundwater wells. More specifically,…
Ferguson & Coppes files suit on behalf of senior water users defending against a newly proposed subdivision authorized with illegal exempt wells Firm Updates December 20, 2022 The lawsuit, filed in 1st Judicial District Court in Broadwater County, alleges the defendants failed to do their duty to consider impacts and protect water and land resources from unreasonable…
Ferguson & Coppes attorney secures $175,000 dollar settlement for client in multi-venue water use and ditch restoration case Firm Updates December 20, 2022 Recently Graham Coppes successfully secured a large settlement on the eve of trial for a client fighting to restore his water delivery systems after a neighbor bulldozed the historic ditches….