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Death claim: who can ask for help?

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Filing deadline3 years from date of deathMont. Code Ann. § 27-1-702

Deadlines vary with the facts of each case. A lawyer can confirm yours.

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01 · Your filing deadline

What is the deadline in Montana?

Montana: 3 years from date of death A lawyer can confirm yours.

3 years from date of death

Source: Mont. Code Ann. § 27-1-702

Deadlines vary; a lawyer can confirm yours. An older diagnosis or a past filing window does not, by itself, establish whether you have a claim.

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A lawyer can check which filing rules apply to your circumstances.

02 · Where cases are heard

Where would my case be heard?

Montana Code Annotated § 27-1-513 governs wrongful death claims with a 3-year statute of limitations. Economic damages are uncapped. Yellowstone County (Billings) and Cascade County (Great Falls) handle the largest volumes of Montana wrongful death filings. Montana's oil and gas industry, mining sector, and rural highway fatalities generate significant wrongful death case volume.

How this works nationally

For the overall process and updates, read the Death claim: who can ask for help? overview. This page covers the local information available for Montana.

What happens when I check?

You answer a few short questions about what happened. If you send them, your answers are kept on file. If a participating law firm takes these cases, it may contact you. People's Justice is not a law firm.

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Sources

  1. Mont. Code Ann. § 27-1-702