Montana Personal Injury Law Guide

What to verify first in Montana

A fatal-injury matter should be checked for wrongful-death, survival, estate, and defendant-specific timing questions.

Choose the issue

Filing deadline questionsSeparate ordinary injury, death, professional-negligence, and government time limits in Montana. Wrongful deathCheck claimant authority, estate issues, damages, evidence, and timing in Montana. Professional negligenceCheck records, experts, pre-suit procedure, discovery, and repose questions in Montana. Car accidentsCheck fault, coverage, reports, evidence, and filing questions after a Montana crash.

Facts to organize

Record the exact location, dates, people and entities involved, injury and treatment timeline, insurance information, notices, and documents already signed or received.

Venue and local records

For an event in Billings, Missoula, and Great Falls or elsewhere in Montana, identify the agency that created any report, the court that would hear the matter, and the custodian of short-lived video, logs, or electronic data.

Check the official Montana sources

These official Montana sources are the safest starting points for checking statutes, procedure, and insurance questions.

Montana judiciary — The Montana judiciary publishes court structure, rules, forms, locations, and opinions.
Montana legislature or official code — The Montana legislature or official code portal provides current statutory text and legislative updates.
Montana insurance regulator — The Montana insurance regulator publishes consumer and insurer information relevant to many injury claims.

Links checked August 29, 2026. Confirm the current text, effective date, and any local rule before relying on a deadline or procedure.