Western Justice Associates, PLLC
303 W Mendenhall St #1, Bozeman, MT 59715, Bozeman, MT 59715
About Western Justice Associates, PLLC
Western Justice Associates, PLLC represents clients across Montana in personal injury, environmental litigation, consumer protection, and insurance bad faith cases. The firm operates from offices in Bozeman and Missoula, with five attorneys. Founding Partner Jory C. Ruggiero established the firm in 2008. They have secured significant recoveries, including a $25 million environmental litigation settlement. The firm also occupies the historic Ferguson House in Bozeman.
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Notable Case Results
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$25M
Environmental Litigation
Jory Ruggiero acted as lead attorney on behalf of 57 landowners whose groundwater was contaminated in a case that resulted in a settlement against seven power companies that owned the Colstrip power plant.
$9M
Environmental Litigation
Jory Ruggiero acted as lead attorney in a case that resulted in $9+ million in settlements against various polluters in a town in Eastern Montana.
$7.5M
Environmental Litigation
Western Justice Associates represented 15 landowners in a case against the City of Bozeman and developers over pollution leaking from the landfill. The $7.5 million settlement also included an upgrade to the clean-up system for the pollutants in addition to the settlement amount.
$5.3M
Class Action
In amounts paid and benefits conferred in a fully adjudicated class action where Western Justice Associates obtained injunctive relief for over 100,000 Montana citizens.
$4.5M
Environmental Litigation
In recoveries relating to an insurer’s refusal to pay for clean-up costs associated with a gasoline spill on the Yellowstone River.
$4M
Insurance Bad Faith
In recoveries relating to an insurer’s breach of its disability insurance policy and violations of Montana’s insurance bad faith statutes.