Montana Oil Spill Attorneys

Helping Montanans Obtain Compensation to Clean Up Oil Spills

The oil spill attorneys at Hoyt & Blewett PLLC have represented farmers and ranchers around Montana in oil spills cases against arious large oil companies and railroads. Oil pipeline ruptures have made headlines in Montana for contamination caused on both the Blackfeet Reservation and on the Yellowstone River. As more oil pipelines are constructed in Montana, it is expected that more aggrieved landowners will be forced to hold negligent parties such as oil companies and railroads accountable for the clean-up costs and other damages caused by oil spills which migrate onto their land.

Our Role as Montana Oil Spill Attorneys

Cases involving oil spills and contamination are very complex and expensive to litigate, therefore it is important to hire a firm that has the resources and experience to take on these difficult oil spill cases. Our firm will investigate the damage caused by an oil spill, determine whether another party was at fault for causing the damage and prepare your case for trial.

We provide legal representation for those suffering losses due to the effects oil spills, which include damages such as: 

• Loss of use of land
• Emotional distress
• Oil spill clean up costs
• Lost income and profits
• Personal injuries
• Restoration damages

Under Montana law, property owners may be entitled to “restoration damages” which include compensation to clean up the oil regardless of the value of the contaminated property. Without this protection for landowners and polluters could escape accountability for causing oil spills.