{"data":{"id":"us-mt/39-71-509","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"39-71-509","heading":"Action against uninsured employer -- limitation of employer's defenses.","body":"If an injured employee or the employee's beneficiaries bring an action to recover damages for personal injuries sustained or for death resulting from personal injuries sustained, it is not a defense for the employer that the:\n(1) employee was negligent unless the negligence was willful;\n(2) injury was caused by the negligence of a fellow employee; or\n(3) employee had assumed the risks inherent in, incident to, or arising out of the employee's employment or arising from the failure of the employer to provide and maintain a reasonably safe place to work or reasonably safe tools or appliances.","path":["TITLE 39. LABOR","CHAPTER 71. WORKERS' COMPENSATION","Part 5. Uninsured Employers"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0390/chapter_0710/part_0050/section_0090/0390-0710-0050-0090.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:54:39Z","sha256":"12a62ef9437fc680ba13064711eee1acab57455e88a8b0d012b6a389e02fe69c","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/39-71-508","next":"us-mt/39-71-510"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}