Edwards' Client vs. NorthWestern Corporation
$21,454,539 verdict obtained and affirmed in the Montana Supreme Court on behalf of former Montana Power Company employees whose supplemental retirement contracts were wrongfully terminated by NorthWestern Energy in bankruptcy proceedings. It represented the 87th largest verdict nationally that year and one of the largest ever in Montana. The case also included claims from NorthWestern's bankruptcy attorneys from the worldwide law firm of Paul Hastings which were settled for a confidential amount one month before trial.