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County attorney: Missoula County served with wrongful-death lawsuit after December arrest

Missoula County administration meeting · December 4, 2025

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Summary

At the Dec. 4 administrative meeting, county legal counsel informed commissioners that Missoula County had been served with a wrongful-death complaint (Nicholas Michael v. Missoula County, DV 251096) arising from an arrest and subsequent death on Dec. 8; the county intends to defend and expects to file an answer within 21 days.

Missoula County legal counsel informed commissioners Dec. 4 that the county had been served with a wrongful-death lawsuit captioned Nicholas Michael v. Missoula County, DV 251096.

According to counsel, the complaint names three county staff members (the counsel said they were not aware those staff had…

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