Former billionaire suing Montana over forced bankruptcy
In this Nov. 3, 2014, file photo, Tim Blixseth, left, leaves a federal courthouse in Butte after facing questions about his finances. Blixseth has filed a complaint against the state of Montana seeking $800 million in damages and $10 million in attorneys fees after a U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge ruled in June 2019 that the state of Montana did not have legal standing to file a petition to force him into bankruptcy in 2011 to collect back taxes the state said he owed. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown, File)
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A former billionaire has filed a lawsuit against Montana's Department of Revenue seeking hundreds of millions of dollars in damages along with attorneys fees after a federal judge ruled the state wrongfully tried to force him into bankruptcy to collect taxes the state said he owed....
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