Best Law Firms – 2017 Edition
U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” announced our firm again received a Metropolitan Tier 1 ranking in the 2017 Edition of Best Law Firms for Insurance Law, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants in Portland, Oregon. The Tier 1 …
Oregon Super Lawyers® 2017
We are honored that four of our shareholders are again included as Oregon Super Lawyers for 2017: Bill Davis for Professional Liability Defense; Bill Earle for Insurance Coverage; Elizabeth Lampson for Civil Litigation Defense; and Paul Xóchihua for Professional Liability Defense. In addition, included on the …
The Meaning of “Improvement to Real Property” in Washington’s Statute of Repose
John Moore Washington’s construction statute of repose, RCW 4.16.300 and .310, applies to “all claims or causes of action of any kind against any person, arising from such person having constructed, altered or repaired any improvement upon real property. . .” RCW 4.16.310. The statute prohibits any cause …
SCOTUS Opens the Door to Suits Against Tribal Employees
Daniel Hasson On April 25, 2017, in Lewis v. Clarke, 581 U.S. ___, 137 S. Ct. 1285, 197 L. Ed. 2d 631 (2017), the United States Supreme Court held that a tribal employee was not entitled to invoke tribal sovereign immunity as a defense to state tort claims. Lewis …
Ninth Circuit Says Oregon Employee Complaints Need Not Leave the Office to Obtain Protection
Jessica Hill The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals’ recent opinion, Brunozzi v. Cable Communications Inc., 851 F.3d 990 (9th Cir. 2017), demonstrates an ongoing trend for courts to provide broad protection for work-related complaints under Oregon law.[1] The Ninth Circuit’s broad interpretation of an Oregon whistleblowing statute …