Oregon Super Lawyers® 2020
We are honored that four of our shareholders are included as Oregon Super Lawyers for 2020: Bill Davis for Professional Liability Defense; Bill Earle for Insurance Coverage; Elizabeth Lampson for Civil Litigation Defense; and Sam Anderson for Construction Litigation Defense. In addition, included on the Rising…
Deciphering Tree Rings: Interpreting an Insurer’s Duties to Defend and Indemnify Claims Arising from an Insured’s Commercial Timber Operation
Dustin Dorsey Bighorn Logging Corporation v. Truck Ins. Exchange, 295 Or App 819 (2019) On January 30, 2019, the Oregon Court of Appeals in Bighorn Logging v. Truck Ins. Exchange issued an opinion finding, among other holdings, that the “operations” and the “incorrect performance” exclusions in a…
100 Cats: At What Point Is The Damage Caused By The Pet Owner Rather Than The Pet?
Allie Boyd Phillips v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Co., 302 Or App 500 (2020) On February 26, 2020, the Oregon Court of Appeals issued an opinion that property damage resulting from pet waste was caused by the pets and not their owner, allowing State Farm’s domestic animal…
Have Physical Trauma-Induced Fibromyalgia Claims? I’m Afraid There’s Some Bad News…
Hilary Boyd Miller et al v. Elisea et al, ___ P.3d ___, 302 Or App 188 (2020) The Oregon Court of Appeals issued an opinion on February 12, 2020, further restricting trial judges’ ability to exclude speculative theories of medical causation from consideration by juries. This time, it’s…