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…
Washington’s Highest Court Speaks on Vital Conflict of Interest Issue in Plein v. USAA
Keith M. Liguori Matthew K. T. Ishihara On May 21, 2020, the Washington State Supreme Court released its decision in Plein v. USAA Casualty Insurance, __Wn.2d __, No. 97563-9, 2020 WL 2568541 (May 21, 2020). In a landmark decision in Washington legal ethics, the Court established…
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…