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…
DREX Lawyers Assist in OSB Treatise on Insurance Law
Five DREX lawyers had a hand in preparing the 2020 Edition of the Oregon State Bar’s two-volume book Insurance Law in Oregon, which is due for publication in May. Bill Earle was an editor, and the following shareholders wrote chapters: Heather Beasley – Liability, Comprehensive & Collision;…
Best Law Firms – 2020 Edition
U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” announced our firm again received a Metropolitan Tier 1 ranking in the 2020 Edition of Best Law Firms for Insurance Law; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants; and Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants in Portland, Oregon. The…
Update: Oregon’s Statutory Cap on Noneconomic Damages is Unconstitutional as Applied in Most Injury Cases
Jonathan Henderson ORS 31.710 caps noneconomic damages in certain civil actions to $500,000. [1] The cap was enacted in the mid-1980s as part of a tort reform package passed by the Oregon legislature that was aimed at mitigating an insurance crisis in Oregon. Recent legislative enactments…