Confidentiality of Mediation-Related Communications in Washington
Ronald Allen Yu Confidentiality can be one of the most valuable tools in mediation. The parties’ candor to the impartial mediator allows for an informed valuation and possible settlement. Candid dialogue is encouraged by protecting mediation communications from discovery by the other parties to the litigation. Thus in…
Alfieri v. Solomon and Confidentiality of Mediation-Related Communications in Oregon
Noah Gordon On December 10, 2015, in Alfieri v Solomon, 358 Or. 383, 365 P3d 99 (2015), the Oregon Supreme Court addressed, for the first time, the extent to which the confidentiality provisions of Oregon’s mediation statutes, ORS 36.100 to 36.238, prevent a client from offering evidence of…
Best Law Firms – 2018 Edition
U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” announced our firm again received a Metropolitan Tier 1 ranking in the 2018 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…
Washington Supreme Court Says No Per Se Rule Prohibits Attorneys from Representing Insurers and Their Insureds in Unrelated Actions
Brandon Stuber In Arden v. Forsberg & Umlauf, P.S., __ Wn.2d __, __P.3d __ (2017), the Washington Supreme Court rejected an insured’s attempt to collect damages for breach of fiduciary duty and legal malpractice from his former insurance defense counsel. The insured sought to impose a per se…