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…
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;…