Oregon Bad Faith Law
<h2> <center> Ryan Corbridge v. Encompass Indemnity Company </h2> </center>
Portland, Oregon, insurance lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on bad faith breach of contract theory.<br> <br> AI Overview<br> <br> Oregon bad faith insurance law has significantly evolved, particularly with the 2023 Moody v. Oregon Community Credit Union decision, which allows policyholders to sue insurers for certain unfair claims handling practices under a common law negligence claim. T... More...
$1 (10-28-2025 - OR)<h2> <center> Mark Snyder v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company </h2> </center>
<h2><br> Portland, Oregon bad faith breach of insurance contract law lawyer represented the Plaintiff.<br> </h2><br> <br> On July 17, 2002 Plaintiff Mark Synder ("Snyder") was riding a bicycle when he was struck by a motor vehicle driven by Chris Knight ("Knight"). Knight was at fault in causing this accident. As a result of this accident, Snyder suffered very serious spinal injuries which left h... More...
$0 (10-08-2024 - OR)<h2> <center> Casey W. Atwater, et al. v. Amica Mutual Insurance Company </h2> </center>
<h2><br> Portland, Oregon bad faith breach insurance contract law lawyer represented the Plaintiff.<br> </h2><br> <br> Oregon law prohibits insurance companies from engaging in unfair claim settlement practices, such as: <br> <br> Unreasonably delaying or refusing to pay a claim <br> <br> Undervaluing a claim <br> <br> Failing to acknowledge a claim notification promptly <br> <br> Failing to affir... More...
$1 (10-08-2024 - OR)<h2><center> Kandi McCauley v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance </h2></center>
<h2><br> Portland, Oregon insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory.<br> </h2><br> <br> It is the improper denial of claims, the undervaluation of claims, or other actions by insurance companies (or those companies working with them) that are prohibited by the Unfair Claims Practices Act (ORS 746.230).<br> <br> ... More...
$1 (07-18-2024 - OR)<h2> <center> City of Grants Pass, Oregon v. Johnson, et al. </h2> </center>
<h2><br> Grants Pass, Oregon civil rights lawyers represented Plaintiff who sued claiming that Defendant's city ordinances violated their constitutional rights by prohibiting camping on public property.<br> </h2><br> <br> Grants Pass, Oregon, is home to roughly 38,000 people, about 600 of whom are estimated to experience homelessness on a given day. Like many local governments across the Nation, G... More...
$0 (06-28-2024 - OR)<h1><center> United States of America v. Johnell Lee Cleveland </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Portland, Oregon criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Transporting a Victim Across State Lines for Illegal Sexual Activity </font <br> </color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center></i><br> </b> Tigard Repeat Offender Sentenced to Federal Prison for Transporting a Victim Across State Lines for Illegal Sexual Activity and Launderi... More...
$0 (05-07-2024 - OR)<h2><center> Laura Tomas v. Allstate Indemnity Company </h2></center>
Portland, Oregon insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a bad faith breach of contract theory.<br> <br> This case was filed in the Multnomah County Circuit Court, 23CV18653, and was removed to federal court by Allstate Indemnity Company.<br> <br> Oregon Supreme Court Confirms First Party Insurance Bad Faith in Oregon. After decades of dispute by lower courts, the ... More...
$0 (03-21-2024 - OR)<h2><center> Alana Marie Souza, et al. v. Brick House, Inc. </h2></center>
Eugene, Oregon intellectual property lawyers represented the Plaintiffs who sued the Defendant on a 15 U.S.C. 1125 Trademark Infringement (Lanham Act) violation theory.<br> <br> 15 U.S.C. 1125 provides:<br> <br> (1) Any person who, on or in connection with any goods or services, or any container for goods, uses in commerce any word, term, name, symbol, or device, or any combination thereof, or any... More...
$0 (12-10-2023 - OR)<h2><center> Jose Casiano Sosa v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company </h2></center>
Eugene, Oregon insurance law lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory. <br> <br> <br> Sosa was injured by an uninsured motorist while driving a vehicle he owned that was covered by a State Farm policy. State Farm paid out to Sosa the maximum damages available under that policy. Sosa, however, also holds State Farm policies insuring... More...
$0 (09-22-2023 - OR)<h2><center> L.O.K. v. Greater Albany Public School District 8J, et al. </h2></center>
Eugene, Oregon civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on civil rights violation theories.<br> <br> Plaintiff L.O.K. is a twelve-year-old child who is intersex and non-binary. L.O.K. Decl. ¶ 1. ECF No. 34. Plaintiff uses they/them pronouns. L.O.K. Decl. ¶ 1. Plaintiff was a student at Oak Grove Elementary School (“Oak Groveâ€) beginning in 2015, whic... More...
$275000 (09-27-2023 - OR)<h2> <center> Justin G. v. Social Security Administration </h2> </center>
Portland, Oregon social security disability lawyer represented Plaintiff seeking review of the denial of his applicaiton for social security disability benefits.<br> <br> <br> Plaintiff applied for Title II Disability Insurance Benefits (DIB) on March 22, 2019, alleging disability beginning January 1, 2014. (Tr. 175.) His claim was initially denied on August 1, 2019, and again upon reconsideration... More...
$0 (05-15-2023 - OR)<h2><center> Debbie Fawcett and James Fawcett v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Company </h2></center>
Eugene, Oregon insurance law lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory claiming damages in excess of $950,000 as a direct result of the failure of the Defendant to pay Plaintiff’s claim.<br> <br> This case was filed in the Linn County Circuit Court, 22CV14785, and was removed to federal court by the Defendant.<br> ... More...
$1 (11-08-2022 - OR)<center> <h2> United States of America v. Benjamin Hernandez </h2> </center>
<center><br> <img width="300" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Wayne_L._Morse_United_States_Courthouse_corner_crop.JPG/275px-Wayne_L._Morse_United_States_Courthouse_corner_crop.JPG"><br> </center><br> Eugene, OR - Oregon Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Hate Crime for Threatening Shooting Spree at Eugene Church<br> <br> The Justice Department today announced that defendan... More...
$0 (02-13-2019 - OR)<center> <h2> Belinda Jackson v. U.S. Bank Corporation </h2> </center>
Portland, OR - Belinda Jackson sued U.S. Bank on employment law violation theories including retaliation for firing her for complaining about colleges playing the game hangman as part of a team-building exercise and for not paying her $135 in wages. She claimed that the playing of the game was racially motivated.<br> <br> U.S. Bank denied that there was any racial animus associated with the use o... More...
$31000 (03-20-2018 - OR)<center> <h2> Douglas Ossanna v. Nike, Inc. <P> <img width="300" src="https://www.opb.org/images/upload/c_limit,h_730,q_90,w_940/OregonSupremeCourtBldg_xngmot.jpg"> <P> Oregon Supreme Court Building - Eugene, Oregon </h2> </center>
Plaintiff is a licensed electrician who previously<br> worked for defendant, Nike, Inc., in its maintenance department.<br> Defendant fired plaintiff after he used one of defendant’s<br> on-site basketball courts at a prohibited time. In<br> response, plaintiff sued defendant for, among other things,<br> statutory safety complaint and whistleblower retaliation.<br> Plaintiff alleged that defenda... More...
$0 (01-31-2018 - OR)<center> <h2> Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon v. Joseph Y. Aizawa, et al. </h2> </center>
Ordinarily, a party entitled to recover attorney fees<br> incurred in litigating the merits of a fee-generating claim<br> also may receive attorney fees incurred in determining the<br> amount of the resulting fee award. See Strawn v. Farmers<br> Ins. Co., 353 Or 210, 234, 297 P3d 439 (2013) (awarding<br> so-called “fees on fees” to which no objection was raised);<br> Crandon Capital Partners v... More...
$0 (10-05-2017 - OR)<center> <h2> Janell Howard v. City of Coos Bay <P> <P> <img width="300" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/U.S._Post_Office_%26_Courthouse_%28San_Francisco%29.jpg/1200px-U.S._Post_Office_%26_Courthouse_%28San_Francisco%29.jpg"> <P> Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Courthouse - San Francisco, California </h2> </center>
We must decide whether the former employee of a City in Oregon may prevail on allegations that it violated the First Amendment and state law by refusing to rehire her.<br> I<br> A<br> Janell Howard served as the Finance Director for the City of Coos Bay (“City”) from 1998 through 2008. On September 16, 2008, after an investigation into whether Howard had shoplifted from Wal-Mart (from which no... More...
$0 (09-29-2017 - OR)<center> <h2> United States of America v. $11,500 In United States Currency </h2> <P> <img width="300" src="http://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/images/default-source/homepage-images/enbanc6x4.jpg?sfvrsn=4"> <P> Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals - San Francisco, California </h2> </center>
This appeal is from a civil forfeiture of $11,500 under<br> 21 U.S.C. § 881(a)(6). The claimant and his wife are heroin<br> addicts, who have been buying and selling drugs for most of<br> their lives. When the claimant, through a friend, tried to post<br> the $11,500 as bail for his wife, the government seized the<br> cash. At trial, the government had two theories: first, that the<br> money was ... More...
$0 (09-06-2017 - OR)Macadam Bay Homeowners Association v. David Soyster, Joy Soyster and James Idle
Defendants David Soyster, Joy Soyster, and James<br> Idle appeal from a general judgment granting declaratory<br> relief to plaintiff Macadam Bay Homeowners Association<br> (Macadam Bay). On appeal, defendants assign error to the<br> trial court’s grant of Macadam Bay’s motion for summary<br> judgment. Defendants contend that the trial court incorrectly<br> concluded, as a matter of law, that ... More...
$0 (06-01-2017 - OR)<center> <h2> Johnny R. Johnson v. O'Malley Brothers Corporation </h2> </center>
In this wage-claim case, defendant appeals the<br> trial court’s award of attorney fees under ORS 652.200(2)<br> and ORS 652.615. Plaintiff was a commercial truck driver<br> who sued defendant, his former employer, for failing to pay<br> wages that it owed plaintiff, and for withholding a small<br> sum from his paycheck, albeit with his consent. The trial<br> court transferred plaintiff’s case... More...
$0 (06-01-2017 - OR)<center> <h2> Liberty Ann Jones v. Scott V. Mears </h2> </center>
Husband appeals a supplemental judgment entered<br> in February 2015 that modified his child support obligation.<br> On appeal, husband argues that the trial court erred<br> in imputing to him potential income of $80,000. Because<br> we conclude that husband invited that purported error, we<br> affirm.<br> Husband and wife have one child. In 2013, husband<br> moved to modify his child support obli... More...
$0 (06-01-2017 - Or)<center> <h2> Philip C. Lang v. Rogue Valley Medical Center/Asante
Pursuant to ORCP 54 B(1), the trial court dismissed<br> plaintiff’s wrongful death action because it found that plaintiff’s<br> counsel willfully failed to comply with two court orders<br> and that, as a result, dismissal was an appropriate sanction.<br> The Court of Appeals affirmed the resulting judgment<br> without opinion. Lang v. Rogue Valley Medical Center, 276<br> Or App 610, 369 P3d 45... More...
$0 (06-05-2017 - OR)Veronica Hernandez-Nolt v. Washington County
In this wrongful discharge case, plaintiff appeals<br> the trial court’s judgment in favor of plaintiff’s former<br> employer, defendant Washington County.1 Plaintiff asserts<br> that the trial court erred when it granted a directed verdict<br> to the county based on its conclusion that plaintiff was<br> not fulfilling an important public duty, which is a required<br> element of a wrongful dis... More...
$0 (02-08-2017 - OR)Dante R'Marcus Farmer v. Jeff Premo
In this post-conviction relief case, the state1 appeals<br> from a judgment granting petitioner relief on a number of<br> his claims, and remanding the case for a new trial. The state<br> assigns error to the post-conviction court’s rulings on those<br> claims, arguing that petitioner failed to establish, as a matter<br> of law, that he was entitled to relief on any of them. We<br> conclude that... More...
$0 (02-23-2017 - OR)Art Robinson v. Peter DeFazio
Defendant Peter DeFazio appeals from a supplemental<br> judgment that awarded him some, but not all, of his<br> attorney fees and costs against plaintiff Art Robinson. On<br> appeal, defendant argues that the trial court erred by applying<br> unlawful and impermissible factors when it reduced<br> defendant’s attorney fee request.1 As explained below, we<br> conclude that the trial court abused i... More...
$0 (03-01-2017 - OR)Jack Brockway v. Allstate Property and Casualty Insurance Company
This case involves an insurance dispute between<br> plaintiffs and defendant, Allstate Property and Casualty<br> Insurance Company (Allstate). After a theft at their home,<br> plaintiffs filed claims with Allstate, their insurance carrier,<br> under two policies. More than two years after the loss,<br> Allstate denied coverage for the loss and plaintiffs brought<br> an action against Allstate rela... More...
$0 (03-01-2017 - OR)Jeffrey Dale Tiner v. Jeff Premo
Petitioner was found guilty by a jury of two counts<br> of aggravated murder, one count of intentional murder,<br> and a number of other crimes. He sought post-conviction<br> relief on a variety of claims. The post-conviction court<br> denied relief on all of petitioner’s claims involving the guilt<br> phase of petitioner’s criminal trial but granted relief on<br> his penalty-phase claims and ... More...
$0 (03-01-2017 - OR)Marshall Johnson v. J.G. Wentworth Originations, LLC and Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Marshall Johnson is the beneficiary of a right to<br> periodic payments under a structured settlement agreement.<br> Petitioner J. G. Wentworth Originators, LLC (J. G.<br> Wentworth) brought this special proceeding under ORS<br> 33.857 to 33.875 (2005),1 seeking to purchase at a discount<br> Johnson’s right to one future annuity payment and a portion<br> of a future lump sum payment. The trial c... More...
$0 (03-01-2017 - OR)Melton J. Jackson, Jr. v. Steve Franke
In this post-conviction proceeding, petitioner challenged,<br> among other things, the adequacy of legal representation<br> he received in conjunction with his underlying criminal<br> trial, in which he was convicted of first-degree sodomy.<br> One of petitioner’s inadequate-assistance claims was based<br> on his lawyer’s failure to object to a diagnosis of sexual abuse<br> in the absence of p... More...
$0 (03-01-2017 - OR)J.V.B. v. Kevin Louis Burns
Petitioner obtained a temporary restraining order<br> against respondent pursuant to the Family Abuse Prevention<br> Act (FAPA), ORS 107.700 to 107.735. After a contested hearing,<br> the trial court continued the restraining order. On<br> appeal, respondent argues that the order was not supported<br> by legally sufficient evidence. We agree and reverse.<br> Neither party requests that we exercise... More...
$0 (03-15-2017 - OR)Harry DeWolf v. Mt. Hood Ski Bowl, LLC
Plaintiff, Harry DeWolf, brought a wrongful death<br> action against defendant following the death of plaintiff’s<br> daughter, Taylur DeWolf, while she was snowboarding at<br> defendant’s ski resort. The jury found in favor of defendant,<br> determining that defendant was not negligent. However,<br> after entering a judgment on the jury’s verdict, the trial<br> court granted a motion by pla... More...
$0 (03-22-2017 - OR)<center><h2>STATE OF OREGON v. KENNETH EUGENE WOODS</h2> <table> <td> <img width="200" src= "http://docpub.state.or.us/OOS/imageLoader.jsp?idno=18761546"> </td> </center></table><h2><FONT COLOR="red"></FONT> </h2>
Defendant appeals his convictions for two counts first-degree sexual abuse, ORS 163.427, and one count of second-degree sodomy, ORS 163.395. He assigns error to the trial court’s admission of evidence of his prior uncharged sexual conduct against the same victim. He also assigns error to the trial court’s imposition of restitution. We conclude that the trial court did not err in admitting the ... More...
$0 (04-04-2017 - OR)<center> <b><h2>STATE OF OREGON v. JACKELIN GONZALEZ-VALENZUELA</b></h2></center> <P> <center> <img width=300" src="https://domestic-violence-law.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/child_endangerment-pc-273a.jpg"> <h2><FONT COLOR="red"> </FONT> </h2> </center>
Defendant was convicted of two counts of child endangerment under ORS 163.575(1)(b), which prohibits knowingly permitting a minor “to enter or remain in a place where unlawful activity involving controlled substances is maintained or conducted.” The issue in this case is whether that statute is violated when a person knowingly possesses drugs in a container—here, a purse—while in a car wit... More...
$0 (01-03-2017 - OR)<center> <b><h2>STATE OF OREGON v. LINDA JEAN BONILLA</b></h2></center> <P> <center> <img width=300" src="http://gqcriminallaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/drug-crime-lawyer-shelby-twp-mi.jpg"> <h2><FONT COLOR="red"> </FONT> </h2> </center>
Police officers entered a residence without a warrant and opened a wooden box that they found in a bedroom, believing that they had lawful consent to take each of those actions. Defendant, who was charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance based on evidence found in the box, moved to suppress the evidence under Article I, section 9, of the Oregon Constitution, on the ground that th... More...
$0 (01-03-2017 - OR)United States of America v. Terry Shockley
Eugene, OR - Eugene Oregon Business Leader Sentenced to Two Counts of Wire Fraud<br> <br> U.S. District Judge Ann Aiken sentenced Terry Shockley, 63, to fifty-one months in prison following his April 2016 guilty plea to two counts of wire fraud. Shockley admitted to defrauding clients and investors through his now-defunct property management company, TS Property Management (TSPM).<br> <br> Over th... More...
$0 (09-08-2016 - OR)State Of Oregon v. Hickman/Hickman
Defendants Dale and Shannon Hickman have been lifelong members of the Followers of Christ Church. That church—drawing from the Christian Bible’s descriptions that Jesus and his disciples, rather than doctors, healed the sick and disabled—instructs its members to rely on “faith healing” and to eschew conventional medicine. For the Followers of Christ, faith healing entails prayer, anointi... More...
$0 (10-12-2015 - OR)A&T Siding, Inc. v. Capitol Specialty Ins. Corp.
The Brownstone Homes Condominium Association discovered defects in the construction of its 26-building condominium complex, including wood decay, flashing delamination, and water penetration. In consequence, Brownstone initiated a negligence action against the general contractor who built the complex, as well as one of its subcontractors, A&T Siding. Brownstone estimated that A&T’s share of the ... More...
$0 (10-09-2015 - OR)Eklof v. Steward
Petitioner appeals from a judgment dismissing her petition for post-conviction relief with prejudice. The petition currently at issue is petitioner’s second. She previously filed for post-conviction relief in 1999, after the completion of the direct appeal in her underlying criminal case. That petition for post-conviction relief was denied in 2001. This second petition, which petitioner filed at... More...
$0 (09-29-2015 - OR)5W LLC v. Caplan Landlord, LLC
Defendants Bruce Wood and Glenn Smith each executed a guaranty agreement in connection with a $6.9 million loan for a commercial real estate project. After the borrower’s successor, Caplan Landlord, LLC, defaulted on that loan, defendants failed to pay the debt under their guaranties. Plaintiff CML-OR 5th, LLC,1 a Florida limited liability company and the assignee of the underlying promissory no... More...
$0 (09-29-2015 - OR)Greenwood Products v. Greenwood Forest Products
This case has a complex procedural history that the Court of Appeals thoroughly described in its opinion. For the sake of brevity and clarity, we take a condensed version of that history from the opinion of the Court of Appeals and the record. Defendants were in the business of processing <br> 1 Defendants are Greenwood Forest Products, Inc. and two of its principals, Dovenberg and LeFors. For th... More...
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