Oregon Copyright Law

United States of America v. $11,500 In United States Currency

This appeal is from a civil forfeiture of $11,500 under 21 U.S.C. § 881(a)(6). The claimant and his wife are heroin addicts, who have been buying and selling drugs for most of their lives. When the claimant, through a friend, tried to post the $11,500 as bail for his wife, the government seized the cash. At trial, the government had two theories: first, that the money was ... More...

$0 (09-06-2017 - OR)

Kawi Fung Wong v. David V. Beebe

We agreed to hear this case en banc to clarify whether the statute of limitations in 28 U.S.C. Â§ 2401(b) of the Federal Tort Claims Act ("FTCAâ€) may be equitably tolled. We hold that Â§ 2401(b) is not "jurisdictional,â€ and that equitable tolling is available under the circumstances presented in this case. I. BACKGROUND A. Statutory Background The FT... More...

$0 (10-09-2013 - OR)

<a href="http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/ca9/newopinions.nsf/98260AFB01FBD52888256CB60050B330/$file/0135412.pdf?openelement" target="_new">American States Insurance Company, and Americqan Economy Insurance Company v. Dastar Corporation, an Oregon corpora

Dastar Corporation, Entertainment Distributing, and Marathon Music & Video (collectively "Dastar") appeal the district court's grant of partial summary judgment in favor of American States Insurance Company and American Economy Insurance Company (collectively "American") on the sole issue of whether American owed Dastar a duty to defend in a separate action. Because the parties have engaged ... More...

$0 (01-22-2003 - OR)

CD Solutions, Inc. v. John Cleven Tooker, Commercial Printing Co. an CDS Networks, Inc.

Declaratory judgment action brought to resolve a dispute over the use of http://www.cds.com. Plaintiff, CD Solutions registered "cds.com" with Network Solutions, Inc., as a "domain name" on the Internet. After plaintiff began using the domain dame to conduct business on the Internet, defendants advised plaintiff of their trademark and requested that plaintiff transfer the name cds.com to defenda... More...

$0 (04-22-1998 - OR)