Oregon Deceptive Trade Practices Law

Ryan Corbridge v. Encompass Indemnity Company

Portland, Oregon, insurance lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on bad faith breach of contract theory. AI Overview 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)

Mark Snyder v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company

<h2> Portland, Oregon bad faith breach of insurance contract law lawyer represented the Plaintiff. </h2> 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)

Casey W. Atwater, et al. v. Amica Mutual Insurance Company

<h2> Portland, Oregon bad faith breach insurance contract law lawyer represented the Plaintiff. </h2> Oregon law prohibits insurance companies from engaging in unfair claim settlement practices, such as: Unreasonably delaying or refusing to pay a claim Undervaluing a claim Failing to acknowledge a claim notification promptly Failing to affir... More...

$1 (10-08-2024 - OR)

<h1> United States of America v. Mark Villanueva </h1>

<h2><center> Eugene, Oregon criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Negotiated Guns-for-Drugs </center><center> Lane County Man Who Negotiated Guns-for-Drugs Trade Sentenced to Federal Prison</h2></center> </h2></center> A Lane County, Oregon man who negotiated the ... More...

$0 (07-21-2024 - OR)

Kandi McCauley v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance

<h2> Portland, Oregon insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory. </h2> 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). ... More...

$1 (07-18-2024 - OR)

<h1> United States of America v. Mark Villanueva </h1>

<h2><center> Eugene, Oregon criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Negotiating Guns-for-Drugs </center><center> Lane County Man Who Negotiated Guns-for-Drugs Trade Sentenced to Federal Prison</h2></center> </h2></center> In August 2020, special agents from the Bureau of ... More...

$0 (07-17-2024 - OR)

City of Grants Pass, Oregon v. Johnson, et al.

<h2> 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. </h2> 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)

Alana Marie Souza, et al. v. Brick House, Inc.

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. 15 U.S.C. 1125 provides: (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)

Kemp Strickland v. Fay Servicing, L.L.C.

Portland, Oregon Consumer credit lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on Fair Debt Collection Act violation theories. "The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) is a federal law that protects consumers from abusive, deceptive, and unfair debt collection practices. It applies to third-party debt collectors, which are companies or individuals that collect debts on ... More...

$1 (10-20-2023 - OR)

Jose Casiano Sosa v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company

Eugene, Oregon insurance law lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory. 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)

Ann Ware v. Coos Bay School District 9, a/k/a Coos Bay Public Schools

Eugene, Oregon civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a job discrimination theory. "Job discrimination law is a complex area of law that prohibits discrimination in employment based on certain protected characteristics. These protected characteristics include race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age (40 or older), disability, and genetic informati... More...

$0 (09-27-2023 - OR)

United States of America v. Robert J. Jesenik, Andrew N. MacRitchie and Brian K. Rise

Portland, Oregon criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit fraud. Robert J. Jesenik, 63, former chief executive officer of Aequitas and resident of Lake Oswego, Oregon; Andrew N. MacRitchie, 59, formerly of Palm Harbor, Florida; and Brian K. Rice, 56, of Portland were found guilty of conspiring with one another to commit mail and wire fraud and 28 ind... More...

$0 (05-17-2023 - OR)

United States of America v. Yuan Xie

Eugene, Oregon criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with illegally trafficking in endangered turtles. Yuan Xie, 30, was charged for his role in a scheme to purchase hundreds of endangered and vulnerable turtles in the U.S. and smuggle them via U.S. mail and commercial airline flights to China. Beginning in at least May 2017 and continuing until October 2018, Xie ... More...

$0 (05-09-2021 - OR)

United States of America v. Robert J. Jesenick

<center> <img width="400" src="http://www.morelawtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Portland_OR_Fed.png"> </center> Portland, OR - The United States of America charged Robert J. Jesenick with fraud and money laundering. Jesenik, a former resident of West Linn, Oregon, is charged in a 32-count indictment with conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, wire fraud, bank fraud,... More...

$0 (08-19-2020 - OR)

United States of America v. Xiao Dong Qin

Eugene, OR - The United States of America charged Xiao Dong Qin with conspiracy to smuggle endangered turtles from the United States. A Chinese national pleaded guilty today for directing a scheme whereby hundreds of endangered and vulnerable turtles were purchased in the U.S. and smuggled via U.S. mail and commercial airline flights to China. Xiao Dong Qin, 34, a resident of Sha... More...

$0 (11-29-2019 - OR)

United States of America v. Brian A. Oliver

<center> <img width="300" src="https://www.wbdg.org/images/fed_courthouse_01.jpg"> </center> Portland, OR - Former Aequitas Owner and Executive Vice President Pleads Guilty in Fraud and Money Laundering Conspiracy Criminal conspiracy could have cost investors more than $600 million Brian A. Oliver, a former owner and executive vice president of Aequitas Management, LL... More...

$0 (04-20-2019 - OR)

United States of America v. Julie Ann DeMille

<center> <img width="300" src="https://www.wbdg.org/images/fed_courthouse_01.jpg"> </center> Portland, OR - Portland Nurse Practioner Sentenced to Four Years in Federal Prison for Illegal Opioid Distribution Former nurse practitioner Julie Ann DeMille, 60, of Portland, was sentenced to 48 months in federal prison and three years’ supervised release for illegally distributing... More...

$0 (03-31-2019 - OR)

Sarah Meyer and Gail Wooldridge v. State of Oregon

Plaintiffs, Sarah Meyer and Martin Wooldridge, appeal from a general judgment dismissing their action against defendants Oregon State Lottery (the Lottery), Jill Goldsmith, Larry Niswender, Tessa Sugahara, John Kroger, and Craig Durbin.1 Plaintiffs assert five assignments of error. We reject plaintiffs’ fourth assignment of error without written discussion and write only to address their remaini... More...

$0 (07-05-2018 - OR)

Angela Johnson Musa v. Dr. Carrie Miles and Dr. Joseph Elia

Petitioner seeks judicial review after the Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA) denied her motion to intervene in an appeal of the City of Eugene’s approval of a development application. LUBA ruled that petitioner had not “appeared” before the city during the proceedings on the application and therefore was not entitled to intervene before LUBA. See ORS 197.830(7)(b) (limiting “[p]ersons who m... More...

$0 (07-05-2018 - OR)

United States of America v. Thomas Gene Duncan

Portland, OR - Gresham Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Producing and Possessing Child Pornography U.S. District Court Judge Robert E. Jones sentenced Thomas Gene Duncan to 25 years in federal prison followed by a life term of supervised release. Duncan pleaded guilty on August 29, 2017, to one count each of the production and possession of child pornography in federal court. He pl... More...

$0 (12-18-2017 - OR)

State of Oregon v. Robert Darnell Boyd

Portland, Oregon - Civil rights lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on civil rights violation theory. The issue in this case is whether police unlawfully interrogated a criminal defendant after he invoked his rights to counsel and against compelled self-incrimination, guaranteed by Article I, section 12, of the Oregon Constitution and the Fifth Amendment to the United States ... More...

$0 (09-22-2017 - OR)

Mutnomah County Sheriff's Office v. Rod Edwads

ORS 408.230(2)(c) requires a public employer to “devise and apply methods” of giving veterans and disabled veterans “special consideration” in the employer’s hiring process when that hiring process does not rank applicants by means of a score. The issue in this case is whether the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office (county) complied with that requirement when it ... More...

$0 (08-10-2017 - Or)

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)

United States of America v. Dennis Balius

Portland, OR - Former Supervisor at Portland, Oregon-Area Manufacturing Company Pleads Guilty for Role in Product Certification Fraud Scheme On July 25, 2017, a former supervisor at an aluminum extrusion manufacturing company in the Portland, Oregon, area pleaded guilty for his role in a decade-long scheme involving the fraudulent certification of mechanical properties for parts manufactu... More...

$0 (07-27-2017 - OR)

Larry Kaplowitz v. Lane County

The issue in this land use case is whether the Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA) properly deferred to Lane County’s interpretation of the meaning of “accessory” use and development as used in the county’s forestland zoning regulation. Under ORS 197.829(1), LUBA must affirm a county’s interpretation of its land use regulations unless that interpretation is inconsist... More...

$0 (06-01-2017 - OR)

Amanda Rae Gaylord v. Driver and Motor Vehicle Services Division

The Driver and Motor Vehicle Services Division (DMV) appeals from a judgment that set aside an administrative order that suspended petitioner’s driver’s license for a year. The circuit court ruled that an administrative law judge (ALJ) had improperly excluded evidence of a urinalysis of a sample that petitioner gave the morning after her arrest for driving under the inf... More...

$0 (02-23-2017 - OR)

Art Robinson v. Peter DeFazio

Defendant Peter DeFazio appeals from a supplemental judgment that awarded him some, but not all, of his attorney fees and costs against plaintiff Art Robinson. On appeal, defendant argues that the trial court erred by applying unlawful and impermissible factors when it reduced defendant’s attorney fee request.1 As explained below, we conclude that the trial court abused i... More...

$0 (03-01-2017 - OR)

Neal Kaste v. Land O'Lakes Purina Feed, LLC

Plaintiffs Neal and Nancy Kaste operate a dairy farm in Tillamook County, and contracted with defendant, Land O’Lakes Purina Feed LLC, to provide them with feed for their dairy cows. That feed sickened a number of plaintiffs’ cows and killed others, causing plaintiffs to incur veterinary expenses to care for the cows as well as other losses. Plaintiffs sued defendant, a... More...

$0 (03-08-2017 - OR)

Ray F. Kastle v. Salem Hospital

This appeal concerns the application of the statute of limitations to a complaint for medical malpractice involving newly added defendants. Plaintiff alleged that negligent treatment of low sodium levels in his blood serum caused him to develop a neurological disorder, central pontine myelinolysis (CPM). Invoking ORCP 21 A(9),1 defendants moved to dismiss the complaint as b... More...

$0 (03-15-2017 - OR)

Christopher S. Barrett v. Union Pacific Railroad Company

The primary question in this case is whether the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment permits Oregon to exercise general jurisdiction over an interstate railroad for claims unrelated to the railroad’s activities in this state. The trial court ruled that it could exercise general jurisdiction over the railroad and denied the railroad’s motion to dismiss plainti... More...

$0 (03-02-2017 - OR)

United States of America v. Jamie Lee Jones

Portland, OR - Defendant Linked to Murder of Seaside Police Sergeant Sentenced to 12 Years in Federal Prison Jamie Lee Jones, 45, a former resident of Nevada, was sentenced to twelve years in federal prison by U.S. District Court Judge Michael H. Simon. Jones had previously pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of... More...

$0 (04-02-2017 - OR)

United States of America v. Adam Michael Groat

Portland, OR - Gervais Man Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison in Child Pornography Case U.S. District Judge Michael H. Simon sentenced Adam Michael Groat, 28, of Gervais to seven years in federal prison and a life term of supervised release after Groat’s previous pleas of guilty to three counts of distributing child pornography, three counts of receiving child pornography, and one count... More...

$0 (09-25-2016 - OR)

United States of America v. Eoin Ling Churn Yeng and Galvin Yeo Siang Ann

Portland, OR - Two Malaysian Men Sentenced to Federal Prison for Smuggling Endangered Wildlife into U.S. Two Malaysian nationals pled guilty to conspiring to smuggle wildlife today after they used mail parcels to smuggle five orangutan skulls and nine other protected species of wildlife, including bear claws and macaque skulls, into the District of Oregon. Eoin Ling Churn Yeng, 3... More...

$0 (04-27-2016 - OR)

United States of America v. Eoin Ling Churn Yeng and Galvin Yeo Siang Ann

Portland, OR - "Operation Pongo" Leads to Arrest of Two Malaysian Men on Federal Charges of Smuggling Wildlife into the U.S. Two Malaysian nationals have been arrested on federal wildlife smuggling charges after they allegedly used mail parcels to illegally smuggle orangutan skulls and parts of other protected wildlife into the United States. Eoin Ling Churn Yeng, 35, and Galvin ... More...

$0 (12-07-2015 - OR)

Wilbur and Kathryn Hardy, v. State Land Board

The State Land Board and the Department of State Lands (collectively, the state) appeal a judgment of the circuit court setting aside the board’s declaration of ownership of the bed and banks of the Rogue River between river miles (RM) 68.5 and 157.51 under the process established in ORS 274.400 to 274.412. It also appeals a supplemental judgment awarding petitioners their attorney fees and cos... More...

$0 (10-19-2015 - 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)

AT&T Corp. v. Dept. of Rev.

AT&T, the taxpayer, is a global telecommunications company. It provides voice and data telecommunications services over the global AT&T network, which AT&T constructed, maintains, and operates. The network works together as an integrated whole, and it is used to provide all of AT&T’s services at issue. In the United States, the network provides multiple pathways that a call may take, 694 AT... More...

$0 (09-11-2015 - 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 1 Defendants are Greenwood Forest Products, Inc. and two of its principals, Dovenberg and LeFors. For th... More...

$0 (09-11-2015 - OR)

Paul Scott Schwarz v. Philip Morris USA, Inc.

The issue in this “low tar” tobacco case centers on a jury’s award of punitive damages to plaintiff against defendant Phillip Morris USA, Inc. (Philip Morris). Following a trial in 2002, the jury awarded plaintiff $168,514 in compensatory damages and $150 million in punitive damages.1 However, concluding that the trial court had not properly instructed the jury on the... More...

$0 (07-18-2015 - OR)

MONTARA OWNERS ASSOCIATION v. LA NOUE DEVELOPMENT, LLC

This construction defect case presents three issues on review, following certain rulings by the trial court and an award of damages by the jury. First, we consider the proper application of ORS 30.140, a statute that voids overbroad indemnity provisions in construction contracts. The Court of Appeals held that the trial court had erred by invalidating an indemnity provision in its entirety when th... More...

$0 (07-06-2015 - Or)