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)

In a two-phased jury trial, petitioner was convicted
of aggravated murder and sentenced to death for killing
a fifteen-year-old girl, HF. The state’s theory of the case
was that petitioner had killed HF intentionally in furtherance
of, or in an effort to conceal, the commission of sexual
offenses against her. This court affirmed his convictions and
sentence. State v. Johnso... More...    $0 (08-03-2017 - OR)

The question in this case is whether youth was
stopped during the search of a drug house when a detective
came upon youth and a friend in one of the bedrooms, told
youth’s friend to “stay off the meth,” asked them their names,
and then asked whether they had anything illegal on them.
Because the trial court ruled that no stop occurred, it denied
youth’s motion to suppress e... More...    $0 (09-14-2017 - OR)

Husband appeals a supplemental judgment entered
in February 2015 that modified his child support obligation.
On appeal, husband argues that the trial court erred
in imputing to him potential income of $80,000. Because
we conclude that husband invited that purported error, we
affirm.
Husband and wife have one child. In 2013, husband
moved to modify his child support obli... More...    $0 (06-01-2017 - Or)

Wife appeals a general judgment of dissolution,
raising two assignments of error. In her first assignment
of error, wife argues that the trial court erred in its award
of spousal maintenance support; wife raises two arguments
concerning the amount and timing of the award. In
her second assignment of error, wife argues that the trial
court erred in setting child support base... More...    $0 (06-01-2017 - OR)

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 inconsistent with t... More...    $0 (06-01-2017 - OR)

The Oregon Probate Code allows an “interested
person” to take certain actions with regard to a decedent’s
estate, including petitioning to reopen an estate for
proper cause. The code defines an “interested person” to
include “heirs, devisees, children, spouses, creditors and
any others having a property right or claim against the
estate of a decedent that may be affected by... More...    $0 (05-24-2017 - OR)

Wife appeals from a dissolution of marriage judgment,
assigning error to the trial court’s custody and spousal
support determinations, as well as the court’s award of
attorney fees to husband. We affirm the custody and spousal
support awards without further discussion. We write only to
address the attorney fee issue, and vacate and remand.
The relevant facts are mostly proc... More...    $0 (05-24-2017 - OR)

In this wrongful discharge case, plaintiff appeals
the trial court’s judgment in favor of plaintiff’s former
employer, defendant Washington County.1 Plaintiff asserts
that the trial court erred when it granted a directed verdict
to the county based on its conclusion that plaintiff was
not fulfilling an important public duty, which is a required
element of a wrongful dischar... More...    $0 (02-08-2017 - OR)

Respondent appeals from the trial court’s entry
of a stalking protective order (SPO). He contends that the
court erred in issuing the SPO, because the contacts upon
which the SPO was based were expressive and none “can be
deemed to be an unequivocal threat of imminent physical
harm.” We agree that the court erred in issuing the SPO
and, therefore, reverse.
Under ORS 30.... More...    $0 (02-01-2017 - OR)

In this post-conviction relief case, the state1 appeals
from a judgment granting petitioner relief on a number of
his claims, and remanding the case for a new trial. The state
assigns error to the post-conviction court’s rulings on those
claims, arguing that petitioner failed to establish, as a matter
of law, that he was entitled to relief on any of them. We
conclude that t... More...    $0 (02-23-2017 - OR)

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 its... More...    $0 (03-01-2017 - OR)

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, alleg... More...    $0 (03-08-2017 - OR)

A jury found defendant guilty of three counts of first-degree sexual abuse based on three separate but successive instances of unlawful sexual contact with the victim. The trial court merged the guilty verdicts on Counts 1 and 2 into a single conviction, and entered a separate conviction on Count 3. On appeal, defendant assigns error to the trial court’s refusal to give a “weaker and less satisfac... More...    $0 (02-18-2017 - OR)

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 with two ch... More...    $0 (01-03-2017 - OR)

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)

Portland, OR - Jury Acquits Ammon Bundy and Others On Federal Conspiracy Charges

The United States of America charged Ammon Bundy, Ryan Bundy, Kenneth Medenbach, David Fry and others on conspiracy and other charges relating to occuption of Oregon's Malheur National Wiildlire Refuge for 41 days in January and February, 2016.


Docket Entries for October 2016:

Date File... More...    $0 (10-28-2016 - OR)

Eugene, OR - Eugene Oregon Business Leader Sentenced to Two Counts of Wire Fraud

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).

Over th... More...    $0 (09-08-2016 - OR)

Eugene, OR - Former Eugene Property Manager Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud

Eugene property manager, Terry Shockley, 63, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Ann Aiken for engaging in a scheme to defraud clients and investors through his now-defunct property management company, TS Property Management (TSPM).

According to the plea agreement, Terry Shockley admitted to engaging in... More...    $0 (04-12-2016 - OR)

Petitioner Karen Hamlin is a public employee with a retirement account in the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS). When petitioner and her ex-husband divorced, the dissolution court ordered petitioner’s PERS account divided between petitioner and her husband. However, neither petitioner nor her ex-husband ever gave PERS the paperwork it required in order to divide the account, so PERS did no... More...    $0 (09-29-2015 - OR)

PORTLAND, OR - Gerardo Chalke Lopez (a.k.a. “La Locaâ€�), 41, and Sergio Quezada-Lopez (a.k.a. “Checheâ€� , 36, of Nayarit, Mexico, appeared for sentencing on April 28 and April 29, 2015, before U.S. District Judge Michael Simon. The brothers were sentenced to 18 and 15 years prison, followed by five years of supervised release, and ordered to pay restitution for their roles in a conspiracy t... More...    $0 (05-11-2015 - OR)

Judgment in favor of the State of Oregon and City of
Depoe Bay reversed and remanded; otherwise affirmed.
As plaintiff was travelling north on State Highway 101 in the City of Depoe
Bay, his motorcycle collided with defendant Colip’s automobile, which had
entered the highway from the east on a road owned by Lincoln County. Plaintiff
was severely injured in the accident and, m... More...    $0 (04-15-2015 - OR)

Plaintiffs filed this action seeking recovery of over
$200,000 on the general theory that defendants had secured
a series of promissory notes at exorbitant interest rates from
plaintiffs through loansharking. Over the years, plaintiffs
paid substantial sums on those notes but, despite repeated
requests from plaintiffs, defendants never gave them an
accounting of how much th... More...    $0 (02-25-2015 - OR)

Andrew Hickey (Andy) and H & H Cattle Feeders,
Inc. (H & H) appeal a general judgment, challenging two
remedies ordered by the trial court under ORS 60.952 upon
its finding that Andy had engaged in self-dealing between
Hickey Ranches, Inc. (HRI), a closely held family corporation,
and H & H, a company that Andy wholly owned.1 Denis
Hickey (Denis), Andy’s brother and a min... More...    $0 (02-25-2015 - OR)

Plaintiff, who is the personal representative of her
mother’s estate, brought this action against defendant for
wrongful death. The case involves allegations of medical negligence,
including negligent discharge of plaintiff’s mother
from the hospital without proper diagnosis or treatment.
The case has been tried to a jury three times. Each trial has
resulted in a hung j... More...    $0 (02-11-2015 - OR)

Defendant appeals a judgment of conviction for one
count of possession of methamphetamine, ORS 475.894,
and one count of erecting a structure on a public right of
way, in violation of Portland City Code (PCC) 14A.50.050.
He assigns error to the trial court’s denial of his motion to
suppress evidence found after a police officer lifted a tarp to
defendant’s makeshift she... More...    $0 (02-11-2015 - OR)

Defendant, who rented a room in a house owned by
plaintiff, appeals from a judgment in a Forcible Entry and
Detainer (FED) proceeding that awarded possession of the
rented premises and $2,201 in restitution for unpaid rent to
plaintiff. Defendant assigns error to the trial court’s denial
of her motion to dismiss the proceeding and to the trial
court’s decision not to of... More...    $0 (01-22-2015 - OR)

Judgment reversed and remanded for entry of judgment
reinstating jury’s verdict of $686,000; otherwise affirmed.
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* Lagesen, J., vice Wollheim, S. J.
624 Vukanovich v. Kine
Vukanovich and Kine, both real estate developers, agreed to work together
to purchase a parcel of real property from Umpqua Bank (the bank). The joint
endeavor failed, and the parties... More...    $0 (01-11-2015 - OR)

2 This case involves the long term care of a protected person, Symons, who
3 was moved by her guardian and conservator, Smith, from one care facility to another.
4 When Smith refused to disclose the address of the facility to which she had moved
5 Symons, the Long Term Care Ombudsman (LTCO) petitioned the circuit court for an
6 order compelling Smith to provide the LTCO with that i... More...    $0 (08-13-2014 - OR)

2 Respondent appeals from a judgment entering a permanent stalking
3 protective order (SPO) against him. He contests the sufficiency of the evidence
supporting the SPO.1 4 Because this is not an "exceptional case" warranting de novo
5 review, we review the trial court's factual findings for "any evidence" and its legal
6 conclusions for errors of law. Travis v. Strubel, 238 Or App ... More...    $0 (08-13-2014 - OR)

2 According to the complaint in this case, plaintiff Nationwide Insurance
3 Company of America paid $2,753.73 to repair damages to its insured's Cadillac caused
4 by defendant Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District's (TriMet) negligently
5 operated bus. Plaintiff then sued defendant to recover that amount, alleging that it was
6 "subrogated to all rights of its insured" ag... More...    $0 (08-13-2014 - OR)

2 Plaintiffs Kevin and Mitzi Rains filed an action against several parties
3 seeking damages for injuries sustained by Kevin when a board on which he was standing
4 broke, causing him to fall 16 feet to the ground. Kevin, who was working as a
5 subcontractor on a construction project, sustained a thoracic T12 vertebrae burst fracture
6 that resulted in paraplegia. Kevin brought cla... More...    $0 (08-13-2014 - OR)

2 This consolidated appeal involves interrelated judgments in two separate
3 actions concerning a conservatorship for Allison Fuentes. The first action, the
4 conservatorship proceeding, was commenced in 1999 in the probate court after the death
5 of Allison's mother; Allison's aunt, Mary Tillett, was appointed conservator and guardian
6 ad litem for Allison. In 2008, Allison's sis... More...    $0 (05-21-2014 - OR)

2 In this legal malpractice case, plaintiff challenges the trial court's grant of
3 summary judgment in favor of defendant, David Slader, the attorney who represented
4 plaintiff in his child sex abuse case against the Archdiocese of Portland and Mt. Angel
Abbey.1 5 In that case, defendant alleged that the Archdiocese was vicariously liable for
6 acts of abuse by a priest. The Arch... More...    $0 (05-29-2014 - OR)

The League of Wilderness Defenders/Blue Mountain Biodiversity Project and the Hells Canyon Preservation Council (collectively “the LOWD plaintiffsâ€�) appeal from the district court’s denial of their motion to preliminarily enjoin the Snow Basin logging project. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1292(a)(1). We affirm in part and reverse in part the district court’s order, and remand th... More...    $0 (05-08-2014 - OR)

Mother challenges the trial court's exercise of jurisdiction and its award of 2 custody to father. We affirm, finding jurisdiction under the Uniform Child Custody 3 Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA), ORS 109.701 to 109.771, and no error in 4 the award of custody. 5
Those facts that determine jurisdiction are undisputed. The parties' child 6 was born on July 19, 2005, while they lived i... More...    $0 (02-12-2014 - OR)