Oregon Good Will Law
<h2> <center> State of Oregon v. Aguilar-Pineda </h2> </center>
Hillsboro, Oregon, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree rape. ORS 163.375; one count of first-degree sodomy, ORS 163.405; two counts of second-degree rape, ORS 163.365; two counts of first-degree sexual abuse, ORS 163.427; and two counts of luring a minor, ORS 167.057. The conduct for which defendant was convicted arose out of defendant’s alleged long-term... More...
$ (06-18-2026 - OR)<H2> United States of America v. Michael Malekzadeh
Eugene, Oregon, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged or his role in a vast fraud conspiracy that cost customers more than $65 million in unfulfilled orders and defrauded financial institutions out of more than $15 million. Michael Malekzadeh, 42, a Eugene was found guilt. “This million-dollar fraud was fueled by the defendant’s insatiable greed and wreaked havoc on ... More...
$ (01-08-2026 - OR)Ryan Corbridge v. Encompass Indemnity Company
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)Pharmacychecker.com, LLC v. Legitscript, LLC
Portland, Oregon civil litigation lawyers represented the parties in an anti-trust violation theory.<br> <br> Two wrongs don't make a right. Nor do they necessarily<br> cancel each other out. In this case, PharmacyChecker.com<br> LLC ("PharmacyCheckerâ€) sued its competitor LegitScript<br> LLC ("LegitScriptâ€) for engaging in a group boycott in<br> violation of antitrust laws. LegitScrip... More...
$0 (05-28-2025 - OR)State of Oregon v. Lucille Anne Burton
Oregon City, Oregon criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with driving under the influence of intoxicants (DUII).<br> <br> Defendant was denied participation in the DUII diversion program.<br> <br> Two statutes govern the diversion process in this case, and we review the trial court's decisions under each statute differently. First, ORS 813.210(lXa) provides that a defendant ma... More...
$0 (01-08-2025 - OR)Anthony R. Zaneth v. City of Portland
<h2><br> Portland, Oregon employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff, a Portland Police Officer, challenges the denial of his claim for disability benefits for duty-related Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).<br> <br> <br> Petitioner began working as a Portland police officer in 2001. Medical records show that in 2015, petitioner began discussing anxiety and other mental health concerns wi... More...
$0 (11-27-2024 - OR)City of Grants Pass, Oregon v. Johnson, et al.
<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)Laura Tomas v. Allstate Indemnity Company
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)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. <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)Linda Senn v. Kyle Smith, et al.
Portland, Oregon personal injury lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant claiming that her civil rights were violated by Defendants. <br> <br> <br> The panel denied a motion for attorney's fees sought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1988 following the panel's decision, in an unpublished disposition, affirming the denial of qualified immunity to a deputy sergeant who allegedly violated plainti... More...
$0 (06-08-2022 - OR)United States of America v. Jonathan Tyler Allen
Eugene, OR - Criminal Law, Bomb Hoax<br> <br> <center><br> <img width="400" src="http://www.morelawtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Eugene_OR_FED.jpg"><br> </center><br> <br> The United States of America charged Jonathan Tyler Allen with placing a hoax bomb threat.<br> <br> According to court documents, on or about July 28 to July 29, 2019, Allen and co-conspirator Kellie Cameron, 31, also of Ben... More...
$0 (09-20-2020 - OR)United States of America v. Sammy Rasema Yetisen aka Rasema Handanovic aka Zolja
<center><br> <img width="300" src="https://www.wbdg.org/images/fed_courthouse_01.jpg"><br> </center><br> Portland, OR - Justice Department Secures Denaturalization of Convicted War Criminal Who Fraudulently Obtained Refugee Status and U.S. Citizenship<br> <br> Defendant Concealed that She Had Murdered Six Unarmed Civilians and Prisoners of War During the 1990s Balkans Conflict<br> <br> Judge Marco... More...
$0 (03-06-2019 - OR)UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. ANTHONY JAMES HILL </h2
<center><br> <img width="300" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Seal_of_the_United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Ninth_Circuit.svg/150px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Ninth_Circuit.svg.png"><br> <h2> <font color="red"><h2> </font> </h2><br> </center><br> In February 2012, Hill pointed a firearm at a woman during a drunken argument and fled be... More...
$0 (02-13-2019 - OR)UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. ANTHONY JAMES HILL
<center><br> <img width="300" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Seal_of_the_United_States_Courts%2C_Ninth_Judicial_Circuit.svg/300px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Courts%2C_Ninth_Judicial_Circuit.svg.png"><br> <h2> <font color="red"><h2> </font> </h2><br> </center><br> In February 2012, Hill pointed a firearm at a woman during a drunken argument and fled before the pol... More...
$0 (02-10-2019 - OR)United States of America v. Shayne Kniss
Portland, OR - Former Lake Oswego Financial Advisor Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Investors<br> <br> Shayne Kniss, 42, formerly of Lake Oswego, Oregon, pleaded guilty on May 8, 2018 to one count of wire fraud for defrauding clients of his investment firm, Iris Capital Management Group, LLC (Iris Capital).<br> <br> “Investment advisors are legally required to act in the best interest of the clients... More...
$0 (05-09-2018 - OR)Douglas Ossanna v. Nike, Inc.
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)Angela Johnson Musa v. Dr. Carrie Miles and Dr. Joseph Elia
Portland, OR - Jury Finds In Favor Of Doctor In Medical Malpractice Case<br> <br> Angela Johnson Musa sued Dr. Carrie Miles and Dr. Joseph Elia on medical malpractice theories claiming that the doctors provided substandard care to her during her pregnancy and post partum with the result that she was not tested for herpes before delivery of her son at Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center in Portlan... More...
$0 (01-30-2018 - OR)Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon v. Joseph Y. Aizawa, et al.
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)Brenda M. Diedrich v. Nancy A. Berryhill
Brenda M. Diedrich appeals the district court’s order affirming the Commissioner of Social Security’s (the “Commissioner”) denial of Diedrich’s application for Social Security Disability Insurance (“SSDI”) benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act. The Commissioner determined that Diedrich had become disabled, but an Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) found that her disabi... More...
$0 (10-27-2017 - OR)Janell Howard v. City of Coos Bay
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)United States of America v. David James McHarg
Portland, OR - Sex Offender Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Online Enticement and Child Pornography Offenses<br> <br> U.S. District Court Judge Michael H. Simon sentenced David James McHarg, 58, of Beaverton, Ore. to 15 years in federal prison after he pleaded guilty to one count of attempted online enticement of a minor, and one count of receiving child pornography.<br> <br> This case began w... More...
$0 (06-30-2017 - 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)Johnny R. Johnson v. O'Malley Brothers Corporation
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)In the Matter of the Compensation of Barbara J. DeBoard, Claimant
Claimant seeks review of an order of the Workers’<br> Compensation Board that upheld employer’s denials of her<br> claim that employer add to her accepted 2012 injury claim<br> the new or omitted condition of disc “protrusions” in the<br> thoracic spine. The board adopted the determination of the<br> Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) that claimant’s undisputed<br> disc pathology of the thor... More...
$0 (05-24-2017 - 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)Cary Long v. Farmers Insurance Company of Oregon
ORS 742.061 requires an insurer to pay its insured’s<br> attorney fees if, in the insured’s action against the insurer,<br> the insured obtains a “recovery” that exceeds the amount<br> of any tender made by the insurer within six months from<br> the date that the insured first filed proof of a loss. In this<br> case, we decide that, when an insured files an action against<br> an insurer to... More...
$0 (02-02-2017 - OR)Stephanie M. Dowell v. Oregon Mutual Insurance Company
Auto insurers in Oregon must provide personal<br> injury protection (PIP) benefits to their insureds for certain<br> automotive injury-related expenses, regardless of who is at<br> fault in an accident. ORS 742.520(1). The PIP medical benefits<br> at issue in this case “consist of the following payments for<br> the injury or death of each person” covered: “All reasonable<br> and necessary ex... More...
$0 (02-16-2017 - OR)Lillian Figueroa v. BNSF Railroad Company
Oregon requires that foreign corporations doing<br> business in this state appoint a registered agent to receive<br> service of process. ORS 60.731(1).1 The primary question<br> that this case presents is whether, by appointing a registered<br> agent in Oregon, defendant (a foreign corporation)<br> impliedly consented to general jurisdiction here—that is,<br> whether defendant consented to have ... More...
$0 (03-02-2017 - OR)<b>STATE OF OREGON v. LINDA JEAN BONILLA</b>
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. Ammon Bundy, et al.
Portland, OR - Jury Acquits Ammon Bundy and Others On Federal Conspiracy Charges<br> <br> 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.<br> <br> <br> Docket Entries for October 2016:<br> <br> Date File... More...
$0 (10-28-2016 - OR)United States of America v. Scott Raymond Beard
Eugene, OR - Former Deschutes County Sheriff Captain Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Theft of Public Funds and Money Laundering<br> <br> Scott Raymond Beard, 46, a former Deschutes County Sheriff Captain and resident of Deschutes County, Oregon, was sentenced to five years in prison by U.S. District Judge Michael J. McShane for stealing over $200,000 in public funds he was entrusted to manag... More...
$0 (09-11-2016 - OR)United States of America v. Gary L. Ford
Portland, OR - Prominent Bend Plumber Sentenced for Filing False Tax Returns<br> <br> U.S. District Court Chief Judge Ann Aiken sentenced Gary L. Ford, 55, of Bend, Oregon, to 18 months in prison for filing false tax returns in 2007, 2008, and 2009. Judge Aiken also sentenced Ford to serve one year of supervised release and ordered him to pay $580,454 in restitution, representing the amount Ford ... More...
$580454 (01-07-2016 - 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)Oregon State Hospital v. Butts
The pertinent facts in this matter are uncontested. In January 2011, defendant was indicted on 21 felony counts, including nine counts of aggravated murder, for allegedly causing the death of Rainier Police Chief Ralph Painter. Shortly after defendant was indicted, his attorneys became concerned about his ability to aid and assist in his defense. The defense hired a psychiatrist, Dr. Larsen, to ev... More...
$0 (10-09-2015 - 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...
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