Portland, Oregon family law lawyers represented the parties in a child custody dispute involving r the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction.

Nisbet and Bridger met in 2012 in New York City when they were both on vacation.[4] Nisbet, a British citizen, lived and worked in Scotland as a radiologist. Bridger, a United States citizen, lived in Oregon an... More...    $0 (12-20-2024 - OR)

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)

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)

Appellant Gold Medal LLC d/b/a Run Gum (Run Gum)
appeals the district court’s order dismissing its complaint.
Run Gum alleged that Appellees USA Track & Field
(USATF) and the United States Olympic Committee
(Olympic Committee) engaged in an anticompetitive
conspiracy in violation of antitrust law by imposing
advertising restrictions during the Olympic Trials for track
a... More...    $0 (08-09-2018 - OR)

Pursuant to ORCP 54 B(1), the trial court dismissed
plaintiff’s wrongful death action because it found that plaintiff’s
counsel willfully failed to comply with two court orders
and that, as a result, dismissal was an appropriate sanction.
The Court of Appeals affirmed the resulting judgment
without opinion. Lang v. Rogue Valley Medical Center, 276
Or App 610, 369 P3d 450 (2... More...    $0 (06-05-2017 - OR)

Oregon requires that foreign corporations doing
business in this state appoint a registered agent to receive
service of process. ORS 60.731(1).1 The primary question
that this case presents is whether, by appointing a registered
agent in Oregon, defendant (a foreign corporation)
impliedly consented to general jurisdiction here—that is,
whether defendant consented to have Or... More...    $0 (03-02-2017 - OR)

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)

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)

Plaintiffs brought this medical malpractice action to recover for injuries that their son sustained during delivery.

On review, the issues are whether ORCP 59 H limits an appellate court’s ability to review objections to a trial court’s instructional rulings and whether a statutory cap on noneconomic damages constitutionally can be applied to actions brought by children injured during b... More...    $0 (09-26-2013 - OR)

2 This case concerns the scope of Clackamas County's contractual obligation
3 to provide health insurance benefits to command officer retirees of the Clackamas County
4 Sheriff's Office. A contract between the county and command officers, including
5 plaintiff, Neil James, required the county to use a particular fund to pay for a certain level
6 of health insurance benefits to comm... More...    $0 (04-11-2013 - OR)

During the 2004 presidential campaign, Plaintiff-Appellees, Michael Moss and others who opposed President Bush (“protestorsâ€� or “anti-Bush protestorsâ€�), organized a demonstration at a campaign stop in Jacksonville, Oregon. They contend that Secret Service agents, Defendant-Appellants Tim Wood and Rob Savage (“agentsâ€� or “Secret Service agentsâ€�), engaged in unconstitutional viewpoin... More...    $0 (04-09-2012 - OR)

2 To establish the existence of an "occupational disease" that is compensable
3 under the Workers' Compensation Law, a claimant ordinarily "must prove that
4 employment conditions were the major contributing cause of the disease." ORS
5 656.802(2)(a). In some circumstances, however, firefighters do not have the burden to
6 prove causation. Instead, the "firefighters' presumption" d... More...    $0 (03-07-2012 - OR)

2 Defendant City of Bend appeals from a limited judgment that granted
3 partial summary judgment and awarded $142,190 to plaintiff River's Edge Investments,
4 LLC (River's Edge). The resolution of this case depends on whether the terms of a
5 development agreement between the city and River's Edge allowed the city to impose
6 system development charges (SDCs) on River's Edge for it... More...    $0 (09-08-2011 - OR)

In this case, we decide that, to "formally institute arbitration," and thereby satisfy the timelines set forth in ORS 742.504(12)(a)(B) and maintain a claim for underinsured motorist (UIM) benefits, an insured or an insurer must expressly communicate to the other party that the initiating party is beginning the process of arbitrating a dispute. We further decide that two letters written by defend... More...    $0 (10-14-2010 - OR)

Plaintiff in this medical malpractice action appeals a limited judgment in favor of defendant Willamette Spine Center, LLC.(1) Plaintiff underwent back surgeries, which injured his spinal cord.(2) Plaintiff sought damages from defendant, the surgeon (Dr. Borman), and a number of other medical providers. He contended that Dr. Borman was defendant's actual or apparent agent and, therefore, defend... More...    $0 (03-17-2010 - OR)

Portland police stopped petitioner Yancy for jaywalking. In the course of that contact, the police searched petitioner and discovered less than an ounce of marijuana. The police then issued petitioner a citation that excluded him from two Portland city parks for a period of 30 days. Petitioner timely appealed to the City of Portland Hearings Officer, which affirmed the exclusion. After the excl... More...    $0 (09-16-2004 - OR)

Plaintiff, the City of Keizer (city), initiated this action for inverse condemnation against defendant, the Lake Labish Water Control District (district), alleging that the district flooded city property, causing damage. The district moved to dismiss on the ground that the law does not permit one governmental entity to bring a claim for inverse condemnation against another governmental entity. The... More...    $0 (12-27-2002 - OR)

This case presents two issues for review. The first is whether claimant, formerly a youth minister for the Newport Church of the Nazarene (church), is entitled to unemployment compensation benefits. The second, which arises only if claimant prevails on the first issue, is whether he is entitled to interest on the benefits award. The Employment Appeals Board (board) of the Oregon Employment Departm... More...    $0 (10-24-2002 - OR)

After deliberating for nearly two days, after twice announcing to the trial court that it was deadlocked on the issue of apportioning fault, and after receiving two supplemental instructions urging it to continue deliberating, the jury in this negligence case returned a verdict finding defendant 60 percent at fault. Defendant appeals, arguing that the trial court's instructions violated the rule a... More...    $0 (12-19-2001 - OR)