Portland, Oregon personal Injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a product liability theory.

Oregon's product liability laws require a plaintiff to be no more than 50 percent at fault to be awarded damages. If you think you have a products liability claim, it is very important to protect and preserve the product as much as possible, and prevent any avoidable deterioration or change in... More...    $1 (02-16-2024 - OR)

Portland, Oregon personal injury car wreck lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on auto negligence theory claiming to have suffered more than $75,000 in damages and/or injuries.

This case was filed in the Multnomah County Circuit Court, 22CV25585, and was removed to federal court by the Defendants.

Oregon Auto Negligence Law Overview:

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Portland, Oregon personal injury car wreck lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on auto negligence theory claiming to have suffered more than $75,000 in damages and/or injuries.

This case was filed in the County of Multnomah, 21CV31232, and was removed to federal court by the Defendants.

Oregon Auto Negligence Law Overview:

Oregon law refers to the l... More...    $1 (12-28-2023 - OR)

Portland, Oregon personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on auto negligence theories.

Oregon auto negligence law is the body of law that governs car accidents and injuries in Oregon. It is based on the principle that drivers have a duty to operate their vehicles safely and that they are responsible for any damages they cause by violating that duty.
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Pendleton, Oregon personal injury truck wreck lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on auto negligence theories.

This case was filed in the Multnomah County Circuit Court, 21CV48699, and was removed to federal court by the Defendants.

Plaintiff, Shanna Golden, claimed $435,000 in damages and/or injuries.


Oregon car wreck law is a complex area of ... More...    $1 (09-25-2023 - OR)

Portland, Oregon personal injury lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendants on negligence theories.

Oregon follows a modified comparative negligence system when it comes to personal injury cases. This means that a plaintiff can still recover damages even if they are partially at fault for their own injuries, as long as their fault is less than or equal to the combined fault of the d... More...    $0 (07-25-2023 - OR)

Eugene, Oregon personal injury lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued defendant on a product liability theory.

Allergan plc is an American, Irish-domiciled pharmaceutical company that acquires, develops, manufactures and markets brand name drugs and medical devices in the areas of medical aesthetics, eye care, central nervous system, and gastroenterology. The company is the maker of Botox.... More...    $0 (07-06-2023 - OR)

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 remaining... More...    $0 (07-05-2018 - OR)

This appeal involves a dispute over attorney fees in an action on an automobile insurance policy. Plaintiff sued defendant for personal injury protection (PIP) and uninsured motorist (UM) benefits under his automobile insurance policy with defendant after he was involved in a motor vehicle accident with an uninsured driver. The only issues remaining in the case after court-annexed arbitration and ... More...    $0 (07-16-2018 - OR)

Plaintiff appeals from a limited judgment that, on a motion for summary judgment, dismissed his liquor liability claim against defendant BCK Corporation, the operator of Duffy’s Irish Pub. Plaintiff had alleged that defendant had overserved Mullenix while she was visibly intoxicated and that he was later injured while a passenger in a car that Mullenix drove. Defendant sought summary judgment, ass... More...    $0 (07-16-2018 - OR)

Plaintiff is a licensed electrician who previously
worked for defendant, Nike, Inc., in its maintenance department.
Defendant fired plaintiff after he used one of defendant’s
on-site basketball courts at a prohibited time. In
response, plaintiff sued defendant for, among other things,
statutory safety complaint and whistleblower retaliation.
Plaintiff alleged that defendant... More...    $0 (01-31-2018 - OR)

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 p... More...    $0 (09-06-2017 - 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)

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)

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 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)

Safeco Insurance Company (Safeco) appeals from
a judgment that awarded plaintiff recovery of her attorney
fees under ORS 742.061. Safeco had sent her a timely letter
offering to arbitrate the issues of fault and damages in her
underinsured motorist claim. Under those circumstances,
Safeco contends that attorney fees are not recoverable
because the “safe harbor” exception of... More...    $0 (03-15-2017 - OR)

Auto insurers in Oregon must provide personal
injury protection (PIP) benefits to their insureds for certain
automotive injury-related expenses, regardless of who is at
fault in an accident. ORS 742.520(1). The PIP medical benefits
at issue in this case “consist of the following payments for
the injury or death of each person” covered: “All reasonable
and necessary expenses... More...    $0 (02-16-2017 - OR)

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 plaintiff’s... More...    $0 (03-02-2017 - OR)

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 issue... More...    $0 (07-18-2015 - OR)

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)

Petitioner on review, Jackson County (the county),
seeks reconsideration of our opinion in Eclectic Investment,
LLC v. Patterson, 357 Or 25, 346 P3d 468 (2015), in which
we affirmed the Court of Appeals and trial court decisions
denying the county’s common-law indemnity claim. We
concluded that, “[i]n cases in which the Oregon comparative
negligence statutes apply and i... More...    $0 (06-12-2015 - 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)

Jackson County (the county) is a defendant in this
negligence action, in which plaintiff sought damages for
damage to its real property. As an affirmative defense, the
county alleged that plaintiff was negligent and was itself
responsible for the damages that it had suffered. The county
also filed a cross-claim against a codefendant (the contractor)
seeking common-law indem... More...    $0 (03-18-2015 - OR)

While driving as part of his job as a district manager
for defendant Moran Foods on the night of November 1,
2009, defendant Tito Feliciano struck plaintiff’s daughter,
Lindsay Leonard, with his car as she was crossing Foster
Road in Portland in a marked but faded crosswalk under
a streetlight that was not working. The collision killed
Leonard. Plaintiff, Leonard’s fath... More...    $0 (02-11-2015 - OR)

Defendant appeals a judgment in an action for
battery and negligence arising from an incident in which
defendant engaged in unprotected sexual intercourse with
plaintiff without disclosing that he carries the herpes simplex
virus-2 (HSV-2), commonly known as genital herpes.
Plaintiff consequently became infected with genital herpes
and brought this action. Defendant argues,... More...    $0 (02-11-2015 - 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)

Family and Estate of Taylor DeWolf, deceased, sued Mt. Hood Skibowl on a negligence theory claiming that the Skibowl's Dog Leg run was labeled as intermediate when it was actually technically should have been considered as expert-level terrain, which was above the 17-year-old's skill level.

Defendant denied fault and claimed that the sole cause of the girl's death was her own negligence. ... More...    $0 (12-13-2013 - OR)

The dispute here is a familiar one: a construction defect action by a homeowners association against the developer and general contractor, who then filed third-party complaints against the multiple subcontractors. Most, but not all, of the claims settled. The claims of the developer and general contractor, La Noue Development, LLC (La Noue), against several subcontractors went to trial. Although L... More...    $0 (12-04-2013 - 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)

ORS 742.061(1) provides that, if a settlement of an insurance claim is not made “within six months from the date proof of loss is filed with an insurer� and the insured recovers more than any amount that the insurer has tendered, the insured is entitled to an award of attorney fees.

ORS 742.061(3) provides a “safe harborâ€� for the insurer in underinsured motorist (UIM) cases: No atto... More...    $0 (11-30--0001 - OR)

2 Father in this dissolution case appeals a supplemental judgment modifying
3 child support. ORS 107.135(1)(a). The trial court, in that judgment, ordered mother to
4 pay child support in the amount of $327 per month. Father asserts that the trial court
5 improperly failed to "impute income to mother in an amount consistent with that monthly
6 income she voluntarily left." In parti... More...    $0 (10-09-2013 - OR)

We agreed to hear this case en banc to clarify whether the
statute of limitations in 28 U.S.C. § 2401(b) of the Federal
Tort Claims Act (“FTCA�) may be equitably tolled. We hold
that § 2401(b) is not “jurisdictional,� and that equitable
tolling is available under the circumstances presented in this
case.
I. BACKGROUND
A. Statutory Background
The FTCA conta... More...    $0 (10-09-2013 - OR)

Bela and Eva Lengyel sued JPMorgan Chase on a breach of contract theory claiming that they were damaged by the failure of JPMorgan Chase to refinance their home in Hillsboro, Oregon. They claimed that they were advise to fault on the note that they had signed and that after doing so they could refinance the note. Bela Lengyel claimed that the contacted the bank in 2008 seeking to lower the month... More...    $10850 (07-19-2013 - Or)

2 After drinking past the point of intoxication at defendant's bar, plaintiff
3 attempted to drive home and was severely injured when she entered an interstate highway
4 driving in the wrong direction and collided with another car. She brought this action
5 against the bar, alleging negligence for having served her "when she had already
6 consumed excessive quantities of alcohol," ... More...    $0 (05-15-2013 - OR)

2 This case arises out of construction defects in plaintiffs' home. Plaintiffs
3 sued Ater Construction Company, LLC (Ater), the builder of the home. Ater, in turn,
4 filed a third-party complaint against a number of its subcontractors and suppliers,
5 including Marvin Windows, Inc. (Marvin), who manufactured the windows used on the
6 home, and Medallion Industries, Inc. (Medallion... More...    $0 (05-15-2013 - OR)