Petitioner was found guilty by a jury of two counts
of aggravated murder, one count of intentional murder,
and a number of other crimes. He sought post-conviction
relief on a variety of claims. The post-conviction court
denied relief on all of petitioner’s claims involving the guilt
phase of petitioner’s criminal trial but granted relief on
his penalty-phase claims and void... More...    $0 (03-01-2017 - 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)

Horizon Air Industries, Inc., petitions for reversal of an order by the 2 Workers' Compensation Board. At issue on review is the board's conclusion that 3 claimant, a flight attendant, suffered a compensable injury arising from an incident 4 aboard one of employer's aircraft. We conclude that substantial evidence supports the 5 board's findings that (1) claimant suffered an "injury" during the cou... More...    $0 (10-15-2014 - 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)

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 Plaintiff underwent surgery performed by a physician whose office was in a
building that defendant, a limited liability company (LLC), leased to medical providers.1 3
4 The surgeon performed the surgery negligently, causing plaintiff permanent and disabling
5 injuries. Plaintiff brought this malpractice action against the LLC landlord, as well as
6 against the surgeon and others ... More...    $0 (04-26-2012 - OR)

2 Claimant filed a workers' compensation claim with employer for an
3 occupational disease, specifically, "medial compartment degeneration of the left knee."
4 Employer denied the claim. Claimant sought a hearing, and an administrative law judge
5 (ALJ) issued an order setting aside employer's denial. Employer appealed the order to
6 the Workers' Compensation Board, and the board i... More...    $0 (12-07-2011 - OR)

2 This case concerns the proper application of stare decisis and requires us to
3 decide whether Collins v. Farmers Ins. Co., 312 Or 337, 822 P2d 1146 (1991), is still
4 good law. In Collins, this court held that an exclusion in a motor vehicle liability
5 insurance policy that purported to eliminate all coverage for a claim by one insured
6 against another insured under the same p... More...    $0 (09-09-2011 - OR)

JH Kelly, LLC, and ACIG (JH Kelly) seek review of an order of the Workers' Compensation Board determining that it, among several different employers, is responsible for claimant's compensable carpal tunnel syndrome. We conclude that the board did not err and affirm.

Claimant had worked for various employers as a welder and pipefitter for 27 years when he sought treatment in February 2006 fo... More...    $0 (06-29-2011 - OR)

This is a second trip to our court for Eric Noel in his more than a decade-long feud with Sandra Hall over a $750 horse, a $5000 mobile home, and tapes of recorded telephone calls. It all started with the horse. In this unhappy chapter of the continuing saga, Noel appeals from summary judgment entered by the District Court of Oregon dismissing his case against Herb Weisser, Hall’s attorney durin... More...    $0 (06-15-2009 - OR)

Plaintiff initiated an action in tort against the Catholic Archdiocese of Portland, Mt. Angel Abbey, and Charvet, a former priest at the abbey. (1) The action was based on plaintiff's allegations that Charvet masturbated in his presence on one occasion during plaintiff's freshman year of high school at Mt. Angel Seminary and that another priest, Frank, who is now deceased, sexually assaulted him w... More...    $0 (03-19-2008 - OR)

Defendant, State Farm Mutual Insurance Company, appeals from a judgment, following the allowance of summary judgment, in an insurance coverage dispute. The trial court determined that defendant was liable, under an auto insurance policy, for medical expenses and lost earnings that plaintiff incurred as a result of being struck by a bicycle as she crossed a road from her car to her residence. De... More...    $0 (01-28-2008 - OR)

Ross-Simmons Hardwood Lumber Company brought this action against Weyerhaeuser Company for antitrust violations under Section 2 of the Sherman Act.1 Ross-Simmons alleged that Weyerhaeuser monopolized and attempted to monopolize the Pacific Northwest input market for alder sawlogs through its purchases of sawlogs. Ross-Simmons prevailed in a jury trial on both its monopolization and attem... More...    $78769218 (05-31-2005 - OR)

In response to a query about why he wanted to climb the world's tallest mountain, British explorer George Mallory responded, "Because it is there."1 As Mallory and others have learned, the lure and mystique of mountain climbing are not without risk of injury, including death. The controversy in this case is whether a climbing death on Mt. Kilimanjaro falls within the meaning of the terms ... More...    $0 (12-23-2003 - OR)