Brittany R. Torrence
Associate Attorney
Expertise Overview
Brittany joined Smith Freed Eberhard in 2019 as an associate attorney. She previously worked as an associate attorney at Tyson and Mendes, LLP, an insurance defense firm in Seattle, WA. She has experience litigating cases from initial litigation planning, discovery and dispositive motions to arbitration and trial.
Brittany has published articles involving Washington’s arbitration limit increase, Washington’s position on Service of Process issues, property law issues, and an informative piece on women’s increased discrimination protections through changes in employment law. In addition, she served as an article editor where she revised numerous articles pertaining to insurance defense, employment law, automated vehicle and pending safety regulations, cannabis law, and women’s initiatives in the workplace.
Relevant Cases
Brittany represented a couple being sued for fraud and negligent misrepresentation for the sale of their property to the plaintiffs. The plaintiffs claimed more than $200,000 in damages. Defendants moved for summary judgment against the plaintiffs, and Defendants won a dismissal upon summary judgment motion following my oral argument. Thereafter, because the contract had a clause for attorney’s fees, Brittany argued a subsequent motion for attorney’s fees. Defendants also won the motion for attorney’s fees. This was the first time her current firm had won a motion for attorney’s fees during her practice tenure.
Education
Whitman College, 2014
Seattle University School of Law, J.D., 2017
Professional Certification & Accolades
Member, Washington State Bar Association
Member, Loren Miller Bar Association
Success Story
Negligence Personal Lines Tenant Landlord
Court Strikes Opposing Party’s Counterclaims Due to Failure to Comply With Discovery Orders
Wednesday October 13, 2021
Success Story
Automotive Defense General Litigation ORS 20.080 Attorney Fee Personal Lines
Taking a Case to Trial During COVID-19
Wednesday September 22, 2021
Success Story
Property Loss Tenant Landlord
4th and 10… An Improbable Comeback Win at the Washington Court of Appeals
Tuesday December 1, 2020
Success Story
General Litigation ORS 20.080 Attorney Fee Personal Lines
When to Fight Back with a Counterclaim
Thursday November 19, 2020
Success Story
Automotive Defense General Litigation Motorist Minor Impact Personal Lines
The Strategy in Jury Selection: Using Voir Dire to the Defendant’s Advantage
Tuesday August 11, 2020
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Commercial Liability Defense
Securing Victory Under Securities Laws
Friday December 20, 2019
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Automotive Defense Personal Lines
Research Pays Off (to the Tune of $2.2 Million)
Friday December 20, 2019
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General Litigation
Drawing the (Property) Line
Friday December 20, 2019
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General Litigation
Multi-National Retailer’s Discrimination Mitigated
Friday December 20, 2019
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Commercial Liability Defense
Allegations of Misappropriation of Trade Secrets and Employment Law Violations? Denied.
Friday December 20, 2019
Success Story
Automotive Defense Personal Lines PIP
Rejected: A Desperate Attempt to Recover Expenses
Friday December 20, 2019
Success Story
Commercial Liability Defense General Contractors Jobsite Injury
An $18,000,000 Dismissal
Friday December 20, 2019
Success Story
Automotive Defense General Litigation Personal Lines
The Early Bird Gets the Case Dismissed
Friday December 20, 2019
Success Story
Automotive Defense Personal Lines
Preparation Always Pays off: Especially at Trial
Friday December 20, 2019
Success Story
Automotive Defense General Litigation Personal Lines
The Case of the Mysterious Torn Medial Meniscus
Friday December 20, 2019
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Automotive Defense Personal Lines
Hit and Run Dismissed
Friday December 20, 2019
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Automotive Defense Personal Lines
Admitting Liability and Saving Costs
Friday December 20, 2019
Success Story
Commercial Liability Defense Tenant Landlord
A Swift and Speedy Settlement
Friday December 20, 2019
Success Story
Automotive Defense Personal Lines
Know Your Venue: Taking Advantage of Arbitration Rules to Gain the Upper Hand and Mitigate Costs
Friday December 20, 2019
Success Story
Automotive Defense Personal Lines PIP
Pre-Existing Conditions Affirmed, No Additional Recovery Earned
Friday December 20, 2019
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Dog Bite Personal Lines
Dog Bite Dilemma
Friday December 20, 2019
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Construction & Development General Litigation
Cracked Concrete and Damaged Sheetrock
Friday December 20, 2019
Success Story
General Litigation
Punitive Damages Denied for Improper Filing
Thursday December 19, 2019
Success Story
Commercial Liability Defense
Due Diligence and Maintaining Position Leaves Ashley with a Happy Client
Thursday December 19, 2019
Success Story
Commercial Liability Defense
Can You Picture a Better Outcome?
Thursday March 21, 2019
Success Story
Commercial Liability Defense Construction & Development Premises Liability
Avoiding the Septic Storm
Friday February 8, 2019
Success Story
General Litigation Personal Lines
Operation Trick-or-Treat
Wednesday January 23, 2019
Success Story
Automotive Defense Personal Lines
Bringing a Claim to a Complete Stop
Thursday January 10, 2019
Success Story
Automotive Defense Personal Lines
Small Claims, Big Headache
Thursday December 27, 2018
Success Story
Commercial Liability Defense Negligence
Diligent Preparation and Spotting Fatal Flaws in the Other Side’s Case Leads to Favorable Outcome
Thursday March 22, 2018
Success Story
Commercial Liability Defense
Persistence and Staying Focused on the Facts Leads to Unanimous Defense Verdict
Wednesday January 10, 2018
Success Story
Commercial Liability Defense
Litigation Success: Due Diligence and Maintaining Position Leaves Ashley with a Happy Client
Thursday December 28, 2017
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Commercial Liability Defense Personal Lines PIP
Occam’s Razor at Work
Wednesday February 17, 2016
Success Story
Automotive Defense Personal Lines
Cleaning the Slate: Using Witness Strengths to Dispel Juror’s Pre-Conceived Notions
Wednesday February 17, 2016
Success Story
Commercial Liability Defense First & Third Party / SIU Personal Lines
Whose Fault is it Anyway?
Friday December 11, 2015
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Commercial Liability Defense Personal Lines
No Tolerance For Tardiness
Monday October 19, 2015
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Commercial Liability Defense Personal Lines
Using the Right Rulebook
Monday October 19, 2015
Success Story
Personal Lines
Know the Law In and Out: Developing the Right Game Plan to Keep Costs Down
Wednesday September 16, 2015
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First & Third Party / SIU Personal Lines
Absolute Duty Not Lost in Translation
Thursday July 16, 2015
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First & Third Party / SIU Personal Lines PIP
The Show Must Go On
Thursday July 9, 2015
Success Story
Commercial Liability Defense First & Third Party / SIU Personal Lines
Turning Over a New Leaf
Thursday July 2, 2015
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Automotive Defense Personal Lines
Disproving a Self Serving Story
Tuesday June 30, 2015
Success Story
Automotive Defense Personal Lines
Sticking to Your Guns with Trucking Clients
Tuesday June 30, 2015
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Automotive Defense Personal Lines
Low Impact Accident Leads to Low Verdict
Tuesday June 30, 2015
Success Story
Automotive Defense Personal Lines
Credibility Clenches Case
Tuesday June 30, 2015
Success Story
Automotive Defense Personal Lines
The Buck Stops Here
Friday June 26, 2015
Success Story
Automotive Defense Personal Lines
Burying Your Head in the Sand Will Get You Nowhere
Friday June 26, 2015
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Automotive Defense Personal Lines
Plaintiff’s Case Lost in Translation
Friday June 26, 2015
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Automotive Defense Personal Lines
Disc Bulge Dispute
Friday June 26, 2015
Success Story
Commercial Liability Defense Construction & Development General Contractors Jobsite Injury
Jobsite Injury Claims Dismissed
Friday June 26, 2015
Success Story
Construction & Development
A Successful Appeal of OSHA Jobsite Violations
Friday June 26, 2015
Success Story
First & Third Party / SIU Personal Lines
Facebook Detective: Using Social Media to Debunk Exaggerated Claims
Tuesday June 23, 2015
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Construction & Development General Contractors
Running Out The Clock
Thursday June 18, 2015
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Construction & Development
Window Installation
Thursday June 18, 2015
Success Story
Construction & Development Subcontractors
Design Defects
Thursday June 18, 2015
Success Story
Commercial Liability Defense Construction & Development Personal Lines
Breaking Bad Advice
Thursday June 18, 2015
Success Story
Commercial Liability Defense
Bringing Down the House (By Proving Plaintiff Brought Down the Door)
Thursday June 18, 2015
Success Story
Commercial Liability Defense Personal Lines
All in the Details: Using Inconsistencies to Win at Summary Judgment
Thursday June 18, 2015
Success Story
Commercial Liability Defense
Snowpocalypse: Negligence and Bad Faith
Thursday June 18, 2015
Success Story
Commercial Liability Defense
Trial Venue: Conservative Controversy
Thursday June 18, 2015
Success Story
Commercial Liability Defense Premises Liability
“Excusable Neglect” – Excused
Thursday June 18, 2015
Success Story
Commercial Liability Defense Premises Liability
Lack of Evidence for an Erroneous Equestrian
Thursday June 18, 2015
Success Story
Commercial Liability Defense First & Third Party / SIU Personal Lines
Road Rage Rebuttal
Thursday June 18, 2015
Success Story
Commercial Liability Defense
Hotel’s Liability Hotly Contested
Thursday November 6, 2014
Legal Alert
Negligence Products Liability
Have You or A Loved One Been Exposed to Damages Inconsistent with the Pleading?
Wednesday January 5, 2022
Legal Alert
Construction & Development
Washington Appellate Court Concludes That a Breach of Contract Claim for Construction Deficiencies Does Not Have a Solid Foundation
Wednesday December 22, 2021
Legal Alert
Cannabis Law
Cannabis and Insurance Coverage: Don’t Bogard That Hemp!
Wednesday December 15, 2021
Legal Alert
Personal Lines PIP
Stacking the Deck: Oregon Appellate Court Holds That the 52-Week Payment Period for PIP Policies Is Stackable
Thursday December 9, 2021
Legal Alert
ORS 20.080 Attorney Fee Personal Lines
A Costly Miscalculation: Can Multiple Settlement Offers be Aggregated When Awarding Attorney Fees?
Thursday December 2, 2021
Legal Alert
Personal Lines
Love Thy Neighbor, but Don’t Ignore Your Property Rights
Monday November 22, 2021
Webinar
Commercial Liability Defense Premises Liability
Oregon Premises Liability Law
Friday November 12, 2021
Legal Alert
General Litigation
Double Jeopardy: Can Contempt of Court in a Civil Case Also be a Crime?
Thursday November 11, 2021
Legal Alert
ORS 20.080 Attorney Fee Personal Lines PIP UM/UIM
So You Paid PIP and the UIM Case Is Going to Trial. Can the PIP Payments Be Disclosed to the Jury and How Do You Preserve Your Offset?
Friday October 29, 2021
Legal Alert
Personal Lines UM/UIM
Oregon Supreme Court Allows UM/UIM Stacking Among Multiple Policies Issued by Same Insurer
Tuesday October 19, 2021
Legal Alert
Personal Lines UM/UIM
Beware the Fine Print: Washington Court of Appeals Strikes a Trial De Novo Because the Client Failed to Sign
Thursday October 14, 2021
Legal Alert
Automotive Defense Personal Lines UM/UIM
The Third Time’s the Charm. Oregon Supreme Court Examines Wright III to Explain the Difference Between Fault and Causation in an Underinsured Motorist ...
Thursday September 30, 2021
Legal Alert
Automotive Defense General Litigation
Words Heard Beyond the Grave: Washington Appellate Court Determines When a Deceased Party’s Statements Are Admissible
Thursday September 16, 2021
Legal Alert
General Litigation
Oregon Federal Court Joins Growing List of Courts to Decide Whether Lost Business Income From COVID-19 Closures Are Covered Under Insurance Policies.
Wednesday September 1, 2021
Legal Alert
Bad Faith Commercial Liability Defense Construction & Development ORS 20.080 Attorney Fee
Washington Court of Appeals Paves the Road to Costly Attorneys’ Fees in Cases Affecting Title to Real Property
Friday August 27, 2021
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense General Litigation Professional Lines (EPL,D&O,E&O) Trucking & Transportation
Indemnification Promises: The Risks of Risk Transfer
Thursday August 12, 2021
Legal Alert
Premises Liability
Premises Liability: Oregon Expands the Application of Comparative Fault
Thursday July 29, 2021
Legal Alert
Construction & Development General Contractors General Litigation
Washington Supreme Court Says Termination of a Contract, Not for Default, Equals a Termination for Convenience
Wednesday July 21, 2021
Legal Alert
General Litigation Property Loss
You Didn’t Start the Fire, but Does that Mean the Insurer has to Pay Out?
Wednesday July 7, 2021
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense Tenant Landlord
Limitless: How are Statutes of Limitations Tolled When the Cause of Action is Concealed?
Monday July 5, 2021
Legal Alert
Personal Lines UM/UIM
Is UIM Coverage for Claimants in Insured Vehicles on the Horizon in Oregon?
Monday July 5, 2021
Legal Alert
General Litigation ORS 20.080 Attorney Fee
A Substantial Benefit Leads to Substantial Fees
Monday July 5, 2021
Webinar
Bad Faith Commercial Liability Defense Jobsite Injury Negligence Premises Liability
COVID-19 in Review: How Emerging Lawsuits Will Impact Future Litigation
Friday July 2, 2021
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense Construction & Development
Don’t Just WISHA that Your Evidence Will Speak for Itself: Washington Court of Appeals Dismisses the Need to Re-Weigh the Value of Substantial Evidence
Tuesday May 25, 2021
Legal Alert
Jobsite Injury Premises Liability Slip and Fall
Premises Liability: The Impact of the “Going or Coming” Rule on Tort Liability
Wednesday May 19, 2021
Legal Alert
Dog Bite Premises Liability Tenant Landlord
Pit Bull Attack: Is Landlord Liable for Dog Bite on Leased Property?
Monday May 10, 2021
Legal Alert
ORS 20.080 Attorney Fee Personal Lines UM/UIM
If you Sail Out of the Safe Harbor, Expect to Pay the Price (in Attorney Fees)
Wednesday April 28, 2021
Legal Alert
Negligence
Do Hospitals Owe a Duty to Protect Others Against Violence of a One-Time Patient?
Monday April 19, 2021
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense
Oregon Supreme Court Says an Insurer’s Duty to Defend Cannot be Contracted Away.
Tuesday April 13, 2021
Webinar
Bad Faith Commercial Liability Defense Negligence Premises Liability Products Liability Sexual Misconduct Tenant Landlord Wrongful Death
Washington Commercial Lines – 2020 Year in Review
Friday April 2, 2021
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense Negligence Wrongful Death
Can a School District Escape Liability for a Student’s Death?
Tuesday March 30, 2021
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense General Litigation Personal Lines
ZOMBIE LAW – Who Can Sue for Tortious Interference With a Dead Body?
Tuesday March 30, 2021
Legal Alert
General Litigation
Don’t Have the Evidence? What Happens if You Pretend To?
Monday March 22, 2021
Legal Alert
Negligence Wrongful Death
Killed While Committing a Felony – What Proof is Required to Escape a Wrongful Death Suit?
Wednesday March 17, 2021
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense
Sticker Shock – Did a Typo Cost Toyota $36,000 for Violating Washington’s Consumer Protection Act?
Wednesday March 10, 2021
Legal Alert
Timber Trespass
Oregon Court of Appeals Doubles Down on Double Damages Under Timber Trespass Statute
Thursday March 4, 2021
Legal Alert
General Litigation Negligence
Too Emotionally Distressed to File a Claim for Emotional Distress? Don’t Worry You May Still Have Time
Monday February 22, 2021
Legal Alert
General Litigation ORS 20.080 Attorney Fee
Oregon Supreme Court Limits the Impact of an Offer to Allow Judgment
Thursday February 11, 2021
Legal Alert
Automotive Defense Personal Lines
Texting While Driving? Not Relevant!
Wednesday February 10, 2021
Webinar
Automotive Defense Bad Faith Motorist Minor Impact Personal Lines PIP UM/UIM Wrongful Death
Washington Personal Lines – 2020 Year in Review
Friday January 29, 2021
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense General Litigation Negligence
Once Again, Oregon Court Holds Foreseeable Harm Must be Broadly Construed
Wednesday January 27, 2021
Legal Alert
Automotive Defense Personal Lines PIP
Is a Bicyclist a Pedestrian? The Washington Supreme Court Says Yes
Wednesday January 20, 2021
Legal Alert
General Litigation Negligence
Qualified for Recreational Use Immunity? You May Still be Liable
Thursday January 7, 2021
Legal Alert
Automotive Defense Personal Lines UM/UIM
UIM Benefits for Non-Relative Passenger? Denied!
Wednesday December 30, 2020
Legal Alert
General Litigation
“Cancel Culture” – Not in Oregon! At Least When it Comes to Insurance Policies: Two Insurance Companies Fined
Wednesday December 16, 2020
Legal Alert
Automotive Defense Personal Lines Property Loss
Washington’s Made Whole Doctrine Majorly Expanded
Wednesday December 9, 2020
Legal Alert
Automotive Defense General Litigation Negligence Trucking & Transportation
Is a Driver Responsible for an Auto Accident if They Lose Consciousness Behind the Wheel?
Tuesday December 1, 2020
Webinar
Commercial Liability Defense Dram Shop & Tavern Keeper ORS 20.080 Attorney Fee Timber Trespass
Oregon Commercial Lines – 2020 Year in Review
Thursday November 19, 2020
Legal Alert
Bad Faith Personal Lines UM/UIM
Insurers Are Afforded Safe Harbor Protection From Attorney Fees Even if the Insured Claims that the Insurer’s Failure to Settle was Unreasonable or in Bad Faith
Thursday November 19, 2020
Legal Alert
Automotive Defense General Litigation Personal Lines UM/UIM
Oregon Court of Appeals Confirms that Plaintiffs Have the Burden to Prove Damages Should be Allocated in Multiple Accident Scenarios
Thursday November 12, 2020
Legal Alert
Tenant Landlord
Misrepresentations During the Rental Application Process Do Not Preclude a Tenant from Rights and Remedies Under the ORLTA
Friday November 6, 2020
Legal Alert
Construction & Development Developers General Contractors Subcontractors
A Contractor May Be Able to Escape Liability for Construction Defects but Only if the Defects Solely Resulted from the Deficient Plans or Specifications
Wednesday October 28, 2020
Legal Alert
Personal Lines Tenant Landlord
Oregon Court of Appeals Determines That Even if a Condition Takes Time to Cause Maximum Damage, the Passage of Time Does Not Necessarily Mean That an Instrum...
Friday October 23, 2020
Webinar
ORS 20.080 Attorney Fee Personal Lines UM/UIM
Oregon Personal Lines – 2020 Year in Review
Friday October 23, 2020
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense General Litigation Personal Lines
New Life Given to Offers to Allow Judgment
Tuesday October 13, 2020
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense Tenant Landlord
Evidently Intoxicated: A Discussion of BAC Readings as Evidence in Support of a Complete Defense to Claims for Personal Injury Under RCW 5.40.060
Wednesday September 30, 2020
Legal Alert
Bad Faith Commercial Liability Defense
Washington Supreme Court Reminds Insurers That the Benefit of the Doubt is Not Theirs in Questions of Coverage Denial
Monday September 21, 2020
Legal Alert
Automotive Defense Personal Lines PIP UM/UIM
Oregon Court of Appeals determines whether an insurance company can allege comparative fault in a UIM claim and still enjoy the protection of its safe harbor...
Thursday September 17, 2020
Legal Alert
Personal Lines PIP
Washington Court of Appeals Considers Whether a Cyclist Qualifies as a Pedestrian to Receive PIP Benefits
Thursday September 10, 2020
Legal Alert
Construction & Development General Contractors Subcontractors
Washington Court of Appeals Addresses when a Construction Contract Can and Cannot be Terminated Without a Remedy Period
Wednesday August 26, 2020
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense Construction & Development First & Third Party / SIU General Litigation Personal Lines Professional Lines (EPL,D&O,E&O)
Oregon Supreme Court Issues Final Determination – Oregon’s $500,000 Noneconomic Damages Cap is Gone, at Least for Those Not Gone.
Monday August 17, 2020
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense Construction & Development First & Third Party / SIU General Litigation Personal Lines
When Good Lawyers go Bad: Washington Supreme Court Defines “Substantially Related” Within The Washington Rules of Professional Conduct
Wednesday August 12, 2020
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense General Litigation Personal Lines Sexual Misconduct
Washington Supreme Court Finds that School Districts are Strictly Liable for their Employees’ Conduct under the WLAD and that Intentional Sexual Miscon...
Friday July 17, 2020
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense Construction & Development General Litigation Personal Lines Professional Lines (EPL,D&O,E&O)
Oregon Extends Statutory Limitations Period on Most Civil Claims Due to COVID-19
Thursday July 16, 2020
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense General Litigation Personal Lines PIP UM/UIM
Oregon Court of Appeals Determines That PIP/Health Insurance Reimbursement Statutes Apply to a Company That Contracted to Serve as a Third-Party Administrato...
Thursday July 16, 2020
Legal Alert
Automotive Defense Commercial Liability Defense General Litigation Personal Lines
Washington Will Soon Require Insurers to Inform their Washington Insureds of the Availability of Agency Assistance
Tuesday July 14, 2020
Legal Alert
Bad Faith Commercial Liability Defense General Litigation Personal Lines Professional Lines (EPL,D&O,E&O)
Washington Supreme Court Holds That an Insurance Company Agent with Authority Can Bind the Insurance Company to Provide Coverage
Friday May 29, 2020
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense General Litigation Personal Lines
Washington Supreme Court Strengthens the State’s Made Whole Doctrine – Drawing Lines as to Where an Insured has Truly Been “Made Whole.”
Tuesday May 26, 2020
Legal Alert
Bad Faith
Washington Supreme Court Bars Bad Faith and CPA Claims Against Adjuster
Tuesday May 12, 2020
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense General Litigation Personal Lines
Washington Court of Appeals Confirms that the Tolling Provisions of RCW 4.16.190 in Minor Personal Injury Actions are Person-Specific and Only Apply to the C...
Monday May 4, 2020
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense Construction & Development General Litigation Personal Lines
Oregon Court of Appeals Determines that Dismissal Without Prejudice Does not Necessarily Deprive a Plaintiff of their Day in Court.
Thursday April 16, 2020
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense Construction & Development General Litigation Personal Lines Wrongful Death
Washington Court of Appeals Reverses Summary Judgment Ruling After Defining the Scope of Foreseeability and Causation in Negligence-Based Cases
Thursday April 9, 2020
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense General Litigation Personal Lines Tenant Landlord
Oregon Legal Update: Oregon Supreme Court Addresses Whether it is Prejudicial to Defendants to Allow a Plaintiff to Amend their Pleadings Two Days Before Trial.
Thursday March 19, 2020
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense Professional Lines (EPL,D&O,E&O)
Oregon Court of Appeals Examines “Employee Dishonesty” and “Prior Insurance” Clauses in a Claim Arising from an 8-Year, $800,000+ Embezzlement by Claimant’s ...
Wednesday February 19, 2020
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense Personal Lines
Washington Supreme Court Reverses Summary Judgment Ruling in Favor of Insurer – Reminds Courts of their Limited Duties at Summary Judgment
Tuesday February 18, 2020
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense
Washington Case Update: Washington Court of Appeals Sides with Insurer in Dispute Over How Much a Church Was Entitled to in Compensation Under its Policy Fol...
Thursday May 30, 2019
Webinar
Commercial Liability Defense Tenant Landlord
Oregon Landlord Tenant Law for Commercial General Liability Insurers and Claims Representatives
Thursday May 16, 2019
Legal Alert
Personal Lines Wrongful Death
Washington Statute Change: Washington Duck Boat Crash Leads to Wrongful Death Statute Change
Thursday May 2, 2019
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense Jobsite Injury Products Liability
Oregon Case Update: Oregon Supreme Court Determines that the Noneconomic Damages Cap Does Not Apply in Any Case Involving Workers’ Compensation
Thursday April 25, 2019
Legal Alert
Negligence
Washington Case Law Update: Unusual Injury Suffered While Riding a Roller Coaster Allows a Plaintiff to Utilize the Doctrine of Res Ipsa Loquitur
Thursday April 18, 2019
Webinar
Minor Settlement Personal Lines Wrongful Death
The When, Where, Why, and How of Settlements Involving Minors, Estates, and Liens
Thursday April 4, 2019
Legal Alert
Dram Shop & Tavern Keeper
Oregon Case Law Update: Disturbing Court of Appeals Decision Reversed – Oregon Supreme Court Reaffirms That Restaurants and Taverns Do Have Immunity Fo...
Thursday April 4, 2019
Legal Alert
Personal Lines
Oregon Case Law Update: Oregon Court of Appeals Reminds Litigants That Medical Bills Alone Do Not Prove That Their Treatment was Reasonable
Thursday March 28, 2019
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense
Washington Case Law Update: Material Facts Available in the Public Domain Lead to Dismissal of Real Estate Buyer's Lawsuit
Thursday March 14, 2019
Legal Alert
Personal Lines
Washington Case Law Update: Inconsistent Testimony Leads to Summary Judgment Against an Injured Tourist
Thursday February 28, 2019
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense
Oregon Case Update: What Qualifies as an Excess Policy in the State of Oregon?
Thursday February 21, 2019
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense Timber Trespass
Oregon Case Law Update: Oregon Court of Appeals Requires an Insurer to Indemnify its Insured for Intentional Timber Trespass Claim Despite an Exclusion for I...
Thursday February 14, 2019
Webinar
Commercial Liability Defense Personal Lines Slip and Fall
Liability Waivers – Should We Wave Goodbye?
Thursday January 31, 2019
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense Products Liability
Washington Case Law Update: Washington Court Of Appeals Reminds Insurers That Ambiguous Insurance Provisions Must Be Resolved In Favor Of the Insured
Thursday January 31, 2019
Legal Alert
Automotive Defense Personal Lines
Washington Case Law Update: Plaintiff Must Attempt Service at ALL Known Addresses of Defendant – Whether in Washington or Elsewhere – Before Substitute Servi...
Wednesday January 23, 2019
Legal Alert
Personal Lines
Oregon Case Law Update: Oregon Trial Court’s Award of Reduced Attorney Fees Subject to Remand Due to Insufficient Explanation
Thursday January 17, 2019
Legal Alert
Personal Lines
Washington Case Law Update: Summary Judgment Affirmed After Plaintiff Fails to Provide Evidence Showing the Cause of a Fall
Thursday January 10, 2019
Legal Alert
Personal Lines
Washington Case Law Update: Insured’s Bad Faith Lawsuit is Revived after the Washington Court of Appeals Interprets Ambiguous Insurance Terms against the Ins...
Thursday January 3, 2019
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense Products Liability
Washington Case Law Update: Washington Supreme Court Adopts the “Apparent Manufacturer” Doctrine in Product Liability Actions Arising Before 1981
Thursday December 20, 2018
Webinar
Personal Lines
2019 – Year In Review – Personal Lines in OR & WA
Thursday December 20, 2018
Legal Alert
Products Liability
Oregon Case Law Update: Oregon Supreme Court Limits the Applicability of Oregon’s Statute of Repose in Product Liability Actions
Thursday December 13, 2018
Legal Alert
Automotive Defense Motorist Minor Impact ORS 20.080 Attorney Fee Personal Lines PIP UM/UIM
Oregon Case Update: Oregon Supreme Court Restricts the Scope of Discoverable Communications Between Plaintiffs and Treating Physicians
Thursday December 6, 2018
Legal Alert
Automotive Defense Personal Lines PIP
Washington Case Law Update: Washington Court of Appeals Sets the Stage for a Change in PIP Billing Practices
Thursday November 15, 2018
Legal Alert
Personal Lines
Oregon Case Law Update: Plaintiffs Must Show Diminished Property Value in Order to Prevail on a Timber Trespass Claim Involving Ornamental Trees
Thursday November 8, 2018
Webinar
Commercial Liability Defense Dram Shop & Tavern Keeper Jobsite Injury Negligence Premises Liability Products Liability Slip and Fall Tenant Landlord Timber Trespass Trucking & Transportation Wrongful Death
2018 – Year In Review – Commercial Lines in Oregon
Thursday November 8, 2018
Legal Alert
Personal Lines PIP
Washington Case Law Update: Damages and Attorney Fee Exposure Can Make a Mistaken Coverage Denial a Costly Error
Thursday November 1, 2018
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense
Oregon Case Law Update: Oregon Court of Appeals Reminds Litigants That Destruction of Evidence Can Warrant Serious Sanctions
Thursday October 25, 2018
Legal Alert
Premises Liability Slip and Fall
Washington Case Law Update: Washington Court of Appeals Confirms That a Landowner Need Not Warn a Licensee of Dangers on Property They Do Not Own
Thursday October 18, 2018
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense Slip and Fall
Washington Case Law Update: Washington Court of Appeals Affirms Summary Judgment Against Unrepresented Plaintiff for Failing to Follow Procedural Rules
Thursday October 11, 2018
Webinar
Automotive Defense Personal Lines UM/UIM
Attorney Fee Exposure in UM/UIM
Friday October 5, 2018
Legal Alert
PIP
Oregon Case Law Update: Oregon Court of Appeals Identifies Threshold Level of Evidence Required to Prove an Injury is Permanent
Tuesday September 25, 2018
Legal Alert
Personal Lines PIP
Oregon Case Law Update: Oregon Court of Appeals Provides Guidance on a PIP Insurer’s Duty to Promptly Pay PIP Benefits after Receiving Proof of Loss
Friday September 21, 2018
Legal Alert
Oregon Case Law Update: Servicemember’s Wrongful-Death Claim Tolled While on Active Duty
Thursday September 13, 2018
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense Trucking & Transportation Wrongful Death
Washington Case Law Update: Policy Limit Settlement Exposes Insurer to Bad Faith Claim
Thursday September 6, 2018
Legal Alert
Dram Shop & Tavern Keeper
Oregon Case Law Update: Court of Appeals Confirms Stance on Complicity Doctrine in Case Involving a Passenger Injured by Intoxicated Driver
Thursday August 30, 2018
Legal Alert
Construction & Development
Washington Case Law Update: Determining Whether Communications Between Attorneys Constitute a Settlement Agreement
Thursday August 16, 2018
Legal Alert
Dram Shop & Tavern Keeper
Oregon Case Law Update: Court of Appeals Provides Insight on the Complicity Doctrine in Liquor Liability Suits
Thursday August 9, 2018
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense
Oregon Case Law Update: Court of Appeals Reaffirms Position on Noneconomic Damages
Thursday July 26, 2018
Legal Alert
Dram Shop & Tavern Keeper
Washington Case Law Update: Bar Owner Brings Suit against Police Alleging Harassment of Patrons and Staff
Thursday July 19, 2018
Legal Alert
Automotive Defense Personal Lines UM/UIM
Oregon Case Law Update: Insurer’s Safe Harbor Letter Insufficient to Express Consent to Binding Arbitration
Thursday July 12, 2018
Webinar
Automotive Defense Commercial Liability Defense Personal Lines
How To Brave the High Seas of Mandatory Non-Binding Arbitration and Live to Tell the Tall Tale
Thursday July 5, 2018
Legal Alert
Personal Lines PIP
Washington Case Law Update: Use of Maximum Medical Improvement Limitation in PIP Policy Violates Regulation
Thursday July 5, 2018
Legal Alert
Automotive Defense Personal Lines
Oregon Case Update: Oregon Court of Appeals Issues Decision on Expert Witness Qualifications
Thursday June 28, 2018
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense
Washington Legislative Update: Washington’s New Law Restricts Access to Medical Records in Discrimination Suits
Thursday June 21, 2018
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense Wrongful Death
Washington Case Law Update: Wrongful Death Claim Invalid After Survivorship Claim Against Same Defendants
Thursday June 7, 2018
Legal Alert
PIP UM/UIM
Washington Case Law Update: Court Finds Issues of Material Fact on Reasonableness of Insurer’s Handling of UIM Claim
Thursday May 31, 2018
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense Dram Shop & Tavern Keeper Negligence
Oregon Appellate Update: Oregon Supreme Court Grants Review in Two Important Cases -Tort Cap and Dram Shop
Thursday May 24, 2018
Legal Alert
Negligence Personal Lines Premises Liability Slip and Fall
Washington Case Law Update: Court Rules that Implied Warranty of Habitability Does Not Extend to Tenant’s Guest
Thursday May 17, 2018
Legal Alert
Automotive Defense Personal Lines PIP
Oregon Case Law Update: PIP Application Form Inadmissible in Suit by Insured Against Tortfeasor
Thursday May 10, 2018
Legal Alert
Personal Lines
Washington Case Law Update: Washington Legislature Expands Mandatory Civil Arbitration to $100,000 Claims
Thursday May 3, 2018
Legal Alert
Automotive Defense Personal Lines
Washington Case Law Update: Statutory Costs Included When Comparing Arbitration Award with Trial Judgment
Thursday April 26, 2018
Webinar
Automotive Defense PIP UM/UIM
An Introduction to the Updated Rules and Regulations for First Party Claims
Tuesday April 24, 2018
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense Dram Shop & Tavern Keeper Negligence
Oregon Case Law Update: Patron Not Prohibited from Filing Third Party Complaint Against Alcohol Provider
Wednesday April 18, 2018
Legal Alert
Personal Lines UM/UIM
Washington Case Law Update: Washington Court of Appeals Allows Bad Faith and CPA Claim Against Adjuster
Thursday April 5, 2018
Legal Alert
Automotive Defense Personal Lines
Washington Case Law Update: In Absence of a Special Relationship, Insurer Owes No Duty to Advise on Adequacy of Coverage
Thursday March 29, 2018
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense
Washington Case Law Update: Injured Worker Responsible for Defective Condition Barred from Recovery from Landowner
Thursday March 15, 2018
Legal Alert
Personal Lines PIP UM/UIM
Oregon Case Law Update: No Safe Harbor Protection in Dispute over Reasonable and Necessary Medical Services
Wednesday March 7, 2018
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense Negligence
Washington Case Law Update: Can a Firefighter Who Is Injured at an Accident Scene Recover from Parties That Caused the Accident?
Wednesday February 28, 2018
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense
Washington Case Law Update: When is a Visitor Deemed to be a Business Invitee?
Wednesday February 21, 2018
Legal Alert
First & Third Party / SIU Property Loss
Oregon Case Law Update: Oregon Supreme Court Limits Claims Based on Abuse of Vulnerable Persons
Wednesday February 14, 2018
Webinar
Commercial Liability Defense General Litigation
Handling Sexual Abuse Claims in Oregon and Washington
Tuesday February 13, 2018
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense
Oregon Case Law Update: $500,000 Non-Economic Damages Cap; the Slippery Slope Just Got Slippier
Thursday February 8, 2018
Legal Alert
Personal Lines PIP
Oregon Case Law Update: Offsetting Jury Awards by Previously Paid PIP Benefits
Thursday February 1, 2018
Legal Alert
Personal Lines PIP UM/UIM
Oregon Case Law Update: Court Rules Letter Insufficient to Entitle the Insurer to the "Safe Harbor" Protection
Thursday January 25, 2018
Legal Alert
Personal Lines
Washington Case Law Update: Court Holds That PIP Benefits Do Not Extend to School Bus Collision
Thursday January 18, 2018
Webinar
Commercial Liability Defense Construction & Development First & Third Party / SIU General Litigation Professional Lines (EPL,D&O,E&O)
Recent Landmark Decisions on the Noneconomic Damages Cap in Oregon
Thursday January 11, 2018
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense
Washington Case Update: Internal System for Inspecting Equipment Saves Owner from Premises Liability Claim
Wednesday January 10, 2018
Legal Alert
Washington Case Law Update: Store Owner Cannot Escape from Vicarious Liability for Faulty Escalator
Thursday January 4, 2018
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense
Oregon Case Law Update: Plaintiffs Can Be Barred from Recovery if Engaged in Felony
Thursday January 4, 2018
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense
Oregon Case Law Update: Court Upholds Defamation Claim for Tweets and Customer Website Reviews
Thursday December 14, 2017
Legal Alert
Personal Lines
Oregon Case Law Update: Court of Appeals Upholds Partial Satisfaction of Judgment for PIP Benefits
Tuesday December 5, 2017
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense
Oregon Case Law Update: Plaintiff Who Voluntarily Consumed Alcohol May Sue Social Host. The Effect On Business Unclear
Thursday November 30, 2017
Webinar
Commercial Liability Defense General Litigation Personal Lines
Tough Calls: Ethical Claims Handling in Oregon and Washington
Monday November 27, 2017
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense
Oregon Case Law Update: Oregon Court of Appeals Takes a Swipe at the Statutory Cap on Non-Economic Damages
Thursday November 16, 2017
Legal Alert
PIP
Oregon Case Law Update: PIP Benefits Do Not Include Medical-Related Transportation Costs
Friday November 10, 2017
Legal Alert
Oregon Case Law Update: Court Upholds Liability Limitation in Commercial Lease Agreement
Wednesday November 8, 2017
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense
Washington Case Law Update: Proving Causation: An Expert in a Premises Liability Claim May be Sufficient
Wednesday November 1, 2017
Legal Alert
Oregon Case Law Update: When is Police Officer Testimony Admissible?
Wednesday October 25, 2017
Legal Alert
Personal Lines
Washington Case Law Update: Assert Your Counterclaims in a Timely Manner or Forfeit Them Forever
Thursday October 19, 2017
Legal Alert
Washington Case Law Update: Is Medical Expertise Required to Establish the Standard of Care and Causation?
Thursday October 12, 2017
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense
Oregon Case Law Update: Using an Expert Witnesses to Defeat a Motion for Summary Judgment
Thursday October 5, 2017
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense
Washington Case Law Update: When Will Courts Set Aside a Default Judgment?
Thursday September 28, 2017
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense
Washington Case Law Update: Can Third Parties Sue Insurance Companies Under the Consumer Protection Act?
Thursday September 21, 2017
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense
Washington Case Law Update: When is a Losing Party Entitled to Relief from Judgment?
Thursday September 14, 2017
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense
Washington Case Law Update: Is the Statute of Limitations Tolled if the Wrong Defendant is Served?
Thursday September 7, 2017
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense
Washington Case Law Update: When is a Statement Considered an Offer to Compromise?
Thursday August 31, 2017
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense Personal Lines
Oregon Case Law Update: Amendments Retroactive if Legislature Indicates
Thursday August 24, 2017
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense
Washington Case Law Update: How Do you Determine if a Statement is Defamatory?
Thursday August 24, 2017
Legal Alert
Washington Case Law Update: Employer Not Strictly Liable for Missed Meal Breaks
Thursday August 17, 2017
Legal Alert
Oregon Employment Law Update: Oregon’s New “Predictive Scheduling” Law
Thursday August 17, 2017
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense
Washington Case Law Update: Contract Provision May Entitle Prevailing Party to Attorneys’ Fees
Thursday August 10, 2017
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense
Washington Case Law Update: Participating in Litigation May Constitute Waiver of Certain Arguments
Thursday August 3, 2017
Legal Alert
Oregon Employment Law Update: Oregon’s New Minimum Wage Law Now in Effect
Thursday July 27, 2017
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense
Washington Case Law Update: Schools can be Liable for Allowing Concussed Students to Participate in Sports
Thursday July 27, 2017
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense Negligence
Washington Case Law Update: Parent’s Negligent Supervision not Tortious, Cannot Reduce Child’s Recovery
Thursday July 20, 2017
Legal Alert
Personal Lines
Oregon Law Update: Oregon’s $500,000 Noneconomic Damages Cap Remains Untouched by Legislation
Thursday July 20, 2017
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense Negligence
Washington Case Law Update: Court of Appeals Reworks Assumption of Risk Doctrine, Holds that Inherent Peril Assumption of Risk Bars Negligence Claim
Wednesday July 12, 2017
Legal Alert
Construction & Development
Washington Case Law Update: No Damages Recoverable under New Home Sale Agreement for Improperly Installed…
Thursday July 6, 2017
Legal Alert
Personal Lines UM/UIM
Oregon Case Law Update: UM/UIM Insurer May Dispute Damages without Losing Safe Harbor
Thursday July 6, 2017
Legal Alert
Personal Lines
Washington Case Law Update: Plaintiff Must Be “Foreseeable” to Bring Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress Claim
Thursday June 29, 2017
Legal Alert
Personal Lines PIP
Washington Case Law Update: PIP Coverage Requires Operation of Motor Vehicle
Thursday June 22, 2017
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense
Washington Case Law Update: Jury must be Instructed on School District’s Enhanced Duty of Care
Wednesday June 14, 2017
Legal Alert
Oregon Case Law Update: No Attorney Fees for Unlawful Withholding of Wages Where Defendant Acted in Good Faith
Wednesday June 14, 2017
Legal Alert
Oregon Case Law Update: Loss-of-Chance Theory of Recovery Established in Oregon
Wednesday June 7, 2017
Legal Alert
Personal Lines UM/UIM
Oregon Case Law Update: “Formal Institution” of Arbitration Proceedings Requires Explicit Offer or Demand to Arbitrate
Thursday June 1, 2017
Legal Alert
Oregon Case Law Update: Oregon Trial Court Rolls Back BOLI Guidance on Overtime Laws
Thursday May 25, 2017
Legal Alert
Automotive Defense Personal Lines
Washington Case Law Update: Post-Arbitration Sanctions Are Not Considered When Determining Whether a Party Improved its Position at Trial De Novo
Thursday May 25, 2017
Legal Alert
Washington Case Law Update: Recreational Immunity Applies Only if Land is Held Open to Public Solely for Recreational Use
Thursday May 18, 2017
Legal Alert
Construction & Development
Oregon and Washington Case Law Update: Insurance Coverage Cases with “Okay” and “Awful” Results
Wednesday May 17, 2017
Legal Alert
Oregon Case Law Update: Plaintiff Must Provide Substantiating Information with ORS 20.080 Demand to Recover Attorney Fees
Wednesday May 10, 2017
Webinar
Commercial Liability Defense First & Third Party / SIU General Litigation Personal Lines Professional Lines (EPL,D&O,E&O)
Utilizing Probability Analysis in Claims Evaluation: A Systematic Approach
Thursday May 4, 2017
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense Professional Lines (EPL,D&O,E&O)
Washington Case Law Update: ARNP Can Opine on Proximate Cause in Medical Malpractice Case
Thursday May 4, 2017
Legal Alert
PIP
Oregon Case Law Update: Evidence Required to Establish Excusable Neglect
Tuesday April 25, 2017
Legal Alert
Washington Case Law Update: Speculation Does Not Create Issue of Material Fact
Thursday April 20, 2017
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense Products Liability
Washington Case Law Update: Manufacturer Has Duty to Warn If Product Required Use of Hazardous Component
Thursday April 13, 2017
Webinar
Commercial Liability Defense Minor Settlement Personal Lines Wrongful Death
Minor Settlements and Wrongful Death in Oregon & Washington
Friday April 7, 2017
Legal Alert
PIP
Oregon Case Law Update: Contextually Ambiguous Liability Waiver Does Not Limit Tort Liability
Thursday April 6, 2017
Legal Alert
Personal Lines UM/UIM
Washington Case Law Update: Final Judgment In UIM Action Does Not Bar Subsequent Bad Faith, IFCA Claims
Thursday April 6, 2017
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense Jobsite Injury
Washington Case Law Update: Jobsite Owner Not Entitled to Reduce Liability by Allocating Fault
Thursday March 30, 2017
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense Products Liability
Washington Case Law Update: Manufacturers of Medical Supplies Must Warn Purchasers of Potential Risks
Thursday March 23, 2017
Legal Alert
PIP
Oregon Case Law Update: PIP Benefits Do Not Include Medical-Related Transportation Costs
Thursday March 16, 2017
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense Professional Lines (EPL,D&O,E&O)
Washington Case Law Update: After Student Boarded District Bus, School Did Not Have Custody, Did Not Owe Duty
Thursday March 16, 2017
Legal Alert
Washington Case Law Update: Borrowed Servant Doctrine is Jury Question Where Complete Control is Disputed
Thursday March 9, 2017
Legal Alert
PIP
Oregon Case Law Update: Ninth Circuit Scraps Lawsuit against Rape Accuser under Oregon’s anti-SLAPP Law
Thursday March 2, 2017
Legal Alert
Employment Update: FLSA Overtime Rule Blocked Until May 2017
Wednesday February 22, 2017
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense Personal Lines
Washington Case Law Update: No Independent Cause of Action for Regulation Violation under IFCA
Thursday February 16, 2017
Webinar
Commercial Liability Defense
2016 – A Year In Review, Oregon and Washington Commercial Lines
Wednesday February 15, 2017
Webinar
Construction & Development Design Professionals Developers General Contractors Slip and Fall Subcontractors Wrap Policies Surety
Oregon & Washington Construction Law Master Class
Thursday February 9, 2017
Legal Alert
Washington Case Law Update: When Does Employer Immunity Protect the Employee?
Thursday February 9, 2017
Webinar
Personal Lines
2016 – A Year In Review Oregon and Washington Personal Lines
Friday February 3, 2017
Legal Alert
Oregon Case Law Update: Defendant’s Constructive Knowledge of Abuse Sufficient to Overcome Summary Judgment
Thursday January 26, 2017
Legal Alert
Wrongful Death
Washington Case Law Update: Wrongful Death Claim Accrued Upon Murderer’s Conviction
Thursday January 26, 2017
Legal Alert
General Litigation
Washington Case Law Update: Service by Mail Requires Evidence that Defendant is Avoiding Service
Thursday January 19, 2017
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense Negligence Premises Liability Wrongful Death
Oregon Case Law Update: Oregon Expands Liability for Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress
Thursday January 19, 2017
Legal Alert
General Litigation
Washington Case Update: Efficient Proximate Cause Rule Applies only to Losses with Two or More Causes
Tuesday January 10, 2017
Webinar
Commercial Liability Defense Construction & Development
Laying the Foundation: The Basics of Oregon and Washington Construction Law
Tuesday January 3, 2017
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense Premises Liability
Washington Case Update: Snakebit: When Does a Plaintiff Have to Show Notice of a Hazardous Condition?,
Wednesday December 28, 2016
Legal Alert
PIP
Oregon Case Law Update: Failure to Timely Send PIP Denials Entitles Claimant to Presumption
Wednesday December 28, 2016
Webinar
Commercial Liability Defense Jobsite Injury Negligence Premises Liability Products Liability Slip and Fall Wrongful Death
Retail Store Liability
Tuesday December 20, 2016
Legal Alert
General Litigation
Washington Case Update: Conclusory Expert Testimony Will Not Defeat Summary Judgment
Thursday December 15, 2016
Legal Alert
General Litigation
Oregon Case Law Update: Expert Testimony Must Be Helpful to be Admitted
Wednesday December 14, 2016
Legal Alert
General Litigation
Washington Case Update: Employment Discrimination: “Pretext” Jury Instruction Held to be Unnecessary
Wednesday December 7, 2016
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense
Oregon Case Update: No Immunity Under Public Use of Lands Act if Land is Already Available for Public Use
Wednesday November 30, 2016
Legal Alert
Wrongful Death
Washington Case Update: Wrongful Death Requires that Deceased Could Have Sued At Time of Death
Monday November 28, 2016
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense Premises Liability
Oregon Case Update: Premises Liability Does Not Require “Unreasonably Dangerous Condition”
Wednesday November 16, 2016
Legal Alert
Automotive Defense General Litigation Personal Lines
Washington Case Update: Deception Doctrine Inapplicable If Obstruction Will Move
Wednesday November 16, 2016
Legal Alert
Automotive Defense General Litigation Personal Lines
Washington Case Update: Trial Court Cannot Compel Plaintiffs to Sign Stipulations for Medical Records
Wednesday November 9, 2016
Legal Alert
General Litigation
Washington Case Update: Attorney-Client Privilege Does not Include Post-Employment Communications
Wednesday November 2, 2016
Webinar
Commercial Liability Defense General Litigation Personal Lines Professional Lines (EPL,D&O,E&O)
A History of Multnomah County High-Value Verdicts
Tuesday November 1, 2016
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense General Litigation Premises Liability
Washington Case Update: Whether Ottoman in Store Aisle was “Open and Obvious” a Jury Question
Thursday October 13, 2016
Legal Alert
Oregon Case Law Update: When Can an Agent’s Actions Bind the Principal?
Thursday October 13, 2016
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense General Litigation Slip and Fall
Washington Case Law Update: Discovery Violation Sanctions Should Be Least Severe Possible
Thursday October 6, 2016
Legal Alert
Personal Lines PIP
Oregon Case Law Update: Setting Aside Default Judgment – What is “Excusable Neglect”?
Thursday October 6, 2016
Legal Alert
Automotive Defense Personal Lines
Washington Case Law Update: When are Pre-existing Conditions Admissible?
Thursday September 29, 2016
Legal Alert
Employment Update: Watch Your Back – EEOC Updates Enforcement Guidance on Retaliation
Wednesday September 28, 2016
Legal Alert
Construction & Development General Contractors
Oregon Construction Case Law Update: Prior Continuous Property Damage Will Trigger Policy
Wednesday September 28, 2016
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense Professional Lines (EPL,D&O,E&O)
Washington Case Law Update: School District Owes Duty to Student Not in School’s Custody
Thursday September 22, 2016
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense Negligence Premises Liability Wrongful Death
Oregon Case Law Update: When Does a Business have a Duty to Protect Patrons from Violence?
Tuesday September 13, 2016
Legal Alert
Employment Update: An “Uber” Problem – Independent Contracting and Moonlighting
Monday September 12, 2016
Webinar
Commercial Liability Defense Dram Shop & Tavern Keeper
Straight Up Truth – Liquor Liability and Litigation Strategies in Oregon
Friday September 9, 2016
Legal Alert
Personal Lines
Washington Case Law Update: Including Costs in Settlement Offers May Cost You
Thursday September 8, 2016
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense Construction & Development General Contractors Jobsite Injury
Oregon Construction Case Law Update: Retaining Right to Control Safety Measures Will Lead to Contractor Liability
Thursday August 25, 2016
Legal Alert
Washington Employment Case Law Update: Retail Business Includes Sales to Other Businesses
Thursday August 25, 2016
Legal Alert
Automotive Defense Commercial Liability Defense First & Third Party / SIU Personal Lines UM/UIM
Oregon Case Law Update: Safe Harbor Letter Not a Sure Thing
Tuesday August 16, 2016
Legal Alert
Personal Lines PIP
Oregon Case Law Update: Reasonable Examinations Under Oath Permissible in PIP Claims
Tuesday August 9, 2016
Legal Alert
Automotive Defense Personal Lines
Washington Case Law Update: How to Serve Motorist Defendant via Secretary of State
Thursday August 4, 2016
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense Jobsite Injury Products Liability
Oregon Case Law Update: High-Low Settlement Agreements Do Not Necessarily Resolve Dispute
Tuesday August 2, 2016
Webinar
Automotive Defense Commercial Liability Defense Dog Bite First & Third Party / SIU General Litigation Negligence Personal Lines PIP Premises Liability Products Liability Slip and Fall Timber Trespass Trucking & Transportation UM/UIM Wrongful Death
Discovery in the Information Age – Using Technology and Data to More Effectively Defend and Settle Your Claims
Thursday July 21, 2016
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense
Washington Case Law Update: School District May Owe Duty to Student’s Parents for Negligent Hiring, Retention, Supervision, and Training
Thursday July 21, 2016
Legal Alert
Construction & Development
Oregon Case Law Update: Subsequent Purchaser of Real Property can Sue for Preexisting Property Damage
Wednesday July 20, 2016
Legal Alert
Negligence
Washington Case Law Update: Washington Appellate Court Holds Bicycling is Method of “Ordinary Travel”
Wednesday July 13, 2016
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense Products Liability
Oregon Case Law Update: Products Liability: When Can a Manufacturer be Liable for Another Manufacturer’s Parts?
Wednesday July 13, 2016
Legal Alert
Employment Update: Exempt or Non-Exempt – That is the Question: The Updates to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and How They Affect Employers
Thursday July 7, 2016
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense Dog Bite Premises Liability
Washington Case Update: Landlord Potentially Liable when Friend’s Dog Bites Invitee
Thursday June 23, 2016
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense Jobsite Injury
Oregon Case Update: Worker Can Sue if Employer Deliberately Causes Injury
Thursday June 23, 2016
Legal Alert
Construction & Development
Washington Case Update: Unambiguous Policy Avoids Large Payout
Friday June 17, 2016
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense
Oregon Case Update: The Return of the Tort Cap! Part Two: The Application of the Remedy Clause
Friday June 17, 2016
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense Jobsite Injury Negligence
Washington Case Update: When is an Act Negligent as a Matter of Law?
Thursday June 9, 2016
Legal Alert
Professional Lines (EPL,D&O,E&O)
Oregon Case Update: The Return of the Tort Cap! Oregon’s Supreme Court Reverses Two Prior Decisions in New Landmark Case
Thursday June 9, 2016
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense Construction & Development Negligence Subcontractors
Oregon Case Update: The Silent Complaint: Does Subcontractor’s Insurer have Duty to Defend Where Complaint Fails to Allege Subcontractor’s Negligence?
Thursday June 2, 2016
Legal Alert
Construction & Development
Washington Case Update: Court Finds Breach of Independent Duty Even without Actual Property Damage
Tuesday May 24, 2016
Legal Alert
Automotive Defense Personal Lines
Oregon Case Update: First-party UIM Claims at Trial: When Can the Exclusion of Policy Limits Lead to Reversal?
Friday May 20, 2016
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense Dram Shop & Tavern Keeper
Oregon Case Update: Social Host Liquor Liability: Dram Shop Limitations Apply to Party Host
Thursday May 12, 2016
Legal Alert
General Litigation
Washington Case Update: Failing to Provide Evidence: When Challenging Service Will Work Against You
Friday May 6, 2016
Legal Alert
General Litigation
Washington Case Update: What Amounts will the Court Consider When Comparing an Arbitration Award and a Trial Judgment?
Wednesday April 27, 2016
Legal Alert
Oregon Case Update: Violators Beware: A Look at the Veterans’ Preference Law
Wednesday April 27, 2016
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense Negligence
Washington Case Update: Bad Ink: Does a Tattoo Artist Breach a Duty of Care When Using Contaminated Ink?
Thursday April 14, 2016
Legal Alert
OR Case Update: Google Reviews, Angie’s List and Yelp, Oh My! Are Consumer Reviews Protected by the First Amendment?
Thursday April 14, 2016
Legal Alert
Automotive Defense Commercial Liability Defense Construction & Development
OR Case Update: Putting that Final Nail in the Coffin: When will Duplicative Litigation be Barred?
Thursday April 7, 2016
Legal Alert
Negligence Premises Liability Timber Trespass
WA Case Update: The Encroaching Tree: Is a Duty of Care Owed to an Adjacent Owner When Removing Tree Roots or Branches?
Thursday April 7, 2016
Legal Alert
Automotive Defense Commercial Liability Defense UM/UIM
OR Case Update: Will an Insurer’s Reference to a Nonissue Disqualify it from the Attorney Fee Exemption?
Thursday March 31, 2016
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense Negligence
WA Case Update: The Public Records Act: Violations, Exemptions and Per Page Penalties
Thursday March 31, 2016
Legal Alert
Dram Shop & Tavern Keeper
OR Case Update: Oregon Supreme Court: Dram Shop Statute Intended to Limit – Not Expand – Liability
Thursday March 24, 2016
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense PIP Premises Liability Slip and Fall
WA Case Update: Will a Conclusory Expert Declaration Preclude Summary Judgment?
Thursday March 24, 2016
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense
OR Case Update: Google Reviews, Angie’s List and Yelp, Oh My! Are Consumer Reviews Protected by the First Amendment?
Thursday March 17, 2016
Webinar
Commercial Liability Defense Personal Lines PIP
Making a Fair Call: Developing a Game Plan for Handling Washington’s IFCA Claims
Wednesday March 16, 2016
Legal Alert
Personal Lines PIP
OR Case Update: Is a City Employee Immune from Liability under Oregon’s Public Use of Land’s Act?
Thursday March 10, 2016
Legal Alert
Premises Liability Slip and Fall
WA Case Update: Does a Landowner Retain Recreational Use of Immunity When Charging Fees to Use Portions of Land?
Thursday March 10, 2016
Legal Alert
Personal Lines PIP
WA Case Update: Can a Defendant’s Negligent Conduct Undermine an Assumption of Risk Argument?
Thursday March 3, 2016
Legal Alert
Construction & Development General Contractors Subcontractors
OR Case Update: When is a Court Incorrect in Awarding Specific Fees?
Thursday March 3, 2016
Legal Alert
Construction & Development General Contractors
OR Case Update: Which 10-Year Statute of Repose Will Apply to a “Spec” Home Purchase?
Thursday February 25, 2016
Legal Alert
Automotive Defense Personal Lines
WA Case Update: Can Multiple Collisions Constitute a Single Accident?
Thursday February 25, 2016
Legal Alert
Automotive Defense First & Third Party / SIU Personal Lines PIP UM/UIM
OR Case Update: Is the UM/UIM Safe Harbor Waived when an Insurer Disputes all Damages and an Insured is Awarded Zero Dollars?
Thursday February 18, 2016
Legal Alert
Automotive Defense Commercial Liability Defense Personal Lines Premises Liability
WA Case Update: Does a Municipality Owe a Duty of Care to Remove Hazardous Roadside Vegetation?
Thursday February 11, 2016
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense Personal Lines Premises Liability
OR Case Update: Licensee or Trespasser? Deciphering a Landowner’s Consent to Entry
Thursday February 11, 2016
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense Personal Lines
WA Case Update: When Statutes of Limitations Conflict, Which State’s Law Applies?
Thursday February 4, 2016
Legal Alert
Construction & Development
OR Case Update: Oregon Court Clears the Path for Covenant Judgments
Thursday February 4, 2016
Webinar
Automotive Defense Commercial Liability Defense Dram Shop & Tavern Keeper Personal Lines PIP UM/UIM
2015 – Hit the Ground Running – Oregon Edition
Monday February 1, 2016
Legal Alert
First & Third Party / SIU Personal Lines UM/UIM
WA Case Update: UIM Coverage: A Broad Interpretation of Injuries “Arising out of” Vehicle Use
Thursday January 28, 2016
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense Personal Lines
WA Case Update: Is Respiratory Sensitivity to Mold Considered a Disability?
Thursday January 21, 2016
Legal Alert
Automotive Defense Commercial Liability Defense Personal Lines
OR Case Update: Satisfying Actual Notice through Asserting A Claim rather than All Claims
Thursday January 21, 2016
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense Personal Lines
WA Case Update: Bankruptcy: Unreported Post-Petition Claims May Be Viable
Thursday January 14, 2016
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense First & Third Party / SIU Personal Lines
OR Case Update: Who Can Testify About What in Low-Impact Auto Accident Cases?
Thursday January 14, 2016
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense Personal Lines
WA Case Update: For More Information, “Click Here”
Thursday January 7, 2016
Legal Alert
Automotive Defense Commercial Liability Defense First & Third Party / SIU Personal Lines UM/UIM
OR Case Update: First-Party UIM Claims at Trial: Can You Exclude Policy Limits?
Thursday January 7, 2016
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense Personal Lines
WA Case Update: The Landslide Brought it Down
Thursday December 17, 2015
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense Dram Shop & Tavern Keeper First & Third Party / SIU Personal Lines
OR Case Update: Alcohol and Violence: Is Saying “That’s Just the Alcohol Talking” Enough to Prevail?
Thursday December 3, 2015
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense First & Third Party / SIU Personal Lines
OR Case Update: No Prior Incident Required: Civil Liability for Criminal Acts of Third Parties (Part II)
Thursday November 12, 2015
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense
WA Case Update: To Defend, or Not to Defend? Trial Court Cannot Delay This Determination
Friday November 6, 2015
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense Dram Shop & Tavern Keeper First & Third Party / SIU Personal Lines
OR Case Update: No Prior Incident Required: Civil Liability for Criminal Acts of Third Parties (Part I)
Thursday November 5, 2015
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense Construction & Development
OR Case Update: Broad Pleading Triggers Duty to Defend Additional Insured in Construction Defect Case Under “Ongoing Operations” Endorsement
Thursday October 29, 2015
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense Personal Lines
OR Case Update: Oregon Imposes Hefty Fine on Business that Excluded Transgender Group
Thursday October 22, 2015
Legal Alert
First & Third Party / SIU Personal Lines PIP UM/UIM
OR Case Update: Dodging Attorney Fees: No Proof of Loss Without Limits in UIM Cases
Thursday October 15, 2015
Legal Alert
Automotive Defense Commercial Liability Defense First & Third Party / SIU Personal Lines PIP UM/UIM
OR Case Update: Think You Have Safe Harbor? Think Again.
Thursday September 24, 2015
Legal Alert
Personal Lines
WA Case Update: Déjà Vu: Order for New Trial on General Damages Overturned
Thursday September 10, 2015
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense Personal Lines Slip and Fall
OR Case Update: Slips and Falls: Is a Wet Spot Alone Enough to Prove Liability?
Thursday September 10, 2015
Legal Alert
First & Third Party / SIU Personal Lines
WA Case Update: Painting in the Lines: Substitute Service Strictly Construed
Thursday September 3, 2015
Legal Alert
First & Third Party / SIU Personal Lines
WA Case Update: Evidence of Insurance May Be Admissible in Friendly Lawsuits
Thursday August 27, 2015
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense Personal Lines
OR Case Update: Another Ski Resort Release Invalidated as it is Against Public Policy
Thursday August 27, 2015
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense Personal Lines
OR Case Update: Does an insurance agent’s statement to the insured about the kind of coverage being provided bind the insurance company?
Thursday August 20, 2015
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense First & Third Party / SIU Personal Lines
WA Case Update: “Foul Ball!” – Baseball’s Limited Duty and Assumption of Risk
Thursday August 13, 2015
Webinar
Bad Faith Commercial Liability Defense Construction & Development Cyber Liability First & Third Party / SIU Personal Lines Professional Lines (EPL,D&O,E&O)
The Art of Arbitration: Strategically Structuring Your Case in Washington
Wednesday August 12, 2015
Webinar
Commercial Liability Defense Trucking & Transportation
Preparing for the Long Haul: How to Successfully Defend Trucking Claims
Wednesday August 12, 2015
Webinar
Commercial Liability Defense Construction & Development First & Third Party / SIU Personal Lines
2014 – A Year End Review – Washington Edition
Wednesday August 12, 2015
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense Personal Lines
OR Case Update: Punitive Damages: Can Plaintiff’s Attorneys Find a “Work Around”?
Thursday August 6, 2015
Legal Alert
First & Third Party / SIU Personal Lines
OR Case Update: Low Impact Accidents: Can Biomechanical Engineers Testify?
Thursday July 30, 2015
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense First & Third Party / SIU Personal Lines
WA Case Update: Anti-SLAPP Statute Ruled Unconstitutional
Thursday July 30, 2015
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense Personal Lines
OR Case Update: Punitive Damage Award of $25 Million Held Constitutional
Thursday July 23, 2015
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense First & Third Party / SIU Personal Lines
WA Case Update: Can Anonymous Customer Reviews Stay Anonymous?
Thursday July 23, 2015
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense Personal Lines
OR Case Update: Extra! Extra! Anti-SLAPP Law Kicks Out Lawsuit of Man Broadcasted Without Consent
Thursday July 9, 2015
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense First & Third Party / SIU Personal Lines
WA Case Update: Beyond the Grave: Wrongful Death Actions and the Statute of Limitations
Thursday July 9, 2015
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense First & Third Party / SIU
WA Case Update: Cyclist Can’t Get Over Recreational Immunity Speed Bump
Wednesday July 1, 2015
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense Personal Lines
OR Case Update: Do Businesses Owe a Duty to Protect Patrons from Random Criminal Violence?
Wednesday July 1, 2015
Webinar
Automotive Defense Commercial Liability Defense General Litigation Personal Lines PIP UM/UIM
The 411 on SB 411
Thursday June 25, 2015
Legal Alert
First & Third Party / SIU Personal Lines
OR Case Update: Self-Insured? Be Sure to Cross Your T’s and Dot Your I’s and for UIM Endorsement
Thursday June 25, 2015
Legal Alert
Automotive Defense First & Third Party / SIU Personal Lines
WA Case Update: Don’t Forget Your Passport: Secretary of State Service May be Preempted by Hague Convention
Thursday June 18, 2015
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense Personal Lines
OR Case Update: “An Act of the Imagination” and ORCP 47E Affidavits
Thursday June 18, 2015
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense Personal Lines
WA Case Update: Washington Rewards Attorneys who Represent Parties in Small Cases
Monday June 15, 2015
Legal Alert
Personal Lines
WA Case Update: Vendetta Blogger “SLAPP”ed Down by Court of Appeals
Thursday May 28, 2015
Legal Alert
Personal Lines
WA Case Update: Vendetta Blogger "SLAPP"ed Down by Court of Appeals
Thursday May 28, 2015
Legal Alert
Personal Lines
OR Case Update: Water, Water Every Where, but No Nuisance or Trespass
Wednesday May 27, 2015
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense First & Third Party / SIU
WA Case Update: Hidden Injuries: Restarting the Statute of Limitations for Sexual Abuse
Wednesday May 20, 2015
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Commercial Liability Defense First & Third Party / SIU
WA Case Update: Default without Notice: Court Vacates Judgment Based on Interpretation of “Appear”
Thursday May 7, 2015
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Commercial Liability Defense First & Third Party / SIU
Washington Case Update: Playing Offense: Collateral Estoppel Not Permitted Where New Defense Is Available
Wednesday April 29, 2015
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Commercial Liability Defense First & Third Party / SIU Personal Lines
Oregon Case Update: Not Paying Attention? No Problem! Part II
Wednesday April 29, 2015
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First & Third Party / SIU
Washington Case Update: Timber! Waste Inapplicable when Timber Statute Applies
Thursday April 16, 2015
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense First & Third Party / SIU
Oregon Case Update: “That’s Not What I Wanted” – Limiting Arbitrator Authority
Thursday April 16, 2015
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Commercial Liability Defense First & Third Party / SIU
Washington Case Update: Can a Business Be Liable for a Mass Shooting?
Thursday April 9, 2015
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense Construction & Development First & Third Party / SIU
Oregon Case Update: Court Refuses to Reform Policy to Allow Recovery of $18 Million Verdict
Thursday April 9, 2015
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Commercial Liability Defense First & Third Party / SIU
Washington Case Update: Federal Enclave Doctrine Bars Statutory Discrimination Claims on Military Base
Thursday April 2, 2015
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Commercial Liability Defense Construction & Development
Oregon Case Update: Common-Law Indemnity for Negligence (Probably) Obsolete
Thursday April 2, 2015
Legal Alert
Personal Lines
Oregon Case Update: Oregon Governor Signs SB 411: Big Changes for Oregon UM/UIM and PIP Coverage
Friday March 20, 2015
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Construction & Development
Oregon Case Update: Good News for Subcontractors: Limited Defense Obligation under Indemnity Clauses
Sunday March 15, 2015
Legal Alert
First & Third Party / SIU Personal Lines
Washington Case Update: MVA Defendant Vacates Surprise Default Judgment
Thursday March 12, 2015
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense
Oregon Case Update: Here We Go Again – Court Allows Fourth Retrial
Wednesday March 11, 2015
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Commercial Liability Defense Personal Lines
Washington Case Update: Who Exactly are you Insuring under an Insurance Policy?
Thursday March 5, 2015
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense Construction & Development
Oregon Case Update: General Contractors: Guarding Yourself against Subcontractors’ Employees
Thursday February 26, 2015
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense Construction & Development First & Third Party / SIU Personal Lines Professional Lines (EPL,D&O,E&O)
Washington Case Update: Corporate Confusion: Amending the Complaint after the Statute of Limitations Period
Wednesday February 25, 2015
Legal Alert
Personal Lines
Oregon Case Update: Do PIP Benefits Cover Medical-Related Travel?
Thursday February 19, 2015
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense
Oregon Case Update: Be Careful What You Wish For: Arbitrators May Interpret Their Own Authority
Saturday February 14, 2015
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense Construction & Development First & Third Party / SIU Personal Lines Professional Lines (EPL,D&O,E&O)
Washington Case Update: Not So Personal Service: Secondhand Service Sufficient
Thursday February 12, 2015
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Commercial Liability Defense First & Third Party / SIU Personal Lines
Oregon Case Update: The “Same 9” Rule: It’s Not the Same Any Longer
Wednesday February 11, 2015
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Arson Commercial Liability Defense First & Third Party / SIU Personal Lines Professional Lines (EPL,D&O,E&O)
Washington Case Update: Allegations of Intentional Assault? The Duty to Defend is Unlikely
Wednesday February 4, 2015
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Commercial Liability Defense First & Third Party / SIU Personal Lines
Oregon Case Update: MVA Claims for Liquor Liability May Not Require Foreseeability
Friday January 23, 2015
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Commercial Liability Defense First & Third Party / SIU
Washington Case Update: When it Comes to Proof of Dangerous Conditions, Time is of the Essence
Thursday January 22, 2015
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Commercial Liability Defense
Oregon Case Update: Limits Placed on Pre-incident Releases
Thursday January 15, 2015
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Automotive Defense First & Third Party / SIU Personal Lines
Washington Case Update: Regular Use Exclusion Does Not Violate Public Policy Behind Ride-Shares
Monday January 5, 2015
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Automotive Defense Commercial Liability Defense First & Third Party / SIU Personal Lines
Oregon Case Update: Sink Your Teeth Into This: Oregon Court Allows Lay Testimony on Medical Causation
Wednesday December 17, 2014
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense
Washington Case Update: Courts Won’t Reward an Invitee Taking an Unsafe Short-Cut
Wednesday December 17, 2014
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Automotive Defense Commercial Liability Defense First & Third Party / SIU General Litigation Personal Lines
Oregon Case Update: Attorney-Client Privilege Recognized for Attorneys Who Try to do Right
Thursday December 11, 2014
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Commercial Liability Defense Slip and Fall
Washington Case Update: Plaintiff Held to Her Burden of Proof in a Slip and Fall Claim
Thursday December 11, 2014
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense Construction & Development
Oregon Case Update: Side Deals with Plaintiff – Sideways with Co-Defendant; Off-sides or Just Good Defense?
Friday November 21, 2014
Legal Alert
Automotive Defense Personal Lines
Washington Case Update: Arbitrating Underinsured Motor Vehicle Claims
Thursday November 20, 2014
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense
Washington Case Update: Enforcing Release and Waiver of Liability Agreements for Health Clubs
Friday November 14, 2014
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Commercial Liability Defense
Oregon Case Update: It’s Medieval: Determining Applicability of Oregon Law’s Cap on Noneconomic Damages
Friday November 14, 2014
Legal Alert
First & Third Party / SIU
Oregon Case Update: Insurer’s Ability to Avoid Payment of Insured’s Attorney Fees Under ORS 742.061(1)
Wednesday October 29, 2014
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense Wrongful Death
Washington Case Update: The Ability to Bring a Wrongful Death Claim in Washington
Wednesday October 29, 2014
Legal Alert
Washington Case Update: Patience is a Virtue: Complying with the Statutory Waiting Period Before Filing a Lawsuit Against a Local Government Entity
Thursday October 23, 2014
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Oregon Case Update: Additional Liability of LLC Members Under the Employer Liability Law Statute
Thursday October 23, 2014
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Commercial Liability Defense First & Third Party / SIU Personal Lines
Oregon Case Update: Say What You Mean and Mean What You Say: Interpreting Insurance Policy Time Limitations for Recovering Reconstruction Costs
Tuesday October 21, 2014
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Washington Case Update: Employing Washington’s Long-arm Statute Against Out of State Employers
Thursday October 16, 2014
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Automotive Defense Commercial Liability Defense General Litigation Personal Lines
Washington Case Update: Examining the Admissibility of Biomechanical Engineer Testimony
Thursday October 9, 2014
Legal Alert
Automotive Defense Commercial Liability Defense Construction & Development First & Third Party / SIU Personal Lines
Washington Case Update: Tick-Tock: A Tardy Attorney Fee Petition May Still Be Accepted by the Court
Thursday October 2, 2014
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Washington Case Update: Why Your Subcontractor’s Employee May Be Your Employee and What To Do About It
Thursday September 25, 2014
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Automotive Defense Personal Lines
Oregon Case Update: The Insurer vs. the Insured: Subrogation and the “Real Party in Interest” Rule
Thursday September 25, 2014
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Commercial Liability Defense
Oregon Case Update: Think Twice About Having a Party: Does BYOB Limit Liability?
Friday September 19, 2014
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Automotive Defense Personal Lines
Washington Case Update: Parental Immunity Doctrine: Not Applicable When Wet
Wednesday September 17, 2014
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Oregon Case Update: Lack of Interpersonal Skills and the ADA
Saturday September 13, 2014
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Automotive Defense Commercial Liability Defense Construction & Development First & Third Party / SIU Personal Lines
Washington Case Update: Does a Private Partial Settlement Constitute a Waiver of the Right to Trial de Novo? It Depends…
Wednesday September 10, 2014
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Automotive Defense Commercial Liability Defense Construction & Development First & Third Party / SIU Personal Lines
Oregon Case Update: Insurer’s Duty to Defend in a Construction Defect Case
Wednesday September 10, 2014
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Automotive Defense Commercial Liability Defense Construction & Development First & Third Party / SIU Personal Lines
Washington Case Update: Inaction by Insured Makes Order of Default Difficult to Set Aside
Thursday September 4, 2014
Legal Alert
First & Third Party / SIU
Oregon Case Update: Unilateral Modifications to Performance Obligations under an Insurance Policy
Thursday August 28, 2014
Webinar
Commercial Liability Defense First & Third Party / SIU General Litigation Personal Lines Professional Lines (EPL,D&O,E&O)
Settlement Navigation
Wednesday August 27, 2014
Legal Alert
Washington Case Update: Washington Applies the Federal Burden Shifting Framework to Disability Discrimination Claims Under WLAD
Friday August 22, 2014
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Automotive Defense Personal Lines
Washington Case Update: Insurers Uneasy About Electronic Document Delivery
Wednesday August 20, 2014
Legal Alert
Washington Case Update: When Independent Contractors Sue for Discriminatory Employment Actions
Wednesday August 13, 2014
Legal Alert
Automotive Defense Personal Lines
Washington Case Update: Voiding Coverage for Fraud Prohibited by Public Policy
Wednesday August 6, 2014
Legal Alert
Automotive Defense Commercial Liability Defense Construction & Development First & Third Party / SIU Personal Lines
Oregon Case Update: The Fine Art of an Offer of Judgment
Wednesday August 6, 2014
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Automotive Defense Commercial Liability Defense Construction & Development First & Third Party / SIU Personal Lines
Washington Case Update: Surprise Default Judgment, Now What?
Thursday July 31, 2014
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Automotive Defense Commercial Liability Defense Personal Lines
Oregon Case Update: Time to Avoid Attorney Fees
Thursday July 31, 2014
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Automotive Defense Commercial Liability Defense Personal Lines
Washington Case Update: Surviving Summary Judgment with the Voluntary Rescue Doctrine
Thursday July 24, 2014
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Commercial Liability Defense Personal Lines
Oregon Case Update: 126.725 Settlement Agreement on Behalf of Minor; Payment or Deposit; Disbursement; Liability
Thursday July 17, 2014
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Commercial Liability Defense Construction & Development Personal Lines
Oregon Case Update: “Temperi Omnia Est.” Or In Other Words, “Timing Is Everything.”
Thursday July 17, 2014
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Commercial Liability Defense
Washington Case Update: Duty to Defend Triggered by Functional Equivalent of “Suit”
Wednesday July 16, 2014
Legal Alert
Construction & Development
Washington Case Update: Parties Have Three Years to File Complaints Against Dissolved LLCs
Wednesday July 16, 2014
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Commercial Liability Defense Construction & Development
Oregon Case Update: 20.080 Attorney Fees for Certain Small Tort Claims
Wednesday July 16, 2014
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Automotive Defense Commercial Liability Defense Personal Lines
Oregon Case Update: The Basics of Advance Payments
Wednesday July 16, 2014
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Commercial Liability Defense First & Third Party / SIU Personal Lines
Oregon Case Update: 742.061 Recovery of Attorney Fees in Action on Policy or Contractor’s Bond
Wednesday July 16, 2014
Legal Alert
Personal Lines
Oregon Case Update: 12.155 Effect of Notice of Advance Payment on Running of Period of Limitation
Wednesday July 16, 2014
Legal Alert
First & Third Party / SIU Personal Lines
Oregon Case Update: When Plaintiff’s Can’t Cry Constitutional Foul (Even If They Want To)
Tuesday July 15, 2014
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense
Washington Case Update: The Possibility of Proving Medical Causation Without an M.D.
Thursday July 3, 2014
Legal Alert
Personal Lines
Oregon Case Update: Confidential Agreement Stays Confidential in Later Legal Malpractice Suit
Wednesday July 2, 2014
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Commercial Liability Defense
Oregon Case Update: Confidential Agreement Stays Confidential in Later Legal Malpractice Suit
Wednesday July 2, 2014
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Commercial Liability Defense Dram Shop & Tavern Keeper Personal Lines
Oregon Case Update: Liquor Liability: The Great Debate about Alcohol and Violence
Friday June 20, 2014
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Commercial Liability Defense
Oregon Case Update: Liquor Liability: The Great Debate about Alcohol and Violence
Friday June 20, 2014
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Automotive Defense Commercial Liability Defense Construction & Development First & Third Party / SIU Personal Lines
Washington Case Update: Attorney Fees Not Available Under Washington’s Small Claims Statute Without a Final Judgment
Wednesday June 18, 2014
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First & Third Party / SIU
Washington Case Update: Covenant Judgments Set a Floor, Not a Ceiling
Thursday June 12, 2014
Legal Alert
Personal Lines
Oregon Case Update: Respondeat Superior: Does it Require Reasonable Foreseeablility? No…
Thursday June 12, 2014
Legal Alert
Automotive Defense Commercial Liability Defense First & Third Party / SIU Personal Lines
Oregon Case Update: Respondeat Superior: Does it Require Reasonable Foreseeablility? No…
Thursday June 12, 2014
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense
Oregon Case Update: Set Aside Default Judgment? Be Prepared to Explain Everything
Wednesday June 11, 2014
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense
Oregon Case Update: Set Aside Default Judgment? Be Prepared to Explain Everything
Friday June 6, 2014
Legal Alert
Automotive Defense Commercial Liability Defense First & Third Party / SIU Personal Lines
Washington Case Update: Only Clients or Intended Beneficiaries of Representation Have Standing for Legal Malpractice Claims
Wednesday June 4, 2014
Legal Alert
Automotive Defense Personal Lines
Oregon Case Update: Plaintiff’s Feet Held to the Fire in a Settlement Agreement Despite Ignorance of a Medicare Lien
Wednesday June 4, 2014
Legal Alert
Automotive Defense Personal Lines
Oregon Case Update: Plaintiff's Feet Held to the Fire in a Settlement Agreement Despite Ignorance of a Medicare Lien
Wednesday June 4, 2014
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Commercial Liability Defense First & Third Party / SIU Personal Lines
Oregon Case Update: Oregon Court Clarifies Meaning of “Voluntarily” in Liquor Liability Statute
Thursday May 29, 2014
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Automotive Defense Commercial Liability Defense Construction & Development First & Third Party / SIU Personal Lines
Washington Case Update: A Global Offer of Compromise Dictates a Global Assessment of the Trial Award
Wednesday May 28, 2014
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense
Oregon Case Update: My Fault is Only Passive, so Pay My Defense Costs
Wednesday May 28, 2014
Legal Alert
Automotive Defense Commercial Liability Defense Construction & Development First & Third Party / SIU Personal Lines
Oregon Case Update: My Fault is Only Passive, so Pay My Defense Costs
Wednesday May 28, 2014
Legal Alert
Washington Case Update: Vendetta Blogger "SLAPP"ed Down by Court of Appeals
Wednesday May 28, 2014
Legal Alert
Washington Case Update: Vendetta Blogger “SLAPP”ed Down by Court of Appeals
Wednesday May 28, 2014
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense General Litigation Personal Lines
Oregon Case Update: Can You Defeat a Summary Judgment Without Disclosing Your Expert?
Thursday May 15, 2014
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense General Litigation
Oregon Case Update: Can You Defeat a Summary Judgment Without Disclosing Your Expert?
Thursday May 15, 2014
Legal Alert
Construction & Development
Washington Case Update: Construction Work Exclusion on Multi-Family Housing Upheld
Wednesday May 14, 2014
Legal Alert
Construction & Development Subcontractors
Oregon Case Update: New Trick for Small Subcontractor Claims
Wednesday May 14, 2014
Legal Alert
Construction & Development General Litigation
Washington Case Update: How to Toll the Statute of Limitations against John Doe
Wednesday May 7, 2014
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense First & Third Party / SIU Personal Lines Products Liability
Oregon Case Update: Federal Court Upholds Low Bar Regarding Admissibility of Expert Testimony
Wednesday May 7, 2014
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense
Oregon Case Update: Federal Court Upholds Low Bar Regarding Admissibility of Expert Testimony
Wednesday May 7, 2014
Legal Alert
Automotive Defense Commercial Liability Defense Personal Lines
Oregon Case Update: Examination Under Oath may be a Requirement for Insured to File Suit
Wednesday April 30, 2014
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Commercial Liability Defense First & Third Party / SIU Personal Lines Property Loss
Oregon Case Update: Examination Under Oath may be a Requirement for Insured to File Suit
Wednesday April 30, 2014
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense First & Third Party / SIU
Oregon Case Update: Not Paying Attention? No Problem! Part I
Tuesday April 29, 2014
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense
Oregon Case Update: “Athletic Participant” Exclusion Interpreted Narrowly
Wednesday April 16, 2014
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense Personal Lines
Oregon Case Update: “Athletic Participant” Exclusion Interpreted Narrowly
Wednesday April 16, 2014
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense
Washington Case Update: No Duty to Warn Invitees of Obviously Wet Grass When Alternative Paths Available
Wednesday April 9, 2014
Legal Alert
Automotive Defense Personal Lines
Oregon Case Update: Insured is Limited to Recovering Contractual Damages from an Insurer
Wednesday April 9, 2014
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense First & Third Party / SIU Personal Lines
Oregon Case Update: Insured is Limited to Recovering Contractual Damages from an Insurer
Wednesday April 9, 2014
Legal Alert
Oregon Case Update: Intentional Torts Do Not Require Special Relationship to be Actionable
Thursday March 27, 2014
Legal Alert
Automotive Defense Personal Lines
Washington Case Update: “Stigma Damages” Can Be Excluded from a UIM-PD Policy
Thursday March 27, 2014
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense
Oregon Case Update: Want to Write a Critical Online Review? Be Prepared to Pay for a Defense
Wednesday March 19, 2014
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense
Washington Case Update: Business’s Mere Speculation as to Damage to Reputation Not Enough for Damages Award
Wednesday March 19, 2014
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense Personal Lines
Oregon Case Update: Want to Write a Critical Online Review? Be Prepared to Pay for a Defense
Wednesday March 19, 2014
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense
Oregon Case Update: Anti-Assignment Clause in Policy Prevents Insured from Assigning Rights to Third Party
Thursday March 13, 2014
Legal Alert
Commercial Liability Defense
Washington Case Update: Premises Liability – Self-Service Exception Will Not Apply to All Areas of a Business
Thursday March 13, 2014
Legal Alert
Construction & Development
Oregon Case Update: Subcontractors Liable for Contractual Indemnity
Friday March 7, 2014