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Property Loss, Tenant Landlord
4th and 10… An Improbable Comeback Win at the Washington Court of Appeals
Tuesday December 1, 2020
Automotive Defense, General Litigation, Negligence, Trucking & Transportation
When Is Loss of Consciousness Reasonably Foreseeable So That a Driver May Be Negligently Liable for an Auto Accident?
Tuesday December 1, 2020
Commercial Liability Defense, Dram Shop & Tavern Keeper, ORS 20.080 Attorney Fee, Timber Trespass
Oregon Commercial Lines Year in Review
Thursday November 19, 2020
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
General Litigation, ORS 20.080 Attorney Fee, Personal Lines
When to Fight Back with a Counterclaim
Thursday November 19, 2020
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
Tenant Landlord
Misrepresentations During the Rental Application Process Do Not Preclude a Tenant from Rights and Remedies Under the ORLTA
Friday November 6, 2020
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
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
ORS 20.080 Attorney Fee, Personal Lines, UM/UIM
Oregon Personal Lines Year in Review
Friday October 23, 2020
Commercial Liability Defense, General Litigation, Personal Lines
New Life Given to Offers to Allow Judgment
Tuesday October 13, 2020
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
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
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
Personal Lines, PIP
Washington Court of Appeals Considers Whether a Cyclist Qualifies as a Pedestrian to Receive PIP Benefits
Thursday September 10, 2020
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Bad Faith
Washington Supreme Court Bars Bad Faith and CPA Claims Against Adjuster
Tuesday May 12, 2020
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
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
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
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
Commercial Liability Defense, Construction & Development, Dram Shop & Tavern Keeper, Jobsite Injury, Personal Lines, Premises Liability, Professional Lines (EPL,D&O,E&O)
Three Smith Freed Eberhard Attorneys Recognized as 2020 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars.
Thursday February 20, 2020
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
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
Commercial Liability Defense, Construction & Development, Personal Lines
2019 Super Lawyers Recognizes 8 SFE Attorneys!
Monday December 30, 2019
Commercial Liability Defense
Securing Victory Under Securities Laws
Friday December 20, 2019
Automotive Defense, Personal Lines
Research Pays Off (to the Tune of $2.2 Million)
Friday December 20, 2019
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