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READ MOREJanuary 18, 2023
| Legal AlertWhen Can a Claimant Sue a Retailer In Lieu of a Product Manufacturer and Who Has The Burden Proof Under the Washington Products Liability Act (“WPLA”)?Products Liability
By: Brian Schiewe
READ MOREJanuary 17, 2023
| Legal AlertWashington Supreme Court Analyzes Coverage in Tunnel LitigationGeneral LitigationPolicy Interpretation
By: Paul Sheely
READ MOREJanuary 13, 2023
| Legal AlertOf Horse and Man: Can a Malnourished Horse Sue Its Owner?Negligence
By: Josh Hayward
READ MOREDecember 14, 2022
| Legal AlertNot All Spoliation Spoils A ClaimGeneral LitigationNegligence
By: Brian Schiewe
READ MORENovember 18, 2022
| Legal AlertFun with Arbitration: Washington Rules LLC’s Bound to the Arbitration Clauses in Their Own Operating AgreementsArbitrationGeneral Liability
By: Gordon Klug
READ MORENovember 9, 2022
| Legal AlertAn Interest in Interest: Arbitration and Post-Judgment Interest Under ORS 82.010 ArbitrationGeneral Liability
By: Melanie Rose
READ MORENovember 3, 2022
| Legal AlertDoes Covid-19 Trigger Coverage under a Property Insurance Policy?General LiabilityPolicy Interpretation
By: Gordon Klug
READ MOREOctober 24, 2022
| Legal AlertYou’ve Got Mail: Don’t Miss Your Deadlines Because You are Waiting for MailArbitrationGeneral Litigation
By: Josh Hayward
READ MOREOctober 20, 2022
| Legal AlertDelegating a Duty of Care: When Can a Land Owner Delegate a Duty to Keep Others Safe to an Independent Contractor?Jobsite InjuryPremises Liability
By: Brian Schiewe
READ MOREOctober 10, 2022
| Legal AlertBy Failing to Fully Admit Liability, The Door to Distracted Driving Evidence (Cell Phone Use), May Be OpenedNegligence
By: Jeff Eberhard
READ MOREOctober 3, 2022
| Legal AlertWhat Risks Are Assumed in Construction Work and When Can It Bar Recovery?Jobsite InjuryNegligence
By: Kyle Riley
READ MORESeptember 19, 2022
| Legal AlertTime’s Up: Washington Rules Some Nonretroactive Insurance Policies UnenforceableConstruction & DevelopmentGeneral Liability
By: Gordon Klug
READ MORESeptember 8, 2022
| Legal AlertOregon’s Wrongful Death Statute and ORCP 44C: Who is a “Party”?Personal InjuryWrongful Death
By: Melanie Rose
READ MOREAugust 31, 2022
| Legal AlertMaintaining Safe Workplaces: Whose Duty Is It?Jobsite Injury
By: Gordon Klug
READ MOREAugust 25, 2022
| Legal AlertSchools Are Held to A Higher Standard of Duty When It Comes to the Safety of Students, But Plaintiffs Must Still Prove That Risk of Harm was ForeseeableCommercial Liability DefenseSexual Misconduct
By: Cliff Wilson
READ MOREAugust 16, 2022
| Legal AlertSavings Clauses as Life Savers: How to Resuscitate a ContractArbitrationGeneral Litigation
By: Josh Hayward
READ MOREAugust 1, 2022
| Legal AlertWashington Supreme Court Asked to Recognize an Exception to the Learned Intermediary DoctrineProducts Liability
By: Gordon Klug
READ MOREJuly 22, 2022
| Legal AlertClaiming an Incorrect PIP Offset Does Not Bring a UM Insurer Out of ORS 742.061(3) “Safe Harbor”General LitigationInsurance DefenseSafe Harbor
By: Cliff Wilson
READ MOREJuly 20, 2022
| Legal AlertA Sigh of Relief from Oregon Landlords as Oregon Court of Appeals Determines a Tenant Cannot Receive “Per Violation” DamagesTenant Landlord
By: Sean Conner
READ MOREJuly 11, 2022
| Legal AlertOne Defendant’s Negligence is Another Defendant’s TreasureNegligenceProducts Liability
By: Brian Schiewe
READ MOREJuly 5, 2022
| Legal AlertInherent Risk of a Sports Activity Is Not Always a Slam Dunk DefenseNegligence
By: Jeff Eberhard
READ MOREJune 17, 2022
| Legal AlertTreble in the Insurance World: Noneconomic Damages and Actual DamagesInsurance LawUM/UIM
By: Brian Schiewe
READ MOREJune 13, 2022
| Legal AlertThe Defenses Landlords Can Raise Are Limited to the ORLTATenant Landlord
By: Melanie Rose
READ MOREJune 9, 2022
| Legal AlertStatutes of Limitations: The Importance of Knowing When a Cause of Action AccruesGeneral Litigation
By: Gordon Klug
READ MOREJune 3, 2022
| Legal Alert“Damage” vs “Damages”: Using the Incorrect Form Can Damage Your CaseGeneral LitigationNegligence
By: Josh Hayward
READ MOREMay 18, 2022
| Legal AlertWhat is Deception and When Does It Cause Injury?Products Liability
By: Gordon Klug
READ MOREMay 12, 2022
| Legal AlertTwo Experts, One Reasonable Conclusion: Washington Court of Appeals Grants Summary Judgment Despite Competing Expert OpinionsProducts Liability
By: Gordon Klug
READ MOREMay 4, 2022
| Legal AlertDon’t Expose Yourself to Liability for the Actions of a Third PartyCommercial Liability DefenseNegligence
By: Jeff Eberhard
READ MOREApril 7, 2022
| Legal AlertOregon Court Determines When the Exception to Recreational Immunity AppliesPremises Liability
By: Josh Hayward
READ MOREMarch 29, 2022
| Legal AlertContractors in Washington, Don’t Lose Your Right to Sue. Get Registered Before You Work.Construction & Development
By: Gordon Klug
READ MOREMarch 29, 2022
| Legal AlertThe Dangers of Covenant Judgments: Insurers Must Typically Show Fraud or Collusion to Reverse a Determination of ReasonablenessConstruction & Development
By: Kyle Riley
READ MOREMarch 29, 2022
| Legal AlertPassion and Prejudice: When an Appellate Court Can Hold a Jury’s Verdict as ExcessiveWrongful Death
By: Ashley Nagrodski
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