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READ MOREAugust 19, 2024
| Legal Alert$10 Million Punitive Damages Award Violative of the U.S. ConstitutionPunitive DamagesTenant Landlord
By: Melanie Rose
READ MOREJuly 24, 2024
| Legal AlertThe Term “Negligence” Is Not Required, but Probably Necessary to Shield Contracting Party from LiabilityNegligence
By: Melanie Rose
READ MOREJune 5, 2024
| Legal AlertViolation of the Oregon Insurance Code Sufficient to Give Rise to First-Party Claim for Emotional Distress DamagesBad Faith
By: Melanie Rose
READ MOREApril 2, 2024
| Legal AlertThe Washington State Supreme Court Rejects the Apex DoctrineCivil Procedure
By: Brian Schiewe
READ MOREFebruary 22, 2024
| Legal AlertPlaintiff’s Preexisting Medical Condition Does Not Always Require The “Substantial Factor” Jury InstructionNegligence
By: Josh Hayward
READ MOREJanuary 3, 2024
| Legal AlertWhen is a Landowner Allowed to Delegate the Duty of Care to an Independent Contractor to Ensure Others’ Safety?Jobsite InjuryPremises Liability
By: Brian Schiewe
READ MOREOctober 10, 2023
| Legal AlertCan a Medical Professional be Liable to a Patient’s Caregiver?Negligence
By: Melanie Gillette
READ MORESeptember 13, 2023
| Legal AlertAre Your Pre-Litigation UIM Investigations and Negotiations Setting You Up for Potential Attorney Fee Awards and Costs if Subsequent Litigation is Filed?Attorney FeesUM/UIM
By: Ashley Nagrodski
READ MOREJuly 26, 2023
| Legal AlertSurprise Scope Changes: How a Resulting Loss Clause Can Bring Unexpected Damage Back into CoverageBreach of ContractInsurance Defense
By: Firm Authorship
READ MOREJune 8, 2023
| Legal AlertDon’t Walk on Thin Ice: The Defense of Implied Primary Assumption of the Risk May Render Unavailable in Snow and Ice Slip and Fall CasesCommercial Liability DefensePremises Liability
By: Brian Schiewe
READ MOREMay 25, 2023
| Legal AlertA Contractual Defect: Washington Supreme Court Rules Contractual Time-Limitation Provision Unenforceable in Construction Defect CaseConstruction Defect LitigationStatute of Limitations
By: Brian Schiewe
READ MOREMay 18, 2023
| Legal AlertPlead it or Weep: You Can’t Assert a New Theory of Liability in Response to a Motion for Summary JudgmentNegligencePremises LiabilityProcedure
By: Josh Hayward
READ MOREApril 20, 2023
| Legal AlertWashington Supreme Court Examines the Use of Racial Bias in a Civil Jury TrialGeneral Litigation
By: Joy Lee
READ MOREApril 14, 2023
| Legal AlertThe Action Accrues at Breach: The Oregon Court of Appeals Refuses to Apply the Discovery Rule to Breach of Contract CasesConstruction Defect LitigationStatute of Limitations
By: Michael Staskiews
READ MOREApril 11, 2023
| Legal AlertMillay Preserved: Washington Court Rules No New Standard for Equitable TollingGeneral LiabilityProcedure
By: Firm Authorship
READ MOREApril 6, 2023
| Legal AlertThe Court Needs Your Autograph: Washington Court Rules A Party Must Personally Sign Requests for Trial De Novo in ArbitrationArbitrationGeneral Liability
By: Firm Authorship
READ MOREFebruary 1, 2023
| Legal AlertOregon Court of Appeals Rules Special Relationship Required for Purely “Psychic Damages” in Negligence ClaimsNegligence
By: Melanie Rose
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: Firm Authorship
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: Firm Authorship
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
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