Debates about whether statements of opinion can be a basis for a misrepresentation span centuries.
Robert Shlachter and Tim DeJong’s article, “Recent Oregon decisions address the issue of sequencing discovery in trade secrets cases: Is the plaintiff entitled to discovery from defendant before plaintiff identities its own trade
Local attorneys Jim Finn and Gary Berne make the case in this co-authored guest column to serve as a Court Appointed Special Advocate.
Stoll Berne attorney Cody Berne authored an article in the October 2015 edition of the Oregon State Bar Bulletin.
Gary Berne’s article alerts Oregon lawyers to an important case about arbitration agreements. One of the parties thought there was a specific agreement to arbitrate a single issue.
Andrew Davis and Benjamin Leedy co-authored chapter 17, “Commercial Purchase and Sale Agreements,” for the Oregon Real Estate Deskbook, Oregon State Bar, 2015
Elder financial abuse is the theft or conversion of money or other property by caregivers, relatives or other people. The number and complexity of elder financial abuse reports has grown
Steve Berman’s article on risks with pursuing both legal and equitable claims in breach of contract cases was published in the Spring 2015 edition of the Oregon State Bar’s Litigation Journal.
Despite recent U.S. Supreme Court cases, class actions are still a viable way to challenge widespread corporate wrongdoing.
In this Oregon State Bar Bulletin column, Gary Berne discusses the recent case Crimson Trace Corp. v. Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, 335 Or 476 (May 30, 2014) and its impact on whether clients have a
It’s a rainy Thursday morning in May, and you are meeting with a new client…
“Recent disasters involving railroad shipments of crude oil have raised concerns about the impact of accidents involving trains carrying oil to refineries, terminals and ports in the Pacific Northwest.”
“A strict interpretation of the Oregon mediation statutes and evidence code trumps ethical considerations and gives protection to lawyers who have been sued for malpractice. That is the message from
With all the new apps available for the iPad and other tablets, a lawyer and assisting paralegal can do much more visual advocacy on his or her own.
Tim DeJong, an intellectual property litigator with Stoll Berne and amateur musician, was featured in an Oregon Business Magazine article about lawyers playing in bands.
Jurors, trial judges, and arbitrators have grown to expect that lawyers will use technology in the courtroom to help present the evidence. As a result, lawyers must know how to
Steve Larson talks with Suzanne Stevens of the Portland Business Journal about the recent power outage in downtown Portland.
Legal fees may be inevitable for some businesses but they can be managed and minimized.
Although electronic discovery has been a regular part of litigation for many years, it remains a daunting task.
Tim DeJong discusses and promotes the District of Oregon’s Pro Bono Program in his article written in For the District of Oregon, a quarterly newsletter of the Oregon Chapter of the Federal Bar
