A nationwide federal class action was filed in a breach of contract lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon against Berkley North Pacific Group, Berkley Insurance Company, W.R. Berkley Corporation, and Continental Western Insurance Company. The action is filed on behalf of James Beard award-winning chef Naomi Pomeroy’s celebrated restaurant Beast and all similarly-situated restaurants with business interruption insurance from the insurers.

Law360 published an article, “Law Offices Win Cert. in Digital Receptionist Billing Suit,” on April 24, 2020 regarding an Oregon federal court certifying a class action against Ruby Receptionists.

An Oregon federal court certified a class action in McKenzie Law Firm et al. v. Ruby Receptionists, Inc., USDC D. OR, Case No. 3:18-cv-1921-SI on April 24, 2020.

Stoll Berne has been recognized by the Chambers USA 2020 Guide as a top (Band 1) General Commercial Litigation – Oregon firm as well as seven individual lawyers ranked in both General Commercial Litigation and Real Estate.

Stoll Berne filed a friend of the court (amicus) brief on Monday, March 30, 2020 on behalf of Former Federal Immigration Judges and Members of the Board of Immigration Appeals in support of

Stoll Berne received Benchmark Litigation’s award for Oregon Firm of the Year for 2020.

Stoll Berne received Benchmark Litigation’s awards for Impact Case of the Year for the firm’s work in the Aequitas matter.

Stoll Berne attorney Keith Dubanevich presented at the March 12, 2020 Multnomah Bar Association CLE. Keith, along with John Dunbar of Dunbar Law LLC, and Beverly Pearman of the Port of Portland, discussed, “Deposing the Organization.”

A United States District Court Judge has granted final approval of a settlement in the Premera data breach lawsuit, which arose after Premera was the target of an external criminal-cyberattack that

Stoll Berne attorney Ben Leedy presented at the Law Seminars International Commercial Real Estate Leases conference. The conference was held February 6-7, 2020 in Portland.

Stoll Berne attorney Keith Dubanevich was quoted in a January 9, 2020 article in the Oregonian. The article, “Ruby Receptionist faces $30 million lawsuit for allegedly overcharging clients,” can be found here.

Stoll Berne, along with 10 individual attorneys, were recently selected to be included in the 2020 edition of Benchmark Litigation, a definitive source for America’s leading litigation firms and attorneys.

Elizabeth Bailey has joined the law office of Stoll Berne as an associate attorney. Her practice will focus on complex litigation matters.

Stoll Berne attorney Jen Wagner has been named as the firm’s new Co-Managing Shareholder.

The Portland Business Journal recognized Stoll Berne as the top philanthropist company in Portland for the 2018 financial year in the Small Company Category.

On September 18, 2019, Stoll Berne attorneys Josh Ross and Lydia Anderson-Dana represented two directors of the Alpenrose Dairy businesses in a five day preliminary injunction hearing in Multnomah County Circuit Court.

The Portland Business Journal is holding their inaugural “Thought Leaders Live: Business Strategies for 2020” on October 16, 2019 from 7:30-9:30 a.m. in downtown Portland. Tim DeJong will serve as a panelist member. Andy Davis and Tim DeJong each are a contributing author to the guide.

Stoll Berne is excited to announce that fifteen of our attorneys were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America©2020 as well as three Shareholders named as Portland, Oregon’s Lawyers of the Year.

Plaintiffs and Airbnb have reached a settlement in a lawsuit, filed in March 2017, alleging that Airbnb’s policies allowed its hosts to discriminate against African Americans and deny them access to accommodations by using guests’ photographs and full names to review reservation requests in violation of Oregon’s Public Accommodation laws.