PORTLAND, Ore. (Legal Newsline) -- A federal judge ruled last month that an Oregon homeowner could not sue following a completed trustee sale of his property.
SALEM, Ore. (Legal Newsline) -- Oregon Supreme Court Chief Justice Thomas Balmer says he plans on asking lawmakers for funds to restore the state's court system.
Croskey SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - The California Supreme Court has declined to review a state appeals court's decision upholding a $13.8 million punitive damages award to a woman who died of lung cancer.
SALEM, Ore. (Legal Newsline) - Cigarette maker Philip Morris USA Inc. must pay the state of Oregon 60 percent of a $79.5 million punitive damages award, plus interest, in a 14-year-old case against the company.
Kroger SALEM, Ore. (Legal Newsline) - The Oregon Supreme Court has referred a ballot measure asking residents to vote on a petition that would phase out taxes on higher-valued estates back to state Attorney General John Kroger for modification.
Walters SALEM, Ore. (Legal Newsline) - The Oregon Supreme Court said last month that a trial court erred in excluding evidence that a defendant charged in a fatal auto accident was intoxicated at the time.
SALEM, Ore. (Legal Newsline) - The Oregon Supreme Court, in a ruling earlier this month, reaffirmed its opinion upholding a nearly $9 million verdict against a group of insurance companies.
SALEM, Ore. (Legal Newsline) -- The Oregon Supreme Court has upheld an $8 million judgment in a class-action lawsuit against a group of insurance companies.
Kistler SALEM, Ore. (Legal Newsline) - The Oregon Supreme Court last month remanded a case involving insureds who were in the business of dismantling decommissioned ships on the Willamette River near Portland to the state's Court of Appeals.
Kistler PORTLAND, Ore. (Legal Newsline) - The Oregon Supreme Court has reversed the judgment of two lower courts in a case that questions the definition of a "roof" within the context of a homeowner's insurance policy.
Oregon Supreme Court justices SALEM, Ore. (Legal Newsline)-Oregon employers are not required to make accommodations for legal medical marijuana users, the state Supreme Court ruled late this week, drawing praise from business groups.
Oregon Supreme Court justices SALEM, Ore. (Legal Newsline)-The Oregon Supreme Court on Wednesday will hear arguments over a long-running case involving the state's landmark land-use law Measure 37.
Oregon Supreme Court justices SALEM, Ore. (Legal Newsline)-The Oregon Supreme Court has tweaked language for two ballot measures aimed at raising $733 million from higher taxes on businesses and high-income earners.
Oregon Supreme Court justices SALEM, Ore. (Legal Newsline)-The Oregon State Bar is asking that a personal injury attorney in Portland be disbarred for failing to pay settlements or awards to his clients.
Floyd Prozanski (D) SALEM, Ore. (Legal Newsline)-Oregonians injured by defective products would have 10 years from the date of purchase to sue manufacturers instead of the current eight years, under legislation the state Senate approved Tuesday.
James Copland WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)-The U.S. Supreme Court's decision not to hear an appeal of a $79.5 million punitive damages award against tobacco company Altria Group Inc.'s Philip Morris USA unit could signal an "uphill battle" for tort reform efforts, a leading expert said.
Sal Esquivel (R) SALEM, Ore. (Legal Newsline)-Oregon trial lawyers, on the heels of their Senate victory to boost public lawsuit caps, have asked state lawmakers to increase the statute of limitations on product liability cases and allow plaintiffs' attorneys to seek increased damages in personal injury cases.
Floyd Prozanski (D) SALEM, Ore. (Legal Newsline)-The Oregon state Senate on Monday handily approved legislation that could allow plaintiffs to sue state and local governments for more money than currently allowed under the state's public liability cap.