by Megan Ferris | Sep 6, 2015
West Hills Development Company v. Chartis Claims, Inc., et al., and Oregon Automobile Insurance Company, 273 Or App 155 (2015) by Megan Ferris and Kristin Welsh In West Hills Development Company v. Chartis Claims, Inc., et al., and Oregon Automobile Insurance Company...
by Megan Ferris | Nov 20, 2014
As discussed below, two recent Oregon Court of Appeals decisions have shed further light on statute of repose and litigation issues in construction defect cases. The two companion cases are Riverview Condo. Ass’n v. Cypress Ventures, Inc., No. 100710713, 2014 WL...
by Megan Ferris | Sep 19, 2014
In Oregon, a factor in any common law indemnity claim is the evaluation of, as between the two parties, which party’s negligence was active and primary versus passive and secondary. How that test or factor is applied to any particular set of facts, however, varies on...
by Megan Ferris | May 22, 2014
A recent opinion by Oregon District Court Judge Michael H. Simon established that the Oregon District Court would adhere to precedent established in the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, refusing to recognize a federal privilege with respect to medical peer...
by Megan Ferris | Apr 27, 2014
MacMillan Scholz & Marks P.C. is pleased to report that shareholder Megan Ferris was one of four Oregon attorneys recently selected by the Oregon State Bar Litigation Section to be recognized as a “Rising Litigator.” Megan received this award at the OSB...
