by Greg Reinert | Mar 1, 2022
The Oregon Court of Appeals and Supreme Court decisions regarding Yeatts v. Polygon Northwest Company, have significantly shaped the application of Oregon’s Employer Liability Law (ELL). The claim arose out of a worksite injury to Arthur Yeatts, an employee of Wood...
by Jaimie Fender | Jan 30, 2022
MacMillan, Scholz & Marks attorney Jaimie A. Fender chairs the Oregon Association of Defense Counsel’s (OADC) Women in Law Affinity Group (WIL). In the latest issue of OADC’s quarterly magazine “The Verdict,” Fender introduces an ongoing...
by Leslie Kocher-Moar | Dec 2, 2021
On December 1, 2021, the Oregon Court of Appeals issued an opinion affirming a defense verdict in the case of Roberta Haas and Kevin Haas v. The Estate of Mark Steven Carter and State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company. On appeal, Leslie A. Kocher-Moar of...
by MSM Legal | Nov 9, 2021
U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers recently announced their 2022 “Best Law Firms” rankings. We are pleased to report that MacMillan, Scholz & Marks garnered a Tier 1 designation in the Portland, Oregon area for construction litigation. U.S. News also...
by Jaimie Fender | Oct 5, 2021
In the complex landscape of multi-party construction defect litigation, tendering to all applicable insurers is a must, and the Additional Insured tender pick-up is the most desired outcome. Like any coveted commodity, accessibility is generally restricted. No matter...
by Annapurna Raman | Sep 21, 2021
ORS 31.710(1) provides for a cap of $500,000 on noneconomic damages. On its face, the statutory cap applies to personal injury cases and wrongful death cases. Until 2016, case law held that the cap was unconstitutional when applied to common-law personal injury claims...
