Washington Court of Appeals Holds That Default Judgment Should Have Been Set Aside
In Vanderstoep v. Guthrie, the Clark County Superior Court entered a default judgment against defendants which included approximately $70,000 in economic damages and $300,000 in noneconomic damages. After the Superior Court refused to set aside the default, an appeal...
Defense Verdict in Federal Court Dance Team Trial
MacMillan Scholz & Marks Shareholder, Robert Scholz, obtained a defense jury verdict for his client in the U.S. District Court in connection with the Lakeridge Pacer dance team trial that concluded last week. Mr. Scholz’s client was a volunteer parent associated...
“Attorneys Fee Tort Claim Trap” by Megan Ferris, featured in CLM Construction Claims Magazine (Fall 2017)
“Attorney Fee Tort Claim Trap” CLM Construction Claims Magazine (Fall 2017)
Megan Ferris Named Fellow of Construction Lawyers Society of America
Megan Ferris, a shareholder with MacMillan, Scholz & Marks, has been selected as a Fellow of the Construction Lawyers Society of America (CLSA). The CLSA is an invitation-only international honorary association composed of preeminent lawyers specializing in...
Megan Ferris Named in the 2018 Best Lawyers in America Guide
MacMillan, Scholz & Marks is delighted to announce that Megan Ferris, a shareholder with the firm, has been included in the 2018 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Megan was recognized for her competence in the area of construction litigation. Since it was...
Christine Reinert Named to Super Lawyers Rising Stars List
MacMillan, Scholz & Marks is pleased to report that Christine Reinert was honored in the 2017 issue of Oregon Super Lawyers magazine. The publication identifies the top attorneys in Oregon, as chosen by their peers and through the research of Super Lawyers, which...
Oregon Court of Appeals Again Upholds Product Liability Statute of Repose
In Lunsford v. Dynacco, et al., plaintiff brought product liability claims against Dynacco and others, alleging plaintiff’s decedent died as a result of exposure to benzene-containing products. MS&M defended Dynacco and obtained dismissal of all claims based on...
Megan Ferris has been invited to join the Claims and Litigation Management Alliance
MacMillan Scholz & Marks PC is pleased to announce that Megan Ferris has been invited to join the prestigious Claims and Litigation Management Alliance. The CLM is a nonpartisan alliance comprised of thousands of insurance companies, corporations, Corporate...
Oregon Supreme Court issues significant opinion in Horton v. OHSU
On May 5, 2016, the Oregon Supreme Court issued its opinion in Horton v. OHSU, SC S061992 (May 5, 2016). It is 141 pages long and significantly changes Oregon law. In summary: Plaintiff obtained a jury verdict in a medical malpractice case of approximately...
Implied Waiver of Subrogation
by Leslie Kocher-Moar and Chelsey Thorne It has been over ten years since Koch v. Spann, 193 Or.App. 608, 92 P.3d 146 (2004) was decided, but is still often cited in insurance subrogation cases. In this seminal subrogation case, the Oregon Court of Appeals declined...
Brownstone Homes Condo. Assn. v. Brownstone Forest Heights, LLC, et al. and Capital Specialty Insurance Co.
by Megan L. Ferris and Kristin M. Welsh The Oregon Supreme Court in Brownstone Homes Condo. Assn. v. Brownstone Forest Heights, LLC, and Capital Specialty Insurance Co., 358 Or 223 (2015) recently overruled more than forty years of precedent (Stubblefield v. St. Paul...
West Hills v. Oregon Auto & Impact on Insurer’s Evaluation of Tenders Made Pursuant to Ongoing Operations Endorsement
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...