by Jeremy Rickson | Nov 7, 2019 | Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation, News
By: Randall Cook, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Attorney On November 6, 2019, the IRS announced the annual cost-of-living dollar adjustments applicable to retirement plans beginning January 1, 2020. The full list of adjustments is contained in IRS...
by Jeremy Rickson | Oct 31, 2019 | Agri-Business, Litigation, News, Winery/Vineyard/Brewery
By: Creditor’s Rights & Bankruptcy & Litigation Practice Groups Right to Farm in Oregon Oregon has a strong right to farm policy that began in the early 1970’s. In 1993 the Oregon legislature established a right to farm law that protects growers from...
by Jeremy Rickson | Oct 31, 2019 | Banking, Creditors’ Rights & Bankruptcy, Financial Services, Litigation
By: Creditor’s Rights & Bankruptcy & Litigation Practice Groups In early September 2019, after about six hours of deliberation, a federal jury awarded a Portland, Oregon man $101,000 in non-economic damages against Wells Fargo Bank for violation of the...
by Jeremy Rickson | Oct 30, 2019 | Banking, Litigation, News
By Erich M. Paetsch, Creditors’ Rights & Bankruptcy and Litigation Attorney Two very different courts recently issued opinions on issues routinely impacting financial institutions. In Multnomah County, a jury considered whether a financial institution should...
by Jeremy Rickson | Oct 29, 2019 | Agri-Business, News
By Creditors’ Rights & Bankruptcy and Litigation Practice Groups This just in! The USDA has finally issued its long-awaited draft rules and regulations establishing a domestic hemp production program in the United States. These regulations, once finalized,...
