by Jeremy Rickson | May 23, 2013 | Creditors’ Rights & Bankruptcy, Litigation, News
The Oregon Legislature approved Senate Bill 558A on May 22, 2013. The legislation is headed to the Governor Kitzhaber for signing. Senate Bill 558A contains a number of significant changes to Oregon’s foreclosure laws and dramatically expands the existing foreclosure...
by Jeremy Rickson | Mar 21, 2013 | Creditors’ Rights & Bankruptcy, Litigation, News
On February 28, 2013, the Washington Supreme Court issued its decision in Klem v. Washington Mutual Bank, et.al., holding the practices of the WaMu and Quality Loan Service Corporation of Washington (“Quality”) violated the Consumer Protection Act (CPA). Quality had...
by Jeremy Rickson | Feb 1, 2013 | Health Law, Litigation
HITECH Update: New HHS Rule Expands Notification Requirements for Breach of Privacy by Wayne Kinkade and David Briggs Saafeld Griggs PC Let’s face it; your employees can do things that make you shake your head. Like leaving a practice laptop in a car overnight, which...
by Robert J. Saalfeld | Jan 2, 2013 | Business & Taxation, Creditors’ Rights & Bankruptcy, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation, Employment Law, Estate Planning & Probate, Litigation, News
Although the so-called “fiscal cliff” was averted, certain payroll tax changes took effect on January 1, 2013. Employers should be aware of the following changes to Social Security and Medicare tax withholdings for wages earned in this new year: 1. Social Security –...
by Jeremy Rickson | Nov 28, 2012 | Litigation
Buyer Beware of Hidden City Liens By Shannon Raye Martinez SAALFELD GRIGGS PC Imagine this scenario. A developer and a buyer enter into an agreement for the “short sale” of a newly constructed home (i.e., the property is selling for less than the total amount of debt...
by Jeremy Rickson | Nov 28, 2012 | Litigation
The Price of Justice By Hunter B. Emerick Saalfeld Griggs PC My learning curve as a new member of the Board of Governors for the Oregon State Bar has been quite steep. The Board oversees many functions of the Bar, including attorney discipline, legal malpractice...
