Nov 28, 2012 | Litigation
Expedited Civil Jury Trials: A Welcome Change? By Erich M. Paetsch Saalfeld Griggs PC The civil jury trial is rapidly disappearing in court rooms across the United States. Oregon is no exception. For example, one report stated that less than one percent of civil cases...
Nov 28, 2012 | Litigation
Employers Face New Liability for Skipping Rest Breaks By Randall P. Sutton Saalfeld Griggs PC Give me a break! That’s what both employees and employers will be saying in light of a recent decision by the Oregon Court of Appeals that encourages employees to sue for...
Nov 28, 2012 | Litigation
Are You Secure? Perfection and Its Consequences Under Revised Article Nine By Erich M. Paetsch Saalfeld Griggs PC On July 1, 2001 Oregon enacted into law Revised Article Nine of the Uniform Commercial Code. Revised Article Nine, like its predecessor, governs the...
Nov 28, 2012 | Litigation
Appearance Policies – Is Making Up Hard to Do? By Randall P. Sutton Saalfeld Griggs PC Under the employment discrimination laws, men and women are not supposed to be treated differently. But men and women are different. This can make for some uneasy legal...
Nov 28, 2012 | Business & Taxation, Litigation
When a Release Does Not Release When businesses resolve disputes or potential disputes short of a verdict, the one thing they desire is finality. What use is all the time, money and energy it takes to resolve or prevent a dispute, if the same or related issue can rear...
