Apr 27, 2018 | Employment Law, Litigation
By: David Briggs, Employment Law & Litigation Attorney Ten former employees of a medical-plan firm received a $5.1 million jury award after the company was found to have created a hostile work environment based on religion. In the case, the employees argued that...
Apr 26, 2018 | Banking, Creditors’ Rights & Bankruptcy, Litigation
By: Creditor’s Rights & Bankruptcy Practice Group The Ninth Circuit recently held that when a creditor attempts to collect from a debtor after the debtor has received a discharge from a U.S. Bankruptcy Court case, the creditor is not liable for civil...
Jun 27, 2017 | Company, Employment Law, Litigation, News
By: Randall Sutton The second increase in a series of minimum wage increases goes into effect July 1st with the largest wage jump of any year in the six-year cycle. As we have discussed previously, Oregon’s stair-stepping series of wage increases create a patchwork of...
Jun 14, 2017 | Banking, Financial Services, Litigation, News
By Creditor’s Rights & Bankruptcy Practice Group On June 12, 2017, in a decision written by newest Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch, the Supreme Court unanimously held that a party that purchases debts and then pursues collection activity on its own is...
Jun 8, 2017 | Banking, Financial Services, Litigation, News
By Litigation Practice Group It has been a busy day in Washington, D.C. Among the many goings-on in the nation’s capital, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Financial CHOICE Act (“CHOICE Act”) by a 233–186 vote. The CHOICE Act amends and/or eliminates many...
May 16, 2017 | Employment Law, Litigation, News
By Employment Law & Litigation Practice Group On April 20, 2017, Richard Cordray, the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”), announced that the CFPB was filing suit against the mortgage servicer Ocwen Financial Corporation (“Ocwen”)....
