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How A Winery Initially Got Around Oregon’s Strict Right to Farm Act to Complain About the Odor of a Neighboring Marijuana Farm
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...
Warning…Do Not Delay Correcting Credit Reports After Notice of Fraud
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 Fair...
Lessons from Court: The Fair Credit Reporting Act and Washington State Securities Act
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 pay...
News Update: USDA Issues Draft Hemp Rules
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, will...
Summer at Saalfeld Griggs: The Law Clerk/Associate Experience
By: Matthew Stevenson, Law Clerk Choosing the perfect summer clerkship can be like drawing a number out of a hat – you never know what you are getting yourself into until you see it for yourself. It is hard to tell whether the work will be engaging or whether law...
Women in Business 2019: Saalfeld Griggs Celebrates 10 Years of Promoting Females in leadership
Cake cutting, toasting and networking with some of Salem's most inspiring women is just a few of the ways Saalfeld Griggs celebrated the 10th Anniversary of their annual Women in Business event on September 26th, 2019. With ten years of growth and refinement, this...
Special Conditions to Insurance Coverage—Have You Carefully Reviewed Your Agreements to Confirm You Comply?
By: Daniel S. Reynolds, Litigation Attorney Every insurance policy contains obligations with which an insurer must comply to receive coverage of a claim. Increasingly, however, insurance policies contain special “conditions precedent” for construction contractors to...
DOL Issues New Overtime Rule Raising Minimum Salary Threshold for Exempt Employees
By: Randall Sutton, Employment Law & Litigation Attorney Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”), employees paid on a salary basis and performing qualifying duties can be classified as “exempt” from overtime and other requirements of the wage and hour laws. To...
USDA Announces Hemp Crop Insurance Available for 2020 Growing Year
By Creditors' Rights & Bankruptcy and Litigation Practice Groups The USDA’s Risk Management Program recently announced the availability of crop insurance coverage for hemp grown for fiber, flower, or seeds only, available for certain industrial hemp growers in areas...