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How Do We Select Judges?
By Hunter Emerick By all accounts, the Oregon Court of Appeals is one of the busiest intermediate appellate courts in the country. Almost any party aggrieved by a decision issued by an Oregon state jury, trial judge or administrative law judge has an absolute right to...
Senate Bill 558A: Changes to Oregon’s Foreclosure Laws
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...
Construction Contracts: Using Price Escalation Clauses to Address Rising Costs
While the housing industry appears to be on the rebound, contractors are now faced with a number of challenges in trying to meet the recent increase in work. One of the biggest challenges relates to significant price increases in building materials and products. Of...
Associate Attorney Honored as a Distinguished Graduate
On January 29, 2013, Jennifer Paul, an assoicate attorney in Saalfeld Griggs’ Employment and Litigation groups, was named the 2012-2013 National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA) Distinguished Graduate for Queen of Peace Elementary School. The NCEA...
Dental Industry Team Posts White Papers
Saalfeld Griggs’ Dental Industry Team has posted a selection of white papers for use by dental professionals in managing the legal aspects of their practices. They can be found on the Dental Industry Team page, or by clicking here.
To Play or Not to Play? That is the Question
By Christine Moehl Although Health Care Reform was originally effective in 2010, so far employers have experienced relatively minor changes to the rules applicable to their health care plans. The status quo will change drastically in 2014, when the "employer shared...
Absenteeism: Troublesome Traps and Tips to Avoid Tribulation
Absenteeism: Troublesome Traps and Tips to Avoid Tribulation By David Briggs We regularly hear from employers who want to terminate employees because their employee is frequently late or absent. Employers often become frustrated with an employee’s absences because the...
An Estate Planner’s Take on the 2012 American Taxpayer Relief Act
Out With the New and in With the Newer By Jeff Moore Like most of you, I too, put all of my New Year’s celebrations on hold until I finally heard that Congress passed the 2012 American Taxpayer Relief Act ("ATRA") on January 1, 2013, and saved the nation from the...
My Lease May Keep Me From Selling My Business?
By Doug Alexander & Mark Shipman Interestingly, many business owners don’t consider the importance of their lease or leases of business property when it comes to an eventual sale of the business. We see leases take many forms. They run the gamut from a simple...
Banking Law Alert: Forclosure Practices Violated WA Consumer Protection Act
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...