Oct 31, 2019 | Banking, Creditors’ Rights & Bankruptcy, Financial Services, Litigation
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...
Oct 30, 2019 | Banking, Litigation, News
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...
Oct 29, 2019 | Agri-Business, News
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,...
Oct 23, 2019 | Construction, Food for thought
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...
Oct 21, 2019 | Awards, Events, News
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,...
Oct 17, 2019 | Construction, Litigation
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...
Sep 25, 2019 | Employment Law, News
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....
Sep 18, 2019 | Agri-Business, Financial Services
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...
Sep 6, 2019 | Employment Law, Events
When: Wednesday, October 16, 2019 | 8:00 am – 4:00 pm (Registration to start at 7:30 am. Reception to follow seminar until 4:45 pm.) Where: Salem Convention Center Why Attend? It’s been an eventful year for Oregon employers. We’ll update you on the latest...
