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Recent Cases

Ebner v. Morse Bros., Inc.
(U.S. District Court, District of Oregon, 2009)
Mr. Kent was engaged by a returning Marine, a veteran of the Iraq War, when the Marine's pre-deployment employer failed to reinstate him. The firm filed a lawsuit on behalf of the Marine in federal court based on the veterans' employment protections in USERRA. The company denied liability. After some discovery, the case was resolved with the aid of a federal court judge and a judicial settlement conference setting.

 

Door Supply v. Alliance Door Products
(State of Oregon, Multnomah County Circuit Court, 2008)
The firm was engaged to pursue civil claims for trade secrets violations, breach of contract, and interference with existing economic relationships when a local manufacturing firm was nearly put out of business by a competitor. After some contentious document discovery and the depositions of former and current employees of the interfering competitor, the case was resolved by mediation.

 

Harris v. Powers
(Arbitration, Arbitration Service of Portland, 2008)
The firm handled successful arbitration on behalf of a hopeful buyer of a multimillion-dollar home when the seller refused to return the earnest money after the failure of certain conditions of the proposed sale. The arbitrator ruled in favor of the firm's client, awarding return of the $100,000 earnest money, prejudgment interest, costs and attorney fees.