Dunn Carney News

Oregon Enacts Major Changes to Environmental Insurance Laws

Posted on June 12, 2013

June 2013 By: David Rossmiller   Oregon insurance and environmental contamination law has undergone major and far-reaching changes in favor of policyholders and landowners with the enactment of Senate Bill 814. The bill went into effect on June 10, 2013 … Continue reading →

Five Dunn Carney Attorneys Named to Chambers and Partners Oregon 2013 List

Posted on May 24, 2013

May 2013                                                     Portland, Ore. – Dunn Carney is pleased to announce that Tom Tongue, … Continue reading →

Heather Guthrie named to 2013 Five Star Professional List in Estate Planning

Posted on May 3, 2013

Portland, Ore. – Dunn Carney is pleased to announce that attorney Heather Guthrie was named to the 2013 Five Star Professional List in Estate Planning in Portland. This is the third year Heather has been named to this list.   Five … Continue reading →

Clearing the Haze for Employers on New Marijuana Laws

Posted on April 25, 2013

April 2013 With the passage of new state laws “legalizing” types of recreational marijuana use, there is renewed confusion for employers in Oregon and Washington over whether workers can still be terminated for testing positive for marijuana. While Washington and … Continue reading →

Dunn Carney Attorney Tom Tongue Speaks at OADC May 2, 2013 Seminar

Posted on April 22, 2013

Tom Tongue is a featured speaker at, “Representing Businesses in Litigation: Navigating Conflicts While Preserving Privileges,” a commercial practice seminar on May 2, 2013 presented by Oregon Association of Defense Counsel. The seminar will be held in the offices of … Continue reading →

Construction Contracts: Dos, Dont’s and Musts

Posted on April 12, 2013

Bill Joseph will speak on Contracts Dos, Don’ts and Musts at the April 26th Construction Industry Summit Sponsored by Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. on Friday April 26 at the Oregon Convention Center.  This will be a presentation of how to draft, … Continue reading →

New FMLA Model Forms and Notice Poster released by the U.S. Department of Labor

Posted on April 11, 2013

March 2013 By March 8, 2013, covered employers must display the updated Family Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) poster in all of their locations. The poster must be displayed in a conspicuous place where all employees and job applicants can see … Continue reading →

Who is in a Protected Class?

Posted on April 11, 2013

April 2013 You may have noticed in the news or on the internet frequent references to “protected classes.”  However, these references are often made without defining exactly who is in a “protected class.”  The civil rights laws prohibit discrimination against … Continue reading →

Construction Contracts: Dos, Dont’s and Musts

Posted on April 11, 2013

Bill Joseph will speak on Contracts Dos, Don’ts and Musts at the April 26th Construction Industry Summit Sponsored by Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. at the Oregon Convention Center.  This will be a presentation of how to draft, review and interpret … Continue reading →

2012 Jury Verdicts in Review: Ratio Between Noneconomic and Economic Damages

Posted on April 2, 2013

As defense attorneys and insurance professionals, we are bombarded with settlement demands asking for exorbitant sums in noneconomic damages relative to the economic harm actually suffered.  For example, in a personal injury case, the plaintiff may have incurred $6,000 in … Continue reading →