Recent Blog Posts
SYSTEMIC ISSUES APPARENT IN PORTLAND PEDESTRIAN DEATH DATA
Systemic issues and the disproportionate impact they have on particular communities within our American population and society are at the forefront of our collective mind and important discussions are being had on a national level right now. As attorneys, our local bar associations and courts are cognizant of and working to better understand and… Read More »
DAYLIGHT SAVING: A DANGEROUS TIME
Daylight Saving Time has a measurable impact on our lives. On November 1, 2020, we “fell back”—gaining an hour of sleep. It also, though, started getting darker even earlier in the day. Pushback has led governments worldwide to consider scrapping Daylight Saving Time, due to well-documented negative effects on people’s moods, sleep, and general… Read More »
CLARK COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT JURY TRIALS SUSPENDED TO AT LEAST JANUARY 10, 2021
Clark County Superior Court has recognized that with the increasing surge in COVID-19 infections in our county and across the country, it is again necessary to completely suspend jury trials, both criminal and civil, until at least January 10, 2021. The basis for last week’s new Emergency Order is expressed by the Presiding Judge of the… Read More »
A WINTER DRIVING REMINDER FOR WASHINGTON & OREGON
For anyone asking themselves whether I wrote about this last year, the answer is yes, I did. Nonetheless, a reminder about a recurring, annual safety issue can’t hurt. The Stark Family’s oft-repeated words (yes, I know Game of Thrones ended forever ago) will soon be ringing true – “winter is coming.” When it arrives… Read More »
CASE UPDATE: GERLACH V. COVE APARTMENTS, LLC
Washington’s Supreme Court recently issued a decision clarifying injury law in a residential landlord-tenant relationship. Previously, there has been confusion over whether the law—specifically Washington’s statutory Residential Landlord Tenant Act (RLTA), Ch. 59.18 RCW, and the common law implied warranty of habitability—could provide a legal basis for liability when an unsafe condition injured the… Read More »
LANGUAGE BARRIERS AND CONNECTING WITH CLIENTS
Even under the best of circumstances, there is a constant struggle for personal injury attorneys to help forge a connection between our clients, their stories, and a judge, jury, arbitrator, or other party involved in their case. GIVING ACCESS TO JUSTICE TO PEOPLE WHO CAN’T AFFORD IT For me, part of what makes this… Read More »
TRIAL BY ZOOM
Earlier in the COVID-19 tempest we wrote about many of the things our firm has been able to do to keep cases moving forward – using Zoom (mostly) and other videoconferencing platforms to meet with clients, take and defend depositions, mediate and arbitrate cases, and attend court hearings. We’ll now add one more to the list, having completed our… Read More »
HEALTH INSURANCE ANNUAL REMINDER: DO YOU HAVE IT?
Affordable Care Act (ACA) health insurance plans for individuals “open enrollment” extends from November 1, 2020 through December 15, 2020 (these dates for the federal market window; some states have longer enrollment periods). This is a blog that I tend to re-write every year. I apologize for the repetitiveness of it. No, on second… Read More »
MY OWN 40-YEAR JOURNEY
Last month my partner, Bill Thayer, pondered his forty year career. The post, entitled “Forty Years – The Blink of an Eye” provided a peek inside the mind of one of the greatest most honest and humble men I know. As he shared his experience adapting from type-writers and carbon paper to digital voice dictation,… Read More »
DOES MY BUSINESS INSURANCE COVER LOST INCOME DURING THE COVID-19/CORONAVIRUS SHUTDOWN?
We as a community—a global community—are in the midst of an unprecedented situation. Entire economies were shut down for several months while nations sought the best way to manage and navigate a deadly virus amid a global pandemic. Governments, including our own, temporarily shut down many businesses which were unable to operate from home…. Read More »
