May 21st, 2010|
Excerpts of Rachel Tallon Reynolds’ article, The Robin Hood Taking and the Court of Standards, have been selected for inclusion in Fundamentals of Modern Property Law, 6th ed. (Foundation Press, forthcoming 2011) authored by Edward H. Rabin, Roberta Rosenthal Kwall, Jeffrey L. Kwall, and Craig Anthony Arnold.
The Robin Hood Taking article was originally developed for […]
May 11th, 2010|
After a 6 day trial in Federal District Court (Tacoma), an 8-person jury returned a defense verdict for partner Lori O’Tool. Lori was defending a high end window manufacturer against UCC-based warranty claims brought by a general contractor concerning 7 vacation homes built on the Washington coast. The general contractor asserted a […]
May 7th, 2010|
David Antal of Preg O’Donnell & Gillett obtained a directed verdict for the client, a restaurant and bar in Fife. The case was tried in April in Pierce County. The plaintiff claimed that management had over-served another customer who later assaulted her. Via an earlier filed summary judgment, the liquor liability claim was […]
May 5th, 2010|
Shannon McMinimee will be joining representatives from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Center on Reinventing Public Education, Teach for America, and Seattle Public Schools for a panel discussion on Equity and Education on May 10 at 4:00 pm at the University of Washington School of Law. The presentation is sponsored by the […]
May 4th, 2010|
Preg O’Donnell & Gillett is pleased to announce that Carlos A. Rasch joined the firm effective May 3, 2010. Carlos practices in Oregon, working out of our Portland office. In addition to his experience in defect law, Carlos has also handled complex mass tort cases involving catastrophic injuries, as well as other personal […]
April 14th, 2010|
Friday, April 23, 2010, Preg O’Donnell Gillett attorney Shannon McMinimee will speak at 3:30pm regarding the Dual Enrollment and Special Education Services related to Online Learning. Shannon is an officer for the Washington Council of School Attorneys and a frequent presenter at their semi-annual conferences.
February 28th, 2010|
David Antal and David Chawes successfully represented ICT Group, Inc., a multinational call center and outsourcing company based in Pennsylvania, in an appeal of a default judgment awarding over $400,000 to a plaintiff who had fallen in a parking lot. The Washington Court of Appeals, Division 3, ruled that the plaintiff had not properly […]
January 26th, 2010|
In a significant reversal of prior lower court authority, the Washington Supreme Court presented builders with a game-changing ruling on December 24, 2009, holding that a contractual arbitration agreement affecting interstate commerce preempts and trumps the Washington Condominium Act (“WCA”). In Satomi Owners Ass’n v. Satomi, LLC, Docket No. 80480-0, the Court held in 6-3 […]
January 1st, 2010|
Preg O’Donnell & Gillett is pleased to announce that Alexander S. Wylie became a member of the firm effective January 1, 2010. Alex practices in Oregon and Southern Washington, working out of our Portland office. His practice focuses on the defense of personal injury, construction defects, and product liability cases. Alex […]
December 30th, 2009|
In Oregon’s ongoing construction defect wars, plaintiffs appear to have won the battle over the economic loss doctrine. The tort of negligent construction is all but confirmed by the Oregon Supreme Court. Harris v. Suniga, 344 Or. 301, 180 P.3d 12 (2008). After the Oregon Supreme Court’s Harris decision, the main question is, can […]