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- Update Oregon court fees increases: Are we closing the courthouse doors? by Paul & Sugerman on Oct 2, 2009
Here’s the link to a report in The Oregonian posted on OregonLive about this week’s increase in filing fees in Oregon’s civil court system. Longer analysis here explaining the problem. The comments at OregonLive are a bit disconce...
- New on Oregon Class Action Blog: The curious tale of the tort reformer who filed his own class action by Paul & Sugerman on Aug 17, 2009
Wonders never cease. Here’s a blog post at the Oregon Class Action blog about the California tort reform advocate who filed a class action against the City of Sacramento for towing his illegally parked car. Can’t hardly wait to see how th...
- Oregon bleach-blonde luxury-litigator claim rejected by Paul & Sugerman on May 8, 2009
It’s one of those cases that causes those of us who represent consumers to shake our heads. An affluent woman who has been bleaching her hair since childhood sues an upscale salon for botched hair treatment. She seeks $50,000 in humiliation dam...
- Oregon liability insurance rates drop for doctors by Paul & Sugerman on May 4, 2009
Nice write up online for the Willamette Week here about how liability insurance rates for Oregon physicians fell. The study from the State of Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services dispels a major political myth. While it’s hard to...
- Large law firm rates $450 per hour for associate with no experience by Paul & Sugerman on Apr 22, 2009
I recently turned down a complex but interesting case that had been handled by a much larger firm. In hearing about the case, I asked the potential client how he had decided to have this firm handle his case. He explained that he felt like he needed...
- Lesson: Texas medical damage cap fails to lower consumer health costs by Paul & Sugerman on Apr 21, 2009
Texans are proud of doing things in a big way. Unfortunately, big, loud and proud sometimes misses the mark on the wisdom front. It happened again. In 2003, Texans went big and amended their state constitution to cap damages that can be recovered i...
- Twitter in the jury room by Paul & Sugerman on Apr 6, 2009
This report from an Arkansas trial closes the book on a recent clash between new media and jury trials. The trial judge ruled that a twitter users tweets were in bad taste but did not amount to misconduct. He declined to grant a new trial to Stoam...
