The Governor signed HB 2316 on May 9th, 2007 (previously blogged here). Effective January 1, 2008, the Small Claims Court limit is raised from $5,000 to $7,500. This…
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Mr. Small Claims Court (in Canada)
October 2011 ABA Journal article, by Stephanie Francis Ward: “Mr. Small Claims’ Makes a Career on Volume” (Note: Small claims court $$ limits vary from state to state….
LegalLinks from OSB: Small Claims, Animal Law, Legal Myths, and MORE
If you haven’t tried out the streaming video at the Oregon State Bar’s (OSB) website, now’s the time to make yourself comfortable and settle in for 30 minutes…
Oregon Small Claims Court Limit Raised Oct 1, 2011: Now $10,000
I was reminded recently to repost this information about the increased jurisdictional limit in the Oregon Small Claims Court. Link to my previous blog post…
Small Claims Court and the Single (But Hopeful) Litigant
If you’ve never had the pleasure of chuckling over a coffee and the London Review of Books Personals ads (some also collected in this book, featured in…
Affordable Lawyers: What Did Your County Law Library Do For You Today?
Question: WHO uses the Oregon county law libraries and for what purpose(s)? Answer: Thousands of people use the Oregon county law libraries, because no other publicly accessible library…
Oregon Small Claims Court Limit Raised to $10,000
Please note corrected effective date for this law – and thank you to the lawyers who alerted me to this! The Oregon Small Claims Court jurisdictional limit has…
HALT’s 2011 Small Claims Report Card
Read HALT’s 2011 Small Claims Report Card. Read about HALT (“HALT (Help Abolish Legal Tyranny) – an Organization of Americans for Legal Reform, Inc. was founded in…
Legal Help for Pro Se Litigants from the Oregon State Bar
The Oregon State Bar (OSB) Information and Referral Service can refer you to an attorney who will handle your case OR they can refer you to a coach….
Free Law Books Online: Findlaw and Nolo
If there is a particular book you want and you know its title, you can check library catalogs or run a web search or ask a law librarian…
Oregon Legal Research Blog

