Oregon Legal Research Blog

Published on: December 29, 2011

Honda Civic Hybrid Lawsuit: Small Claims Court vs. Class Action Settlement

By Laura Orr

…its claimed fuel economy, and she isn’t satisfied with a proposed settlement. So she’s trying a new approach to litigation. Heather Peters is an angry consumer who knows she…

Published on: January 17, 2018

Writer, Director John Waters to Keynote AALL Annual Meeting in Baltimore, July 2018

By Laura Orr

…censorship litigation experiences, so he likely has talked in the past about those. The Keynote speech should itself become a great topic for discussion at the usually, um, memorable Fastcase…

Published on: January 8, 2013

Law of Elvis on His Birthday, January 8th

By Laura Orr

According to some reports, Elvis was one of the least litigious superstars in the U.S. and maybe the world, and that most Elvis litigation occurred after his death. Whether…

Published on: December 1, 2006

By Laura Orr

…may be open to discovery during litigation because of changes in federal law, according to attorney Barney Robinson of Butler Snow, O’Mara, Stevens & Cannada, PLLC. “Mountains of data will…

Published on: June 24, 2016

Copyright Tools for Libraries and Librarians (ALA)

By Laura Orr

First: Librarians, please do not make legal decisions, copyright or otherwise, for your employer (or your own business for that matter) if there is possible litigation down the road….

Published on: September 14, 2006

By Laura Orr

…and mouthfuls, the Briefs section has some good research leads. One is to the new Ater Wynn Business Litigation Blog and the other is to an updated publication released…

Published on: March 14, 2014

Access to Justice: The Center, the Conference, the Index, the Blog

By Laura Orr

The Center: National Center for Access to Justice The Conference: Equal Justice Conference (Portland, Oregon, April 30-May 3, 2014) (there is a Self-Represented Litigation Network Educational Program on Wednesday,…

Published on: June 13, 2006

By Laura Orr

Brace Yourself Bridget: While reading the latest issue of “Oregon Litigation & Arbitration Reports” from Jury Verdicts Northwest, I’m struck (no pun intended) yet again by the number of…

Published on: May 1, 2006

By Laura Orr

Mandamus in Land Use Cases: The latest issue (Spring 2006, vol 25, #1) of the OSB “Litigation Journal,” has an article by Mark Fucile on “Mandamus in Land…

Published on: January 25, 2006

By Laura Orr

…such as sample retainer agreements and checklists for apportioning tasks? You can find a copy of this report of the ABA Section of Litigation at the Modest Means Task…