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On Behalf of Chenoweth Law Group LLC | Feb 5, 2016 | Civil Appeals
The Oregon Court of Appeals recently reviewed a case regarding whether the provider of electrical requirements for a facility that produced semiconductors was liable for damages occurring in relation to an outage in 2007. The plaintiffs in the case contended that the...
On Behalf of Chenoweth Law Group LLC | Jan 29, 2016 | Civil Litigation
Guns are a hot topic politically and with regard to the law, but shooting ranges who offer legal options for firearms practice shouldn't have any problems. The issue is that it can be difficult to know whether you are following the law as a shooting range, because so...
On Behalf of Chenoweth Law Group LLC | Jan 22, 2016 | Civil Appeals
It's a growing trend among companies to have employees and customers sign contracts that include arbitration agreements. In an arbitration agreement, a person usually agrees that any legal matter will be heard by a third-party arbitrator and not a court. One case...
On Behalf of Chenoweth Law Group LLC | Jan 15, 2016 | Federal Appeals
Obviously, the trail to the Supreme Court of the United States is slightly different for each case that makes it there, but SCOTUS has provided a theoretical example on its blog to illustrate how the procedure works. The example begins with a man suing his employer,...
On Behalf of Chenoweth Law Group LLC | Jan 8, 2016 | Civil Litigation
If you've watched any amount of television or movies, then you've probably seen some courtroom drama play out on the screen. While the manner in which court is depicted in fictional stories is often more dramatic than real life, some elements are consistent. For...
On Behalf of Chenoweth Law Group LLC | Jan 1, 2016 | Civil Appeals
A recent case heard by the Oregon Court of Appeals involved a family of four. The family originally brought a civil complaint to the lower court, and the court dismissed the claims. The appeal alleged that the lower court erred in the dismissal of the claims.The...
On Behalf of Chenoweth Law Group LLC | Dec 24, 2015 | Civil Appeals
Whether you're managing a construction site or dealing with protected land, stormwater runoff might be a concern. Oregon provides some regulations and policies for managing stormwater runoff, and failing to do so correctly can result in litigation, appeals and...
On Behalf of Chenoweth Law Group LLC | Dec 18, 2015 | Civil Litigation
The information that you and your attorney present at trial matters in the eventual outcome of a case, but so does the way that information is presented. The rules of evidence matter during both the trial itself and during any appeals processes. Understanding how to...
On Behalf of Chenoweth Law Group LLC | Dec 11, 2015 | Civil Litigation
One of the state of Oregon's natural resources is its forests. Tourists come to visit the beautiful forests, and companies log the forests in keeping with laws. Numerous activities in the forest generate resources and money for the state, so maintaining the forests is...
On Behalf of Chenoweth Law Group LLC | Dec 4, 2015 | Civil Appeals
Did you know that the rules published by the Oregon Court of Appeals to govern how appeals are entered and argued take up over 200 pages of text? The rules are known as the Oregon Rules of Appellate Procedure, or ORAP, and they can be amended at any time by the Oregon...
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