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From the trenches of the justice system: Thoughts on Oregon elections

Posted on May 1, 2012 by admin

It happens every election cycle that non-law friends and others may be casting about on races on which they may not be familiar. Sometimes I weigh in–especially when bad ballot measures or obvious choices make me speak. I wear my … Continue reading →

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Western Culinary Institute Career Education Corp.-Order denying summary judgment and decertification

Posted on April 12, 2012 by admin

We’ve had requests for a copy of Judge Baldwin’s order denying defendants’ motions for summary judgment and to decertify the class. I’ve attached a pdf version here: Orders Denying Dfts Pending Motions 040512

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Judge denies defense motions in Career Education Corp Western Culinary Institute class action

Posted on April 7, 2012 by admin

Happy to report that Judge Baldwin denied defendants’ motions for summary judgment and to decertify the class in Surrett v. Western Culinary Institute, our consumer fraud class action for former Western Culinary Institute/Le Cordon Bleu Portland students. We’re very pleased. … Continue reading →

Posted in Career Education Corp, class action, Corporations running amok, David Sugerman, Oregon class action attorney, Oregon consumer attorney, Western Culinary Institute | 1 Comment

KBR’s concealment of discovery

Posted on April 5, 2012 by admin

Yesterday in our Qarmat Ali Vets case against KBR, we filed a motion for sanctions. The filing is here (pdf). The Memorandum (toward the bottom) lays it out in detail. Turns out that KBR concealed critically-important information about the Qarmat … Continue reading →

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Update: Consumer fraud class action Career Ed Corp and Western Culinary Institute

Posted on March 23, 2012 by admin

In blog comments, we have been asked for updates on this case, which is below. A few things. First. A better source of quick update is our firm Facebook page. Assuming you are an FB user, simply go here and … Continue reading →

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Patient safety and the Oregon Legislature

Posted on February 17, 2012 by admin

Good op-ed in today’s Oregonian here by my friend and colleague Michael Wise. No one wants to talk about patient safety and the estimated 98,000 patient deaths each year caused by medical errors. As I noted recently here, it’s time … Continue reading →

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Memo to the Oregon Legislature: Healthcare Transformation Starts with Patient Safety

Posted on February 8, 2012 by admin

The Oregon Legislature is back in session and grappling with proposed health care transformation. Yesterday, we learned that some legislators are more concerned about “defensive medicine” and putting an arbitrary limit on access to justice for Oregonians who are on … Continue reading →

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Twitter from the jury box in Brooklyn

Posted on January 30, 2012 by admin

My sleepy Monday started with full-on Twitter commentary emanating from a courtroom in Brooklyn. It seems that Ryan J. Davis (@RyanNewYork), a Brooklyn social media-active guy had gotten pulled into court for jury duty. Mr. Davis was live-tweeting voir dire–AKA … Continue reading →

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A modest proposal: Close your Umpqua Bank account

Posted on January 24, 2012 by admin

Great coverage here in today’s Oregonian by Brent Hunsberger regarding Umpqua Bank’s decision to cram mandatory arbitration down the throats of Umpqua customers. If you’re an Umpqua Bank customer, you might want to seriously consider moving your funds to a … Continue reading →

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Sen. Santorum and the hyporcisy of damage caps

Posted on January 7, 2012 by admin

I’ve heard so much about the Santorum surge and how he is a man of principle–a values candidate, a different kind of politician. Senator Santorum has been part of the echo chamber for caps on damages in medical injury lawsuits. … Continue reading →

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