Oregon Business Litigation Blog
Features litigation news and posts about legal issues for Oregon in-house counsel, business executives, human resource managers and others.
Author: Lori Irish Bauman and Roger Dunaway are of counsel and Kathryn Feldman and Stephen Kennedy are partners at Ater Wynne in Portland, Ore.
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Recent Posts from Oregon Business Litigation Blog
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Washington State’s new reseller permit system begins January 1, 2010
Currently Washington businesses that purchase items for resale may self-issue resale certificates to avoid paying sales tax. Beginning January 1, 2010 reseller permits issued by the Washington State Department of Revenue ("DOR") will be required…
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First tribally-owned Wall St. investment firm
After years of economic development focused on resource extraction and gaming, the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe, a federally-recognized tribe located in South Dakota, recently purchased the Westrock Group, making the company the first fully Tribally-owned…
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Ater Wynne employment law seminar: The top ten of 2009
Join Ater Wynne's Labor and Employment Group for a seminar on the year's top 10 developments in employment law The seminar will be held at Bridgeport Brewing Company on Thursday, December 10, 2009, 8 to…
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U.S. Supreme Court to choose test for a corporation's "principal place of business"
Among the grounds for subject matter jurisdiction in federal court is diversity jurisdiction, which is available when the plaintiff and defendant are citizens of different states. A corporation's citizenship is defined as its "principal place…
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EEOC issues new anti-discrimination poster
The EEOC has long required most employers to provide information to employees about federal employment discrimination laws that prohibit job discrimination based on characteristics including race, sex, and religion. To help with compliance, the EEOC…
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Oregon Court of Appeals remands punitive damages against FedEx
Last week the Oregon Court of Appeals affirmed a jury's verdict that FedEx defrauded one of its independent contractors, but remanded on the ground that $7 million in punitive damages was excessive. In Wieber v.…