Oregon Supreme Court (3 summaries)
Girod v. Kroger
A ballot title’s caption must be specific enough for voters to identify the major effects of the proposed measure.
Area(s) of Law:- Ballot Titles
ZRZ Realty v. Beneficial Fire and Casualty Ins.
The 2005 amendment to ORS 742.001 that created an exemption for surplus lines insurance policies to the rule that in certain instances plaintiffs may collect attorney fees from an insurance company, does not apply to claims filed before the effective date of the amendment.
Area(s) of Law:- Attorney Fees
Drollinger v. Mallon
Exoneration is a prerequisite for bringing a legal malpractice claim against a defendant’s trial lawyer, but not for bringing a legal malpractice claim against post-conviction counsel.
Area(s) of Law:- Criminal Law
Oregon Court of Appeals (12 summaries)
Kazlauskas v. Emmert
In contracts cases, specific performance as a remedy should only be available when other remedies are insufficient to compensate the non-breaching party.
Area(s) of Law:- Contract Law
State v. Capri
A post-prison supervision term, when added to the prison term, may not exceed the statutory maximum prison term for conviction; and a petition to enter a guilty plea does not constitute a stipulation to a post-prison supervision term if the plea makes no mention of the supervision.
Area(s) of Law:- Sentencing
Berry v. Huffman
Attorney fees will not be authorized if the judgment awarding the fees is related to the enforcement of an original marriage dissolution judgment and not a judgment to "set aside, alter, or modify" a previous judgment.
Area(s) of Law:- Attorney Fees
Man-Data, Inc v. B & A Automotive, Inc
Sureties may raise any defense available to the principle obligor, even after a default order against the obligor, in an action against the sureties as individuals.
Area(s) of Law:- Insurance Law
Frakes v. Nay
If a court finds that there is no genuine issue of material fact concerning a trust settlor’s intent regarding how many distributions are to be made to individual beneficiaries, summary judgment is proper.
Area(s) of Law:- Trusts and Estates
State v. Gruver
A defendant’s failure to seek a restitution hearing authorized under ORS 137.106 does not constitute waiver of his or her right to seek appellate review of the restitution award.
Area(s) of Law:- Criminal Law
State v. Torres-Rivas
A trial court’s refusal to admit evidence of a victim’s bias toward a defendant is harmless if there is other evidence in the record that tends to prove such bias.
Area(s) of Law:- Evidence
State v. Glass
A procedure that requires a defendant to object to the admission of a laboratory report before trial, and subsequently allows the author of the report to testify after the objection, does not violate the Confrontation Clause of the U.S. Constitution.
Area(s) of Law:- Constitutional Law
State v. Laizure
A court may extend probation, even in the absence of evidence of a violation, if it finds that the purposes of the probation are not being served.
Area(s) of Law:- Parole and Post-Prison Supervision
State v. Bell
Merger of separate verdicts into one conviction is not appropriate if the record shows that the defendant had a chance to renounce his or her criminal intent after each violation.
Area(s) of Law:- Criminal Law
State v. Ko
To violate a stalking protective order, statements made to protected persons must constitute unequivocal threats; and in order to prove a choice-of-evils defense, the defendant must prove that his conduct did not exceed what was necessary to avoid the purported evil.
Area(s) of Law:- Criminal Law
State v. Simpson
An unnamed informant’s report may be sufficient to justify an officer’s reasonable suspicion to stop a vehicle if the informant’s report is sufficiently detailed, and the officer can corroborate at least some of the information contained in the report.
Area(s) of Law:- Criminal Procedure