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Experience
Litigation
Dex Media Inc. v. Deibert, et al.
Circuit Court of Oregon, Multnomah County
Successful prosecution at trial for Dex of $2 million fraudulent transfer and shareholder liability claims.
DEX Media Inc. v. National Management Services Inc.
Circuit Court of Oregon, Multnomah County
Oregon Court of Appeals
Successful enforcement of contractual arbitration clause. 150 P.3d 1093 (Or. Ct. App. 2007)
Harp v. Qwest Communications International Inc.
Circuit Court of Oregon, Multnomah County
Served as defense counsel in an Oregon state consumer protection class action where plaintiffs alleged several claims for breach of contract, fraud, and violations of the Oregon unlawful trade practices act based on billing practices. Plaintiffs sought a class-wide settlement in excess of $20 million. Perkins Coie successfully narrowed the claims certified for class treatment, negotiated a very favorable claims-made class settlement, and successfully defended the settlement agreement through a contested fairness hearing. The class action settlement was approved by trial court following contested fairness hearing and administration of claims-made settlement is complete. Docket number: 0110-10986
Hormel Investments v. Pine Street Investors, et al.
Circuit Court of Oregon, Multnomah County
Trial counsel for plaintiff in takeover of real estate venture.
Indoor Billboard / Washington Inc. v. Integra Telecom of Washington Inc.
King County Superior Court (Washington)
Washington State Supreme Court
Reversal of summary judgment in Washington Consumer Protection Act (CPA) class action, establishing rule that causation element of CPA claim requires proof that defendant's acts were proximate cause of plaintiff's injury. 170 P.3d 10 (Wash. 2007)
Multi-state Consumer Protection Investigation
Successful settlement of 34 state Attorneys General consumer protection investigation.
National Management Services Inc. v. Qwest Dex Inc.
U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Affirmance of trial court's denial of prejudgment interest in breach of contract lawsuit. 219 F. App'x. 658 (9th Cir. 2007)
Snyder v. SpringWater Acquisitions LLC
Circuit Court of Oregon, Multnomah County
Trial counsel for plaintiff in securities fraud litigation.
In re Estate of M. Bauman
Circuit Court of Oregon, Multnomah County
Trial counsel for contestants in will contest.
