Experience
Labor & Employment
Ahner v. Gordon Trucking Inc.
Trial of disability and workers’ compensation discrimination action.
AWPPW v. Boise Cascade, LLC
Trial of claim involving employer’s right to drug test.
Beachy v. Boise Cascade Corporation
Won jury verdict for Boise Cascade on claims of disability discrimination, violation of the FMLA, and wrongful discharge. Convinced Ninth Circuit to affirm that judgment. 191 F.3d 1010 (9th Cir. 1999)
Bowman v. US WEST Inc.
Obtained summary judgment in defense of ERISA claims involving interpretation of medical benefit plan and alleged company promises regarding benefits.
Brossard v. International Business Machines Corporation
Defense of wrongful termination action.
Flores v. Columbia River Dairy LLC
Defense of multi-plaintiff gender discrimination claims.
Gebhardt v. United Parcel Service Inc.
Court trial defense verdict on claims under Oregon Family Leave Act.
Hunter v. Lowe's Inc.
Defense of multi-plaintiff race discrimination claims.
Ivory v. Boise Cascade Holdings, LLC
Trial of race discrimination action.
Keefe v. W. W. Grainger Inc.
Defense of wrongful termination action.
Kreitman v. Nabisco Inc.
Defense of wage-and-hour class action.
McKee v. The Coca Cola Company
Defense of age discrimination action.
McManama v. Gordon Trucking Inc.
Defense of wage payment class action.
Pearse v. The Port of Portland
Defense of Section 1983 action against a public employer.
Sorensen v. Boeing
Defense of 15 plaintiffs in breach of contract and wrongful termination claims.