Sending a demand letter through an attorney was in furtherance of the right of petition in connection with a matter of public interest, and therefore protected under Oregon's Anti-SLAPP statute.
Appeals
Jones v. Randle, 278 Or App 39, 373 P3d 1186 (2016)
May 04, 2016
OUTCOME: The Court of Appeals, Duncan, P.J., held that plaintiff's failure to disclose property in prior bankruptcy proceedings did not judicially estop her from asserting interest in the property.
Plaintiff brought action seeking to partition real property that she owned as a tenant in common with defendant, her sister. Defendant filed a counterclaim seeking to quiet title to the property in her...self. The Circuit Court, Multnomah County, Henry C. Breithaupt, Judge pro tempore, and Robert D. Durham, Senior Judge, entered summary judgment in favor of defendant. Plaintiff appealed.
Appeals
Miller v. Ford Motor Co., 363 Or 105, 419 P3d 392 (2018)
N/A
OUTCOME:
The Supreme Court, Nelson, J., held that when an Oregon product liability action involves a product that was manufactured in a state that has no statute of repose for an equivalent civil action, then t...he action in Oregon also is not subject to a statute of repose.