Jeffrey S Merrick

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Practice Areas: Mediation

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Can I sue a drinking establishment for ignoring me ?

Jeffrey's answer | Answered on May 04, 2010

Dear Assaulted in Salem, It always concerns me when people who are not licensed in Oregon decide to answer questions in a definite way. I have...

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I had been working for a business and not olny was i being paid under the table i wasnt getting paid over time either.

Jeffrey's answer | Answered on May 03, 2010

Dear Prineville Payee, Go to the website for the Oregon Bureau of Labor & Industries. Go to their wage payment section. Read it and follow...

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I found a glass shard in a liquid that i have to take through a shot. Is that reasonable standing for a lawsuit

Jeffrey's answer | Answered on May 03, 2010

Dear Portlander, If you were not hurt, it's not worth it to sue. Jeff Merrick, Oregon Trial Attorney Injury & Employment...

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An older couple hit us head on today.

Jeffrey's answer | Answered on May 02, 2010

Dear Smashed in Salem, The new Oregon law on payment for damage to cars might help you out. See my blog post, below on appraisals. The...

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How do I word a response to a summary judgement

Jeffrey's answer | Answered on April 30, 2010

Dear Pro Se in Portland, Read Rule 47 or the Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure which you can find here:...

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Slipped on the stairs at my kid’s apartment complex am not the first person to do so and the management had been told before

Jeffrey's answer | Answered on April 30, 2010

Dear Slip and Fall in Portland, The landlord is responsible to make sure common areas are safe for tenants and their guests. If (1) the...

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Does the tenant have to be present during a walk through for the landlord to keep a deposit for filth and abandoned property?

Jeffrey's answer | Answered on April 29, 2010

Dear Landlord in Sandy, Make sure you provide an accounting to the tenant, and send it registered & regular mail. You don't need the...

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Worker's Compensation back injury.

Jeffrey's answer | Answered on April 29, 2010

Dear Injured in Clackamas, A good Oregon Workers' Compensation attorney is Martin Alvey. There is always the question of how you got...

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I recevied a summons to appear in court for a credit card debt

Jeffrey's answer | Answered on April 26, 2010

Dear Summoned in Portland, If you do not respond to the summons, then the other side will move for an order of default. It will obtain a...

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Do we have a right to terminate lease because of mold?

Jeffrey's answer | Answered on April 24, 2010

Dear Tenant in Enterprise, The landlord must provide habitable premises. If your son is getting sick from the mold, then that is not...

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