In a landmark decision for consumer safety, the Oregon Supreme Court decided today that ski areas cannot escape responsibility for their own negligence when their wrongful conduct harms skiers. Our client, eighteen year old Myles Bagley, was seriously injured while...
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Federal Judge Strikes Down Oregon Ban on Same Sex Marriage
Today, U.S. District Court Judge Michael McShane ruled that Oregon’s exclusion of same-sex couples from marriage is unconstitutional—paving the way for couples to begin marrying immediately. Jennifer Middleton (Johnson, Johnson & Schaller, PC), argued the ban was...
Johnson Johnson & Schaller Welcomes New Attorney Meredith Holley
Johnson Johnson & Schaller, PC, is pleased to welcome our newest attorney, Meredith Holley, to our litigation team. Before joining us, Meredith clerked for Judge Ilisa Rooke-Ley and Judge Suzanne Chanti at Lane County Circuit Court. An Oregon native, Meredith...
Oso Landslide Under Investigation
Johnson Johnson & Schaller has teamed with Washington attorney Corrie Yackulic to represent families injured and killed in the OSO landslide in Washington. Dozens of people lost their lives, and families have been devastated, by the terrible mudslide in March. The...
Johnson Johnson & Schaller Welcomes Back Attorney Marilyn Heiken
Johnson Johnson & Schaller, PC is pleased to welcome attorney Marilyn Heiken back to our litigation team. Raised in southern Oregon, Marilyn is a 1992 graduate of the University of Oregon School of Law. Marilyn has devoted her career to helping people obtain...
Oral Argument on Oregon’s Gay Marriage Ban on April 23
On Wednesday, April 23, at 1:30, Judge Michael McShane will hear oral arguments in Rummell v. Kitzhaber. Jennifer Middleton of Johnson Johnson & Schaller will argue on behalf of the Plaintiffs that Oregon’s ban on same sex marriage is unconstitutional. For more...
Actos Verdict: Jury Awards $9 Billion in Punitive Damages
A jury ordered Takeda Pharmaceuticals to pay $6 billion in punitive damages and Eli Lilly to pay $3 billion in a case claiming that the companies concealed evidence that Actos caused bladder cancer. The jury also awarded $1.475 million to compensate the plaintiff and...
Veteran Dies in the Course of VA Medical Treatment
Doug Schaller represents the Estate of Ray Velez in a claim against the Veterans Administration for negligent medical care. Raymond Velez went in to the Roseburg VA Medical Center last June for a routine hernia operation. He died late that night, after being...
G.M. Ignition Defect Tied to 13 Deaths
A New York Times investigation into NHTSA practices has revealed a deadly defect in General Motors vehicles that G.M. has brushed aside for over a decade. The defect, which causes vehicles to suddenly turn off while being driven, has caused at least 13 deaths and many...
Lane County Jury Returns Plaintiff’s Verdict in Bicycle/Car Crash Case
A Lane County jury returned a plaintiff’s verdict in a bicycle/car crash case, providing compensation to a young man struck in an intersection by a driver who was “timing the lights.” Attorney Scott Lucas argued to the jury that the driver was distracted and should...