Representation

• Kaiser v. Standard Ins. Co., 05-2284-SC (ND CA 2007); summary judgment on ERISA denial of benefit claim.
• LaFrance v. US Filter, 06-CV-1046-BR (D Or 2006); dismissal on workers’ compensation retaliation and intentional infliction of emotional distress claim.
• Andrizakis v. Yahoo! Inc. LTD Plan, 158 Fed Appx 832 (9th Cir 2005); Summary judgment on LTD claim affirmed.
• Wilson et al v. Smurfit, 197 Or App 648 (2005); Argued and briefed Oregon state law wage and hour class action regarding penalty wages relating to sale of business.
• Ransom v. HBE, 17 IER (BNA) Cases 1848 (D Or 2001); aff'd 73 Fed.Appx. 919 (2003) Argued and briefed scope of Oregon’s whistle-blower statute and wrongful discharge tort.
• Dunwoody v. Handskill Corporation, 185 Or App 665 (2003); Briefed limitations of public policy tort of wrongful discharge for “just cause” employee
• Snead v. Metropolitan Property and Casualty Insurance, 237F3d 1083 (9th Cir 2001); Argued and briefed Erie Doctrines’ application of the federal McDonald-Douglas burden-shifting standard to Oregon disability discrimination case tried in federal court.
• Barkley v. City of Portland Fire & Police Disability and Retirement Fund, CV No. 01-1345-HA (D Or 2002) (unpublished opinion); Argued and briefed summary judgment on Section 1983 constituional deprivation of property (interest on retirement benefits) case.
• Premo v. PCC Structurals Inc., CV 99-619-PA (D Or 2000); Obtained summary judgment on American with Disabilities Act Claim.