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A Ninth Circuit panel reversed a district court’s denial of a smelter owner’s motion to dismiss, holding that the owner/operator of a facility that emits airborne hazardous substances cannot be held liable as an arranger for disposal under CERCLA. Re...

The U.S. Department of Labor has published its final rule extending overtime protections to 4.2 million workers previously classified as exempt under the “white collar” regulations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (the “FLSA”). The final rule goe...

This article was published in the Summer 2016 edition of the Oregon State Bar's Litigation Journal. What’s the secret to professionalism? Senior U.S. District Court Judge Owen M. Panner once noted that it’s simply a matter of “looking back t...

The Defend Trade Secrets Act’s broad protection for company trade secrets imposes substantial new burdens on employers to make sure that not only their employees but also their contractors do not expose employers to the broad seizure powers that comp...

Last week, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued its highly anticipated updated final rule on tracking workplace injuries and illnesses. The new rule requires covered employers to electronically submit workplace injury and i...

We’ve seen an increase in lawsuits against a company by another company based on hiring the other company's former employee. These arise when the employee agreed with the former employer not to engage in various activities. The employee may be restri...