On September 13, 2019, Preg O’Donnell & Gillett members Bennett Hansen and Justin Bolster achieved a complete defense verdict for their homeowner clients in a property damage case in King County Superior Court. Plaintiff sought in excess of $600,000 for property damages allegedly resulting from a trespass by contractors hired by the homeowners. After […]
On July 26, 2019, the Honorable Michael Scott granted summary judgment in favor of Preg, O’Donnell & Gillett’s clients after hearing oral argument from POG member Lori O’Tool. The plaintiff allegedly slipped and fell while shopping at a Washington retail property owned and managed by POG’s clients. The plaintiff further claimed that she slipped […]
Preg, O’Donnell & Gillett is pleased to announce the addition of Anna Elizabeth “Lizz” Esfeld to the firm’s Portland office. Ms. Esfeld’s practice focuses on complex litigation matters including insurance defense, commercial, construction, employment, personal injury, malpractice, and insurance coverage claims. Ms. Esfeld’s advocacy skills have allowed her to obtain defense verdicts at trial […]
Washington State’s legislature has passed Substitute Senate Bill 5163, significantly amending the Wrongful Death Act, RCW 4.20 et seq. The bill will go into effect on July 28, 2019, and will have retroactive effect. It will apply to all claims that are not time barred, and also states that joint and several liability apply […]
ORS 31.710 creates a $500,000 limit on non-economic, or “general,” damages in certain types of actions. The viability of this “cap” has been called into question by recent Oregon Supreme Court interpretations of specific provisions of the Oregon Constitution. There was a renewed effort to eliminate the cap entirely in the current legislative session. […]
The partners of Preg, O’Donnell & Gillett are pleased to welcome attorney Michael Slater to the firm’s Seattle office. Mr. Slater’s practice focuses on complex litigation matters, including wrongful death, serious personal injury, auto/trucking accidents, job-site accidents, premises and product liability, as well as commercial and residential construction defect cases. He has represented companies […]
The partners of Preg, O’Donnell & Gillett are pleased to announce that attorney Rachel Staines has joined the firm’s Portland, Oregon office. Rachel brings a varied experience in insurance defense representation to the firm, having worked in the areas of premises liability, product defects, property damage, breach of contract and timber trespass. Before starting […]
Breaches of privacy and data security are not limited to large corporate entities or government agencies. Education is increasingly becoming a target for attacks by advanced persistent threats including nation-states and sophisticated hacking groups. While many more high profile attacks have been at the university level, K-12 is not immune from this pervasive and […]
The partners of Preg, O’Donnell & Gillett are pleased to announce that William Cornell and Justin Bolster have been named partners to the firm. Each of these excellent lawyers bring unique perspectives and backgrounds to the partnership, and both share the same passion as the other partners of the firm for providing high quality […]
John Butler, a member in Preg, O’Donnell & Gillett’s Seattle office, will be speaking at The Seminar Group’s “Preventing or Minimizing Future Construction Defect Litigation” seminar on December 11th, 2018 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in downtown Seattle. Mr. Butler’s discussion will focus on the measure of damages in construction defect actions. Other topics […]