OTLA Trial Lawyer Spring 2021

1 Trial Lawyer • Spring 2021 Board of Governors Spring 2021 The views expressed in Trial Lawyer are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the policies or opinions of the Oregon Trial Lawyers Association, its members, Board of Governors or staff. Trial Lawyer is a quarterly publication of the Oregon Trial Lawyers Association and is distributed as a membership benefit. For permission to reprint articles, contact Michael Kesten at 503-246-1126, michael@kestenmedia.com. For advertising rates, contact law@llmpubs.com or 503-445-2240. Publications Committee Co-Chairs — Kyle Dukelow, kbdukelow@msn.com 503-288-1992; Faith Morse, faith@andersenlaw.com, 541-773-7000 Editor — Michael Kesten, KestenMedia, michael@kestenmedia.com, 503-246-1126 Oregon Trial Lawyers Association, 812 SW Washington Ste. 900, Portland OR 97205, 503-223-5587, otla@oregontriallawyers.org, www.oregontriallawyers.org To ensure access to Oregon’s justice system, promote juries and jury service. Articles Loss of Consortium: A derivative injury and independent claim Melina Martinez ............................................................................................ 8 When Health Insurance Claims Are Denied Clinton Tapper ............................................................................................. 12 Special Relationships in Education Kevin Brague ................................................................................................ 15 Oregon Securities Law: Things look different here Cody Hoesly ................................................................................................ 18 Law Enforcement Abuses: How to file suit on the federal government Caitlin Mitchell ............................................................................................ 22 Dog Attack Cases: Concepts, conceptions and preconceptions Rob Guarrasi ................................................................................................ 25 Landlords & Tenants in a difficult time Paul Thompson ............................................................................................ 30 Yes, Mold Lawyers Exist: And yes, I’m one of them Adam Heder ................................................................................................. 32 Construction Defects Robert Wilkinson ........................................................................................ 35 Working On the Railroad Paul Bovarnick.............................................................................................. 39 Employer Liability Law: The basics Gene Hallman, Stephen Piucci .................................................................... 42 Departments President’s Message: For the return of jury trials Tim Williams.................................................................................................. 2 View from the Bench: The straightforward path to a complex case Judge Debra Velure ........................................................................................ 4 OTLA Guardians of Civil Justice & Annual Partners donors .......................................................................................................... 28 Comp Corner: Third party liability liens Julene Quinn ................................................................................................ 46 Between the Sheets Cody Hoesly, Lisa T. Hunt, Christine Moore ................................................. 47 Officers President Tim Williams President-elect Lara Johnson Secretary-Treasurer Blair Townsend Parliamentarian Rob Kline Immediate Past President Ronn Elzinga District Governors Talia Guerriero — District 1 Melissa Bobadilla — District 1 Kelly Andersen — District 2 Brian Dretke — District 2 Rob Beatty-Walters — District 3 Neil Jackson — District 3 Derek Johnson — District 4 Robert Johnson — District 4 Erin Christison — District 5 Brent Barton — District 5 Governors-at-Large Steve Berman Sonya Fischer Erious Johnson Rob Kline Quinn Kuranz Paul Loving Christine Moore Jeremiah Ross Thanh Tran Greg Zeuthen New Lawyer Governors Ron Cheng Blair Townsend AAJ Governors Kathryn Clarke Tom D’Amore Shenoa Payne AAJ State Delegates Michael Wise Nadia Dahab Apolinar Montero-Sánchez OTLA Staff Email, (firstname)@oregontriallawyers.org Main phone, 503-223-5587 Kathleen Bergin, 503-223-5587 x108 Membership Director Beth Bernard, 503-223-2558 Executive Director Nora Fogarty, 503-223-5587 x104 Development Dir. & Publications Mgr. Astrid Grigsby Schulte, 503-223-5587 x100 Education Director Jake Hessel, 503-223-5587 x106 Deputy Political Director Arthur Towers, 503-345-0045 Political Director/Lobbyist