The law faculty at the University of Oregon has voted to promote Suzanne Rowe to the rank of full professor. Suzanne has been a stalwart legal writing professor and director for many years and is a national leader in the
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Postcard from the Edge (of the Country)
I just received a lovely postcard from the University of Oregon School of Law, highlighting six of its faculty members who teach legal writing:
- Elizabeth Frost
- Rebekah Hanley (soon going on sabbatical)
- Lance Long (visiting from Stetson)
- Megan McAlpin
- Joan
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Oregon Court Holds That Internet Access Services Are Not Telecommunications, Are Protected by the Internet Tax Freedom Act
In City of Eugene v. Comcast of Oregon II, Inc., Case No. 16-08-03280, the Oregon Circuit Court reversed its earlier ruling that the City of Eugene’s registration and license fees imposed on cable Internet access services are preempted by the…
SEC Charges Retirement Home Operator with Fraud
The SEC filed a complaint charging Oregon-based Sunwest Management Inc., with securities fraud and is seeking an emergency court order freezing its assets. The SEC alleges that Sunwest, which operates hundreds of retirement homes across the United States, lied to…
Oregon: Leave for Olympic Athletes?
Local athletes did remarkably well at the 2008 Track and Field Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon, which raises an interesting leave issue. It’s an obscure law, but Oregon requires employers to give Olympic athletes leave to compete. Under ORS 659.865…
LWI Conference – Wednesday Session 2
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Left Dangling in the Winds of Legal Academia?
Inside Higher Ed reports in this article on the quandary University of Oregon law professor Merle H. Weiner finds herself in after publishing an article regarding international domestic violence disputes. When one of the alleged batterers in one of the…
On-Call Employees Who Resided On Site Were Entitled To Overtime Pay
By Tony Oncidi
Brigham v. Eugene Water & Elec. Bd., 357 F.3d 931 (9th Cir. 2004)
James Brigham and other employees of the Eugene Water & Electric Board (EWEB) were stationed at the Carmen Smith Hydroelectric Project, a power generation facility straddling the…