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HB 2009 Moves to Senate Floor

By Garrett Ledgerwood

May 6, 2021

Earlier this afternoon, the Oregon Senate Committee on Housing and Development voted 3-2 to advance House Bill 2009 (HB 2009) out of Committee and to the Senate floor for a final vote on the Bill. Prior to advancing HB 2009, the Committee adopted an amendment that clarified the notice required under the Bill for lenders to provide to borrowers with respect to a borrower’s rights under HB 2009. Otherwise, the Bill remains substantively unchanged from…

From the Ground Up

Revisit a Lease Form with Lessons from the Pandemic in Mind

By Nathaniel Levy

May 4, 2021

This was originally published in The Daily Journal of Commerce Oregon. COVID-19 affected businesses of all kinds, but few more completely than commercial landlords. The early months of the pandemic saw landlords and tenants alike carefully scrutinizing their leases to determine their respective rights in a situation few people imagined was possible. Here are some possible revisions that commercial landlords might contemplate making to their lease forms in order to address impacts of the pandemic.…

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SCOTUS Issues Long-Awaited TCPA Ruling Narrowing The Definition Of An Autodialer

By Leila Javanshir & David Rice

April 9, 2021

On April 1, the Supreme Court issued its highly anticipated ruling in Facebook v. Duguid, which limited what qualifies as an automatic telephone dialing system (ATDS) under the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). The Court unanimously held that Facebook’s method of sending security texts to users did not meet the TCPA’s definition of an ATDS. The Court’s decision, based on a strict reading of the TCPA text, substantially narrows the definition of an ATDS…

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Google v. Oracle and the Future of Copyright in APIs

By Brian Esler & David O'Neill (CEO, APImetrics)

April 6, 2021

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The Supreme Court has now come out with its decision in the long-running Google v. Oracle case. To take a deeper dive, we’ve invited David O’Neill, CEO of APIMetrics to help us analyze the true impact of the decision. First, some background: Oracle owns the copyright in Java SE, a computer program that uses the Java computer programming language, which is used by millions of computer programmers around the world. Google developed the Android…

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Big News for the Offshore Wind Industry in Oregon

By Katie Fulton

April 1, 2021

Wind energy is rapidly expanding as a source of renewable energy in the United States and across the world. At present, the main focus of Oregon’s wind energy industry has been inland, primarily on the Columbia River Plateau in north central Oregon. Offshore wind projects are not a focus in Oregon, but that may change in the near future. On March 16, HB 3375 was introduced to the Oregon House of Representatives. The bill proposes…

Bank Law Monitor

Expanded Bankruptcy Subchapter V Eligibility for Small Business Debtors Extended for Another Year

By Ella Vincent & Teresa Pearson

March 29, 2021

On March 27, 2021, the COVID-19 Bankruptcy Relief Extension Act of 2021 was signed into law. This legislation extends the increased debt limit for small businesses to be eligible to reorganize under subchapter V of the Bankruptcy Code. While the increase in this debt limit remains temporary, the extension gives many small businesses another year to consider subchapter V as a potential option for their emergence from the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. What…

Bank Law Monitor

HB 2009 Moves to Floor Vote

By Garrett Ledgerwood

March 25, 2021

On March 24, 2021, the Oregon House Committee on Banking and Labor voted to advance House Bill 2009 (HB 2009) to a floor vote. As detailed in our prior write-up of the Bill, HB 2009 would extend Oregon’s foreclosure moratorium for certain loans through 2021. In advancing HB 2009 to a floor vote, the Committee on Labor and Banking adopted several material amendments to the Bill that limit its scope and clarify important provisions.…

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USPTO Addresses Gender Inequality in the Patent Bar

By Julie Reed

March 23, 2021

The USPTO has recently received criticism about the lack of gender equality in the patent bar, which is composed of people who have passed the USPTO registration exam. To take the patent bar, one does not have to be an attorney, but one has to have some level of technical education and training. To qualify, exam applicants have to have a bachelor’s degree in science, engineering, or computer science (Category A); a combination of some…

Bank Law Monitor

Ninth Circuit Revives State-Law Class Action Claims against Financial Advisor

By Edward Decker

March 22, 2021

On March 4, 2021, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reversed a district court’s ruling and held that a putative class action alleging state-law fiduciary duty claims against a financial services and advisory firm (the “Financial Advisor”) could proceed despite the Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act (“SLUSA”)’s bar on state-law securities class actions. Anderson v. Edward D. Jones & Co., L.P., No. 19-17520 (9th Cir. Mar. 4, 2021). Plaintiffs, clients…

From the Ground Up

Vaccines Open Up in Washington for Construction Workers

By Jim Yand

March 19, 2021

The big news from Governor Inslee’s March 18th news conference is that workers in congregate settings (restaurants, manufacturing, and construction) will now be eligible for vaccines. See Governor Inslee’s announcement. In addition to construction workers (deemed “essential”), the expansion of vaccines appointments will start March 31st for: Anyone with two or more comorbidities Anyone between the ages of 60 and 64 Anyone living in congregate settings (correctional facilities, group homes for those with disabilities, those…

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HB 2009 Moves to Senate Floor

Revisit a Lease Form with Lessons from the Pandemic in Mind

SCOTUS Issues Long-Awaited TCPA Ruling Narrowing The Definition Of An Autodialer

Google v. Oracle and the Future of Copyright in APIs

Big News for the Offshore Wind Industry in Oregon

Expanded Bankruptcy Subchapter V Eligibility for Small Business Debtors Extended for Another Year

HB 2009 Moves to Floor Vote

USPTO Addresses Gender Inequality in the Patent Bar

Ninth Circuit Revives State-Law Class Action Claims against Financial Advisor

Vaccines Open Up in Washington for Construction Workers

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