United States

Forsberg v. Providence Health & Services - Workers' Compensation

The Court of Appeals of Oregon affirmed a Workers' Compensation Board order upholding an employer's denial of a claimant's workers' compensation claim for a COVID-like illness. The court found the board's order was supported by substantial evidence and reason.

Oregon Court of Appeals affirms Dept. of Human Services case

The Oregon Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court's decision terminating parental rights for two parents in a case involving the Department of Human Services. The court found sufficient evidence of parental unfitness and neglect, concluding that termination was in the child's best interests.

State v. Martin - Oregon Court of Appeals Affirms Conviction

The Oregon Court of Appeals affirmed a conviction for felon in possession of a restricted weapon. The court held that the trial court did not err in denying the defendant's motion to suppress evidence obtained during a vehicle stop and search.

Bank of New York Mellon v. Metke - Appeal

The Court of Appeals of Oregon affirmed the lower court's decision in Bank of New York Mellon v. Metke. The case, with docket number A185183, was designated as non-precedential.

State v. Holdner - Criminal Appeal

The Oregon Court of Appeals reversed and remanded the case of State v. Holdner. The disposition indicates a procedural step in the legal process rather than a new regulatory requirement.

State v. Turro - Oregon Court of Appeals Opinion

The Oregon Court of Appeals affirmed the conviction of Mason Kethan Turro for criminal trespass. The court found that punishing the defendant for sleeping on private property did not constitute cruel and unusual punishment under the Eighth Amendment or Article I, section 16 of the Oregon Constitution, referencing a US Supreme Court decision.

State v. Ainsworth - Oregon Court of Appeals Opinion

The Oregon Court of Appeals issued an opinion in State v. Ainsworth. The court reversed and remanded for resentencing on counts 11, 12, and 13, while affirming the remaining counts.

State v. Burgess - Convictions Reversed and Remanded

The Oregon Court of Appeals reversed and remanded convictions for first-degree burglary for Justin David Burgess. The court found that deputies improperly failed to clarify an equivocal invocation of the right against self-incrimination during an in-custody interrogation. The case is remanded for resentencing on other convictions.

Shibahara v. State of Oregon - Court Opinion Affirmed

The Court of Appeals of Oregon affirmed a lower court's decision in Shibahara v. State of Oregon. The court found that the petitioner's appeal of an agency order was untimely filed, upholding the summary judgment granted to the State of Oregon.

Caryl Rosen v. Community Healthcare System - Spoliation of Evidence

The Indiana Supreme Court affirmed a lower court's decision in Caryl Rosen v. Community Healthcare System, finding no abuse of discretion in the denial of Rosen's spoliation of evidence claim. The court determined that the hospital's preservation of video footage related to a slip-and-fall incident was adequate.