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Environmental Groups Seek to Kill "Zombie Permits"

Apr 26, 2017

Environmental, Legal Developments—Oregon, Regulation, From the Ground Up

Environmental groups recently sued the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) over its alleged failure to renew permits in a timely manner. Most permits issued by DEQ under the Clean Water Act have an initial term of five years. According...

LUBA Decision Blocks Proposed Right 2 Dream Too Move to the Central Eastside

Aug 31, 2016

Housing, Legal Developments—Oregon, Real Estate, From the Ground Up

The City of Portland has been struggling for several years to find a permanent location for the Right 2 Dream Too ("R2DToo") tent camp, currently located at the corner of NW 4th and Burnside. An August 30, 2016, decision by the Oregon Land Use Board...

Washington State Sets Carbon Dioxide Emission Reduction Requirements for Major Sources

Sep 15, 2016

By Jeff C. Miller

Environmental, From the Ground Up, Legal Developments—Washington

Today the Washington State Department of Ecology adopted a new rule to limit carbon dioxide emissions from major sources. Beginning in 2017, entities that emit more than 100,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide per year must reduce their emissions by 1...

Portland's Construction Boom

Oct 24, 2016

Construction, Real Estate, From the Ground Up

Portland is quickly joining the ranks of American cities with the most significant construction projects. According to a report Friday from the Seattle Times, Portland now ranks seventh in the nation in the number of construction cranes—just behind...

Isn't One Trial Enough? Jury Award Reversed and Remanded for Insufficient Evidence of Damages in Construction Contract Claim.

Nov 11, 2016

By Cody J. Elliott

Construction, Legal Developments—Oregon, Litigation, From the Ground Up

On October 26, 2016, the Oregon Court of Appeals reversed a general judgment and money award in favor of a general contractor because (1) the general contractor had failed to support its claim for damages for bonding and insurance costs with sufficie...

Individual Laborers Granted Lien Rights by Court

Nov 21, 2016

By James T. Yand, Drew F. Duggan

Construction, From the Ground Up, Legal Developments—Washington

It has been generally assumed that only licensed contractors were entitled to file lien claims in the state of Washington for work they performed on real property for which they were not paid in full.1 That assumption has now been discarded in the re...