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Traffic (and Driving) Tips from Washington State and Oregon Traffic Legislation Round-up

Posted on August 04, 2009
Driving canines, flip-flopping on the gas peddle, beating a breathalyzer (with a penny?), and much more --at Seattle911, a police blog.As little as we know about our own (Oregon) city or state?s traffic laws, we know even less about our destination city?s laws...

Oregon OSHA: Small Biz Safety Committees, Silica Dust Dangers, and Fall Protection Regulations

Posted on August 03, 2009
Oregon?s Occupational Safety and Health Administration?s (OHSA) August newsletter is out.Three noteworthy stories:1) "A fine danger: Controlling silica dust, by Melanie Mesaros (page 4):Rustic stone fireplaces and contoured granite countertops may look beautiful, but workers creating such masterpieces face a real risk...

What if the Law You Find Online isn?t Really The Law?

Posted on August 03, 2009
Some articles speak for themselves:From: Law - "Finding Accurate Law Text Online Nearly Impossible" (from the Indiana Law Blog):Excerpt: ?? It sounded easy. Federal Reserve Bank of New York?s counsel, Denley Chew, slapped down some $2 bills and challenged a room of lawyers and legal researchers with laptops and iPhones to find the authoritative text of the landmark Fugitive Slave Act online...

Justice Bedsworth Ponders Cereal Litigants

Posted on August 02, 2009
It?s a new month (August!) and the funniest judge in the country is still on the bench and online:In ?A Ticket to Walk: Cap?n Crunch and the Other Terrorists? the good judge learns not to trust the law on the Internet, that cereals with the word ?fruit? (or even frute or froot) in their names don?t necessarily contain fruit, and that ?[a]ll that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to get too caught up in fantasy baseball...

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Restaurant and Food (Safety) Law

Posted on July 31, 2009
We?ve had a rash of restaurant and wait-staff questions, on subjects from music licensing, to tip-pooling, to "can a restaurant owner deduct credit card company charges from their wait-staff wages when a customer pays the bill with a credit card?" (The latter is definitely one of those ?just when you think you?ve heard everything? questions...

Locating Dissertations and Theses

Posted on July 30, 2009
It is not unusual for someone to think it is easy to find a dissertation or thesis: sometimes it is, and sometimes not. ?The Internet Tubes? have made the search a little easier than in the past, but "they" (the Internets, that is) have complicated it in a few other ways, namely, if the document is not in the Usual (i...

Oregon Uniform Trial Court Rules: August 1, 2009 Update

Posted on July 30, 2009
The latest Oregon Uniform Trial Court Rules (UTCR) will be released August 1, 2009. You will find an online version of it at the Oregon Judicial Branch website.

Three-Strikes Laws and The Hunt for the Holy Grail

Posted on July 28, 2009
I?ve always said that the smaller the footnote or the simpler the question, the more time it will take to find the footnote?s supporting document or a citable document to answer the question.We were recently asked how many states have three-strikes laws...

Citing Unpublished Opinions and Copyrights & Legal Briefs

Posted on July 28, 2009
Legal Research Plus blog has had (at least) two very interesting posts this past week:1) Writing the book on citing unpublished and non-precedential opinions, July 27, 2009, by Paul Lomio:Excerpt: ?Today?s mail brought Volume 10, Issue # 1 (Spring 2009) of The Journal of Appellate Practice and Procedure...

Is a Small Wind Turbine in Your Future (or you backyard)?

Posted on July 24, 2009
Building Codes Division proposes rule for quick approval of small wind turbinesExcerpt: "(Salem) ? In its continuing effort to be flexible with the onset of new technology and advance sustainability, the Department of Consumer and Business Services, Building Codes Division (BCD), in conjunction with its Electrical and Elevator Board and the Oregon Department of Energy, has proposed a rule that would allow manufacturers to install small wind turbines quickly, yet safely...

Oregon Ranks 2nd in Digital (e) Governance Survey

Posted on July 23, 2009
Assessment of State e-Government Services (from Law Librarian Blog):?The National Center for Public Performance and the American Society for Public Administration have released U.S. States E-Governance Report (2008) An Assessment of State Websites, which evaluates security, usability and content of state websites, the type of online services being offered, and citizen response and participation...

The Crocodile (or bobcat) Next Door: New (2010) Oregon Exotic Pets Law

Posted on July 22, 2009
The Oregonian ran a story about the new law, 2009 SB 391 (HTML version), which will go into effect January 1, 2010: ?Exotic Pets: bad idea, soon to be illegal.? (Online version: New Oregon law will clamp down on exotic pet ownership), by Jacques Von Lunen, Tuesday July 21, 2009):Excerpt: ?The four cats hiss fiercely as we approach their enclosure...

Finding Death Records and Obituaries in Oregon (and beyond)

Posted on July 22, 2009
1) Check first with your local public library! Public librarians know how to find all sorts of genealogical information in print and online and have networks for asking other librarians when the specific question is particularly vexing.2) In Oregon, public libraries may have these subscription databases that you can search, sometimes remotely:a) America?s Obituaries and Death Noticesb) Biography and Genealogy Master Indexc) Ancestry Library has an Oregon Death Index...

Free PACER Federal Court Dockets

Posted on July 21, 2009
More free legal information - hurrah! See King County Law Library blog, KCLL Klues:Free Federal Case Dockets OnlineFreeCourtDockets dot com provides free court dockets from PACER (except for the U.S. Supreme Court, whose dockets originates from their own database)...

Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) in Oregon

Posted on July 21, 2009
The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) affects every litigant, lawyer, and judge. Ignore it at your peril.Two SCRA laws that apply to Oregonians, one federal and one Oregon:1) SCRA (previously the Soldiers? and Sailors? Civil Relief Act (SSCRA): 50 USC Appendix Sections 501 to 596 (Public Law 108-189 as amended by Public Law 108-454 (2004))2) ?Linscott bill? 2009 House Bill 2303 (2009 Oregon Laws Chapter 83, (2009 Laws): Effective date May 8, 2009)For more information:1) Protecting the Protectors: The Crucial Details Every Lawyer Needs to Know to Safeguard the Rights of Those in Uniform, by Janine Robben, OSB Bulletin, July 2009...

Hiring a Lawyer: Clients and Lawyer Fees

Posted on July 20, 2009
Having problems with the lawyer someone recommended to you or who you thought was recommended by an "online service" or a "best ever lawyers in the whole wide world" list?It is not enough just to get a recommendation for a lawyer who can help you with your legal problem...

Will Librarians Do Almost Anything for a Gold Book Cart?

Posted on July 17, 2009
From the July 13, 2009, ATC, NPR story, Librarians Go Wild for Gold Book Cart:??.Five teams of librarians ? dressed in costumes ranging from Vikings to Elvis Presley ? competed for the coveted gold book cart. They marched in drill-team formation, equipped with metal book carts...

Student Loan Forgiveness: College and Professional Schools

Posted on July 17, 2009
The Public Service Loan Forgiveness program (and here) started July 1, 2009. There is more information, and links, at this Law School Academic News blog post. (Note: the program is not just for law students.)This is a very new program and I recommend you run a search for the most up-to-date information...

Creative Copyright Event at UO Portland, July 16th for Musicians, Artists, Writers

Posted on July 16, 2009
This program is part of the UO Portland Summer Spotlight series.?Interested in how copyright law affects creative work? Itching to write your own version of copyright law? Curious to know how musicians and artists might talk to an entertainment attorney, and vice versa?Join the UO Portland Library and Learning Commons at 6:30 pm on Thursday, July 16 for ?Free Culture: Creating Copyright and Copyrighting Creation,? a lively discussion of copyright and the arts...

Oregon Same-Sex Couple: Right to Parental Status: Shineovich v. Kemp

Posted on July 16, 2009
Media Release (July 15, 2009) summarizing the case.Oregon Court of Appeals case: Shineovich V. Kemp (A138013), filed July 15, 2009.Excerpt: ?In this action for declaratory relief, petitioner challenges the constitutionality of two statutes under which a married man is, by operation of law, deemed to be the legal parent of children born to his wife...

Debt Collectors, Oregon Consumer Law, and the National Arbitration Forum

Posted on July 16, 2009
I?ve been working on a blog post linking to summaries of this Oregon Legislative Session?s consumer law accomplishments e.g. see the Oregon Live information, but got sidetracked by this story. Mandatory arbitration requirements have been a hot topic for a while amongst consumer law attorneys:From an Oregon attorney?s blog post about a lawsuit against the National Arbitration Forum...

Managing Email, Web 2.0, and Beyond: 20 Tips

Posted on July 15, 2009
The tips at this post, 20 Tips to Manage your Online Social Life, which I linked to from iLibrarian, piqued my curiosity. They may pique yours too - or not.For me, it?s not so much my ?social life? that needs managing. I can do that perfectly well or at least to my own satisfaction...

10 Free Online Legal Research Databases: But, Mind the Gap

Posted on July 15, 2009
1) For an excellent lineup of free legal research databases, see Robert Ambrogi?s Legal.Online column: 10 Places to Get Free Cases: A Very Good Price, from the Oregon State Bar Bulletin, July 2009 issue. In 2 pages he gives links and pertinent information about each database's coverage and caveats...

Oregon Laws for Motor scooters, pocket bikes, mini-choppers or mini-motorcycles

Posted on July 14, 2009
Tis the season, apparently, to climb onto an open-air motorized vehicle:There are state laws:1) ODOT, DMV, Pocket Bike Guide (PDF)2) ODOT, DMV Vehicle Index3) ODOT, DMV Vehicle Violations4) ODOT, DMV Vehicle Factsheet for Mini-motorbikes and Scooters5) Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS)And there are local laws: Contact your city or county law enforcement agency (e...

Oregon?s Surgical Checklist and Medical Practitioner Bona Fides

Posted on July 13, 2009
If you have surgery in your future, don?t think about lawyers and medical malpractice if something goes wrong ? think preventive, preemptive action, that is, BEFORE something goes wrong.Oregon?s Patient Safety Commission has a Surgical Safety Checklist webpage...

U.S. Supreme Court Cases Someone Will Ask About 7 Months from Today

Posted on July 13, 2009
U.S. Supreme Court questions someone will ask about and that we will want to find quickly.These can all be found at the U.S. Supreme Court?s 2008 Term webpage:1) The ?firefighters? case, aka the ?new haven firefighters case?: Ricci V. DeStefano, 07-1428 (decided 6/29/09)2) The ?high school strip search? case: Safford Unified School District #1 v...

Escape from Custody in Oregon: Definition of ?Constructive Restraint?

Posted on July 10, 2009
In a kinder, gentler world, the words ?you?re under arrest? without any accompanying cuffs or restraints may mean you?re free to head off with impunity at a measured pace to the nearest coffee shop, or tree top, but in Oregon the words ?you?re under arrest? means YOU?RE UNDER ARREST AND IN CUSTODY so stop calculating that escape route and forget about that Freedom Road Quickstep maneuver...

Trial Notebook for Pro Se Family Law Litigants

Posted on July 09, 2009
Non-attorneys don?t often realize the amount of preparation that is required to prepare for a case, whether it?s researching, drafting documents, communicating with opposing counsel, appearing in Small Claims or Traffic Court, or before a judge in conference or at trial, and every interaction with the judicial system in between...

Paralegal Certification, Oregon Mock Exam, August 2009

Posted on July 07, 2009
We all know how useful mock exams are - who wants to have take a test over and over again when it is possible to take a mock (aka practice) exam and learn your weak points, knowledge gaps, and how to cope with exam-jitters?!If you think mocking is only for losers, think again...

Oregon State Court Fees Change July 1, 2009

Posted on July 06, 2009
See the explanatory memo at the Oregon State Bar (OSB):?Effective July 1, 2009, some state court filing fees will change due to 2007 legislative changes that become effective July 1, 2009, and the extension of the temporary filing fee surcharges through September 30, 2009, as provided in a 2009 legislative bill (HB 2287B)...

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