Since Occupy Wall Street has become an international movement looking to expand and popularize itself, the question arises on who owns the popular names behind the movement. Activists within the Occupy Wall Street movement are trying to figure this out as they find business opportunity in the business-protest business. Some […]

Tim Duy Oregon Economic Forum University of Oregon The Oregon economy firmed somewhat in September. The Oregon Measure of Economic Activity improved to -0.78 from –1.12 in August. The less-volatile three month moving average improved to -1.03 from -1.13 in August. The University of Oregon Index of Economic Indicators™ rose […]

Oregon Court of Appeals clarifies statute of limitations for final paycheck penalty claims By Ater Wynne, Oregon Law Firm Earlier this month the Oregon Court of Appeals ruled that a three-year statute of limitations for final paycheck penalty claims begins to run at the end of the 30-day penalty period. […]

Nike Ad tries to spin NBA lockout By Guest Opinion, Oregon’s advertising wonder NIKE has produced a new ad called “Basketball Lives Forever” which tries to find something to get excited about during on the NBA lockout. Thanks to NIKE’s trademark ad pizazz team, the ad brings in all facets […]

Facebook Oregon tax battle makes national news By Oregon Tax News, It has made national news that Oregon hit Facebook with a $390,00 surprise tax bill.   Within 24 hour sit was reversed down to $26,000.   The AP story on this tax battle made USA Today, The Washington Post and ABC […]

Business News Note: This Tuesday Washington voters will vote on Measure 1183 which changes the state liquor laws. Measure 1183 would close state liquor stores and allow private stores licensed through the state. These private stores would have 10,000 square feet or more of retail space to sell and distribute […]

The Faces of Lawsuit has put out a great video of a small business Mexican restaurant in California that was hit with a legal threat about their bathrooms not being ADA compliant. It turns out that the handicap person never visited the restaurant as stated . Even worse, their were […]

MSNBC goes through the book and the book’s author and looks at some of the tough statements Steve Jobs said about competitors Bill Gates of Microsoft and Google’s Android phone (see video below). On another front, Jobs criticized Michael Dell saying, “CEOs are supposed to have class […] I can […]

State Risk of Recession from Europe’s Financial Crisis By Bill Conerly, Businomics, Conerly Consulting The greatest risk to the United States economy right now is a recession triggered by the European financial crisis. Even though my best estimate is that we will avoid a recession, the risk is certainly high. […]

First Circuit Case Becomes One of First Successful Attempts to Assert Data Breach Class Action Liability By Erin Nedenia Reid Davis Wright & Tremaine LLP Oregon law firm In a departure from the recent trend of courts refusing to allow data breach claimants to seek mitigation damages, the First Circuit […]