McDermott Weaver Connelly Clifford LLP represented World Athletics in connection with the World Athletics Championship Oregon22 event.

Jim McDermott and Gabe Weaver represented AMERCO Real Estate Company, which is the real-estate subsidiary of the U-Haul system, in a condemnation dispute with the Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue District (“TVFR”).

McDermott Weaver Connelly Clifford LLP represented the two largest shareholders of a closely held fifth-generation family company in a dispute with other shareholders for control of the company.

Jim McDermott and Gabe Weaver represented Cambridge Real Estate Services, Inc. in a putative class action brought by tenants alleging that Cambridge’s utility billing practices violated the Oregon Residential Landlord Tenant Act.

McDermott Weaver Connelly Clifford LLP represents HotChalk, Inc. in litigation against the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, the Lutheran Church Extension Fund, Concordia University, and many other related entities.

Gabe Weaver represented defendant property manager Palisades Property Management, Inc., et el., alleged to have improperly billed hundreds of tenants for utility charges, in alleged violation of the Oregon Residential Landlord Tenant Act.

Dwain Clifford represents Croman Corporation in a dispute with Navigators Specialty Insurance Company regarding coverage for losses stemming from a spill from one of Croman’s refuelling trucks used during remote logging and firefighting operations.

Jim McDermott and Dwain Clifford represented Fortis Construction in a dispute with a school district in Portland, Oregon about whether Fortis or the school district should pay the liability associated with a construction project under Oregon’s new Corporate Activity Tax.

Jim McDermott and Dwain Clifford represent Cambia in its lawsuit to compel Atlantic Specialty to acknowledge and pay Cambia’s covered losses stemming from alleged antitrust violations.

Jim McDermott and Dwain Clifford represented Guy Carpenter & Company, LLC in a case filed in the Idaho Federal District Court asserting several claims by an insurer that allegedly suffered over $55 million in damages stemming from Guy Carpenter’s placement and negotiation of reinsurance agreements.

Jim McDermott, Dwain Clifford, and Ciaran Connelly defended Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. and Marsh Inc. in one of the seminal cases involving Oregon’s plaintiff-friendly securities fraud statute.

Jim McDermott, Dwain Clifford, and Ciaran Connelly defended Johnson & Johnson, McNeil-PPC, Inc., and McNeil Healthcare, LLC (collectively Johnson & Johnson) in a $20 million lawsuit by the State of Oregon for alleged violations of Oregon’s Unfair Trade Practices Act.

MWCC represents Provenance Hotels in seeking business interruption insurance coverage for losses stemming from the COVID pandemic.

MWCC represents the Toy Association in challenging provisions of the Oregon Toxic-Free Kids Act that conflict with provisions of the Federal Hazardous Substances Act and the Consumer Product Safety Act.

MWCC successfully defended Marsh USA from broker malpractice claims brought by MaconUSA.

Jim McDermott defended GMA in a breach-of-contract/payment dispute, arising out of the construction of a garnet processing and recycling plant in Coos Bay, Oregon.

Jim McDermott provided Imperium with legal advice and strategy recommendations allowing Imperium to favorably resolve its claims without resorting to litigation.

Jim McDermott and Ciaran P.A. Connelly successfully defended a $1 billion securities fraud case brought by beneficiaries of the Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund (OPERF)

The Supreme Court of British Columbia ruled in favor of the receiver, PricewaterhouseCoopers, on all issues addressed in Mr. McDermott’s expert testimony.

Jim McDermott represented Electro Scientific Industries, Inc. (“ESI”) in an insurance coverage lawsuit against National Union Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, an AIG company, alleging breach of contract, bad faith, intentional interference with contract, and fraud, and seeking several million dollars in compensatory damages plus punitive damages.  The coverage litigation was settled on favorable terms for ESI and the coverage case was dismissed.