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By: Litigation and Creditors’ Rights & Bankruptcy Practice Groups News Update – On Friday, August 23, 2019, President Donald Trump signed the “Honoring American Veterans in Extreme Need Act of 2019” into law. Last week, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed the bipartisan Honoring American Veterans in Extreme Need Act of 2019 (H.R 2938) (“HAVEN Act”). The …
By Litigation and Creditors’ Rights & Bankruptcy Practice Groups News Update – On Friday, August 23, 2019, President Donald Trump signed the “Family Farmer Relief Act of 2019” into law. The recent passage in the House and Senate of the Family Farmer Relief Act of 2019 (H.R. 2336) will allow more farmers to restructure their debt while …
By Creditors’ Rights & Bankruptcy and Litigation Practice Groups The American Bankers Association (“ABA”) recently urged the United States Senate to promptly issue rules, regulations, and industry guidance to banks and financial institutions that want to bank with and lend to individuals and businesses in the quickly expanding hemp industry, including those growing hemp domestically …
By: Litigation and Creditors’ Rights & Bankruptcy Practice Groups Have you ever considered purchasing property through an online auction site? While online property auctions can present excellent opportunities for the savvy buyer, they may also create pitfalls for the unwary. At Saalfeld Griggs, we are increasingly meeting with businesses and individuals who purchase properties through …
By: Randall Sutton, Employment Law & Litigation Attorney As the 2019 Oregon Legislative Session winds down, it’s time to catch one’s breath and reflect on the outcome. Although every legislative session has its share of new developments and concerns for employers, this session is more eventful than most. With the Governor’s office and a supermajority …
By: Alan M. Sorem, Real Estate & Land Use Attorney Alan Sorem and members of the land use practice group at Saalfeld Griggs recently celebrated a major victory on behalf of our client, Gene Oster, who successfully appealed a denial of his subdivision application by the City of Silverton. The Land Use Board of Appeals …
By Creditors’ Rights & Bankruptcy and Litigation Practice Groups Western Communications, Inc., the parent company for several Oregon and California regional newspapers, including The Bend Bulletin, The Baker City Herald, The Observer, The Redmond Spokesman, The Daily Triplicate, and The Curry Coastal Pilot (collectively the “Bend Bulletin”), recently filed a proposed liquidation plan in its …
By: Eric Tweed, Business & Taxation Law Attorney On May 15, 2019, Governor Kate Brown signed into law House Bill 3427, which enacts a tax on business receipts for the purpose of funding various educational initiatives. With a few exceptions, beginning on January 1, 2020, all businesses that have $1 million in receipts attributable to …
By Litigation and Creditors’ Rights & Bankruptcy Practice Groups HB 3349, first introduced on March 4, 2019, would disallow the mortgage interest deduction for all second residences and would phase out the allowable mortgage interest deduction for principal residences of homeowners based on income. Households earning less than $200,000 federal adjusted gross income (AGI) will still be …
The 2019 Oregon Legislative Session is well underway. Bills must pass out of their originating committee by next Tuesday (4/9/19) to move forward. This is a very active session for employment law bills, with lots of activity and many bills moving forward. The following bills are likely to remain active and have the potential to …