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Congratulations to our 2026 Oregon Super Lawyers® and Rising Stars®
Keating Jones Hughes is proud to announce that 7 attorneys were selected for inclusion in the 2026 Oregon Super Lawyers and Rising Stars list by Super Lawyers® magazine. The publication identifies the most outstanding attorneys in the state, as chosen by their peers and through the research of Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business. The following KJH attorneys were recognized in these practice areas: Peter Eidenberg – Personal Injury Medical Malpractice: Defense Molly Marcum – Health Care Law Colleen Scott – Personal Injury Medical Malpractice: Defense Hillary Taylor – Appellate Jennifer Truzzolino – Personal Injury Medical Malpractice: Defense Peter Tuenge – Personal Injury Medical Malpractice: Defense Trent Andreasen was selected to the 2026 Rising Stars® list in the Personal Injury Medical Malpractice: Defense category. Congratulations to our KJH honorees!
Defense Verdict in $13 Million Dollar Labor and Delivery Lawsuit
Shareholder Peter Tuenge and senior counsel Colleen Scott, with the help of paralegal Kristin Francis, and shareholder and appellate lawyer Hillary Taylor, obtained a defense verdict on behalf of Samaritan Health Services in Benton County, Corvallis, Oregon, in March 2026. Plaintiff claimed her obstetricians and a midwife did not obtain her informed consent for a C-section delivery of her baby, negligently performed the delivery, and misled her about her delivery options. She also sued the anesthesiologist for negligence claiming permanent spinal cord injury from a negligent spinal anesthetic during the C-section. In addition to compensatory damages, plaintiff sought punitive damages. Her total ask of the jury was $13,000,000. After thirteen days of trial, the jury returned a quick defense verdict. This is Peter’s third labor and delivery defense verdict in a row, in a year and a half.