Congratulations to Peter Eidenberg and Dale Fujimoto on a recent trial victory in Coos County. They defended the hospital in a multi-party emergency department case involving a patient who was discharged with a kidney stone and returned to the hospital three days later in septic shock. The plaintiff sought $525,000 in economic damages and $1,200,000 in non-economic damages. After a week of trial, the plaintiff dismissed Peter Eidenberg’s client the day before the case went to the jury, and attempted to proceed against the remaining defendants. The jury ultimately rendered a defense verdict for all defendants. The jury specifically found that the tort claim notice required to be provided to the hospital was untimely, which was the primary issue in the defense of the claims against the hospital.

Attorneys Kelly Heudepohl and Peter Eidenberg successfully defended an attempted effort to certify a class action against one of their clients related to alleged FDCPA violations. The argument was in the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon. Kelly Huedepohl argued the matter and successfully persuaded the court that the claims alleged did not support certification of a potentially significant class against their client. Congratulations Kelly and Peter!

Happy Retirement to Rhonda Ensley!

Today was Rhonda Ensley's last day at Keating Jones Hughes. Rhonda joined the KJH team in 2015, after a long career as a Legal Assistant. In her retirement Rhonda plans to enjoy gardening and volunteering in the neighborhood elementary school as a reading assistant with the SMART Reading program.

We celebrated Rhonda with a tasty luncheon and rousing game of Giant Jenga!
Congratulations Rhonda!

Scott O’Donnell was recently elected to join the Oregon chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates. ABOTA is a national organization with chapters in all 50 states. Members of ABOTA are dedicated to professional and competent representation of clients in all aspects of trial presentation. 

Keating Jones Hughes has moved to a new location as of September 1, 2018. We are now located in the 200 Market Building, Suite 900, just a couple of blocks to the South from our previous location.

New address:
Keating Jones Hughes, PC.
200 SW Market St., Suite 900
Portland, OR 97201

A few of KJH’s team members “scrambled” their way to a fourth place finish at the annual Samaritan Scramble at Spring Hill Golf Club in Albany, Oregon on June 19th. Attorneys Scott O’Donnell, Peter Eidenberg and Dan Murphy, along with paralegal Kristin Francis, represented KJH at the annual fundraising event. Proceeds from this year’s tournament support the Samaritan Treatment & Recovery Services Facility Capital Campaign.

Peter Eidenberg recently spoke to over 200 executive leaders from healthcare institutions throughout Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Alaska on the topic of sexual harassment in the healthcare field. Peter was invited to speak on the topic as part of the Physicians Insurance 2018 Health Care Risk Management Summit.

At Keating Jones Hughes, we like to celebrate our personal accomplishments just as much as we like sharing our professional achievements. Please help us celebrate with attorney Jamie Valentine the arrival of his son in March 2018.

Ms. Huedepohl admitted to practice in Washington’s state courts, marking an exciting addition to KJH's team of Washington-licensed litigators and appellate attorneys.

Peter Eidenberg and Robert Sinnott prevailed on a motion for summary judgment in the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon. The professional liability lawsuit involved claims against a law firm for violations of the Federal Debt Collections Practices Act...

Shareholder Peter Eidenberg has been invited to present to a local medical group of over 80 providers about the rise in litigation related to allegations of inappropriate touching by patients against medical practitioners. 

KJH is proud to announce that in January of 2018 Peter Tuenge was appointed to the Oregon Association of Defense Counsel Board of Directors for a three year term.