R. Daniel Lindahl

Practice Experience

• Miller v. American Family Mut. Ins. Co. , 262 Or App 730 (2014) (involving whether issue preclusion applied to an offer of judgment)
• In Re Dolph , 374 Fed. Appx. 711 (9 ^th Cir. 2010) (involving claim to impose constructive trust on estate assets)
• Kile v. York , 234 Or App 358, 228 P.3d 599 (2010) (involving what constitutes a timely tender that defeats an attorney-fee claim under ORS 20.080)
• Blake v. Cell Tech International , 228 Or. App. 288, 208 P.3d 992 (2009) (involving the admissibility of a proposed expert's testimony concerning the decedent's cause of death)
• Takata v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. , 217 Or. App. 454, 176 P.3d 415 (2008) (holding that the plaintiff was not entitled to recover personal injury protection benefits)
• Weber v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. , 216 Or. App. 253, 172 P.3d 660 (2007) (holding that there was no liability coverage for an auto accident because the driver at the time of the accident was not a permissive user of the vehicle)
• Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Gulf Ins. Co. , 250 Fed. Appx. 221 (9 ^th Cir. 2007) (holding that the defendant insurers did not cover the cost of repairing a defective floor in Wal-Mart's distribution center)
• Kerry v. Quicehuatl , 213 Or. App. 589, 162 P.3d 1033 (2007) (rejecting the insured's arguments for greater policy limits)
• Baxter Inter., Inc. v. American Guar. and Liability Ins. Co. , 369 Ill.App.3d 700, 861 N.E.2d 263 (2006) (reversing a multi-million dollar judgment in a case involving insurance claims related to hurricane damage to medical-supply inventory)
• Weihl v. Asbestos Corp. , 204 Or. App. 255, 129 P.3d 748 (2006) (affirming judgment in case involving the circuit court's authority to order dismissal as sanction for noncompliance with case-management order)
• Hudjohn v. S&G Machinery Co. , 200 Or. App. 340, 114 P.3d 1141 (2005) (affirming judgment on the grounds that the trial court should have directed a verdict against the plaintiff's personal injury claims arising from exposure to allegedly toxic chemicals)
• Valencia v. Crane Co. , 132 Fed. Appx. 171 (9 ^th Cir. 2005) (affirming dismissal of the plaintiff's negligence claims against manufacturer of a beverage-vending machine)
• Bingenheimer v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. , 196 Or. App. 316, 100 P.3d 1132 (2004) (affirming judgment based on plaintiff's inability to present evidence establishing a question of fact regarding causation)
• Bird v. Lewis and Clark College , 303 F.3d 1015 (9 ^th Cir. 2002) (affirming judgment for Lewis and Clark College in student's action alleging violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act)
• Strader v. Grange Mut. Ins. Co. , 179 Or. App. 329, 39 P.3d 903 (2002) (holding that Oregon law does not recognize a tort claim for negligent breach of an insurance contract)
• Richardson v. Guardian Life Ins. Co. of America , 161 Or. App. 615, 984 P.2d 917 (1999) (affirming judgment in case involving claim for overhead disability insurance)
• Woodfeathers, Inc. v. Washington County , 180 F.3d 1017 (9 ^th Cir. 1999) (affirming judgment in Commerce Clause case based on federal preemption principles)
• Gaspar v. Village Missions , 154 Or. App. 286, 961 P.2d 286 (1998) (affirming dismissal of the plaintiff's claims concerning alleged demonic possession)
• Crowe v. Gaston , 134 Wash.2d 509, 951 P.2d 1118 (1998) (affirming judgment in action involving the scope of remedies available where alcohol is sold to minors)
• Seizer v. Sessions , 132 Wash.2d 642, 940 P.2d 261 (1997) (reversing the court of appeals in case involving competing claims to lottery winnings)
• Clackamas County v. 102 Marijuana Plants , 323 Or. 680, 920 P.2d 149 (1996) (reversing the trial court's judgment in a civil forfeiture action)
• Lampf, Pleva, Lipkind, Prupis and Petigrow v. Gilbertson , 501 U.S. 350 (1991) (wrote the successful petition for a writ of certiorari in an action involving the statute of limitations applicable to claims under the federal securities laws)
• Gain v. Carroll Mill Co. , 114 Wash.2d 254, 787 P.2d 553 (1990) (affirming dismissal of claims for negligent infliction of emotional distress)
• Grange Ins. Co. v. Brosseau , 113 Wash.2d 91, 776 P.2d 123 (1989) (holding that the intentional-act exclusion applied to murder committed in self defense)