Wilson v. Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District

This is a case about attorney fees, specifically, about plaintiffs entitlement to attorney fees after prevailing on an uninsured motorist claim against defendant Tri-Met and, even more specifically, about the extent to which defendant’s offer to settle the case affects plaintiffs entitlement to such an attorney fee award. The answer requires an examination of the interplay between ORS 742.061, a statute that applies to recovery of attorney fees in an action on an insurance policy, and ORCP 54 E, a rule that limits recovery of attorney fees after a party presents an offer of judgment to an…