Hallberg v. City of Portland

Plaintiff initiated this action against his former employer, defendant City of Portland, for indemnity of expenses that plaintiff incurred in defending an action that had been brought against him in federal court. The city moved for summary judgment on a variety of grounds, including that plaintiff is estopped from seeking indemnity in this case given the position that he successfully asserted in the federal court action and that, in any event, he is not entitled to indemnity on the merits. The trial court granted the city’s motion on the latter of those two arguments and entered judgment…