Legal Opinion
Fred Hass v. Oregon State Bar
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 30, 1989No. 87-3996PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALARCON, Circuit Judge:
I. INTRODUCTION
Defendant-Appellee Oregon State Bar (Bar) passed a resolution requiring all active Oregon-based attorneys to purchase primary malpractice insurance from the Bar. Plaintiff-Appellant Fred Hass (Hass), a member in good standing of the Bar, contends that the Bar’s insurance requirement violates both the Sherman Antitrust Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1, 2 (1982) and the commerce clause, U.S. Const, art. I, § 8, cl. 3. The following issues are presented: (1) whether the Bar’s insurance requirement is immune from challenge under the Sherman Act by virtue of the state…
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