Legal Opinion
Butler v. Vanagas
Court of Appeals of Oregon
Decided June 21, 1995No. 9306-04303; CA A81772PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWarren, P. J.
Plaintiffs appeal a summary judgment for defendant in this legal malpractice case. We reverse.
Most of the facts are undisputed. Plaintiffs were field service representatives employed by Portland General Electric (PGE). In 1986, PGE reorganized the customer field service department. In that reorganization, PGE eliminated numerous job titles, including the titles of the jobs held by plaintiffs. It created a new marketing department. The company notified plaintiffs that they were being terminated. Both plaintiffs applied for sales positions in the new department. Plaintiffs were among the 68…
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- Zygar v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 2000
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