OTLA Trial Lawyer Fall 2021

1 Trial Lawyer • Fall 2021 Board of Governors Fall 2021 The views expressed in Trial Lawyer are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the policies or opinions of the Oregon Trial Lawyers Association, its members, Board of Governors or staff. Trial Lawyer is a quarterly publication of the Oregon Trial Lawyers Association and is distributed as a membership benefit. For permission to reprint articles, contact Michael Kesten at 503-246-1126, michael@kestenmedia.com. For advertising rates, contact law@llmpubs.com or 503-445-2240. Publications Committee Co-Chairs — Barb Long, barb@vogtlong.com . 503-228-9858; Faith Morse, faith@andersenlaw.com, 541-773-7000 Editor — Michael Kesten, KestenMedia, michael@kestenmedia.com, 503-804-0668 Oregon Trial Lawyers Association, 812 SW Washington Ste. 900, Portland OR 97205, 503-223-5587, otla@oregontriallawyers.org, www.oregontriallawyers.org Dedicated to protecting people, holding wrongdoers accountable, and promoting a fair and equitable justice system through advocacy and education. Articles The Good Stuff: Arbitrations, UTCR 13 and evidence Aaron Reichenberger ...................................................................................... 6 On Target: Do’s and don’ts for best reward Tim Grabe ................................................................................................... 10 An Arbitrator’s View Molly Jo Mullen ........................................................................................... 16 Challenging Arbitration Fee Awards Wendy Squires .............................................................................................. 20 In the Driver’s Seat of Private Arbitration Young Walgenkim......................................................................................... 23 The Challenge: Arbitration clauses in employment and consumer cases Christina Stephenson, Phil Goldsmith ......................................................... 30 Push and Pull: Recent appellate rulings about arbitration Cody Hoesly................................................................................................. 31 Cooking with Force: Mass arbitrations and asymmetric tactics David Sugerman ........................................................................................... 38 Defeating Nursing Home Arbitration Clauses Faith Morse .................................................................................................. 42 Avoiding the Fight: Nursing home / care facility arbitration clauses Kristen West McCall..................................................................................... 45 Departments President’s Message: The root of compassion Lara Johnson................................................................................................... 2 View from the Bench: Know your audience Judge Alycia Edgeworth Kersey....................................................................... 4 OTLA Guardians of Civil Justice & Annual Partners donors .......................................................................................................... 26 Comp Corner: Nonassignment of benefit s Julene Quinn ................................................................................................ 48 Between the Sheets Cody Hoesly, Lisa T. Hunt, Nadia Dahab ...................................................... 49 Officers President Lara Johnson President-elect Blair Townsend Secretary-Treasurer Rob Kline Parliamentarian Melissa Bobadilla Immediate Past President Tim Williams District Governors Talia Guerriero — District 1 Nathan Sosa — District 1 Kelly Andersen — District 2 Brian Dretke — District 2 Rob Beatty-Walters — District 3 Neil Jackson — District 3 Derek Johnson — District 4 Robert Johnson — District 4 Ryan Jennings — District 5 Brent Barton — District 5 Governors-at-Large Steve Berman Erin Christison Ronn Elzinga Sonya Fischer Erious Johnson Quinn Kuranz Paul Loving Jeremiah Ross Thanh Tran Greg Zeuthen New Lawyer Governors Ron Cheng Emily Johnson AAJ Governors Kathryn Clarke Tom D’Amore Nadia Dahab AAJ State Delegates Shenoa Payne Michael Wise Apolinar Montero-Sánchez OTLA Staff Email, (firstname)@oregontriallawyers.org Main phone, 503-223-5587 Kathleen Bergin, 503-223-5587 x108 Membership Director Beth Bernard, 503-223-2558 Executive Director Nora Fogarty, 503-223-5587 x104 Development Dir. & Publications Mgr. Astrid Grigsby Schulte, 503-223-5587 x100 Education Director Arthur Towers, 503-345-0045 Political Director/Lobbyist