Jim Thomson and successfully defended an attorney and law firm in a malpractice action by obtaining summary judgment. The plaintiff claimed the attorney and law firm made misrepresentations in a prior litigation where the plaintiff was also a party. The attorney and...
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April 2020
On April 22, 2020, Jim Thomson obtained a favorable decision from the Idaho Supreme Court in Walsh v. Swapp Law, PLLC, 166 Idaho 629, 462 P.3d 607 (2020). The Walsh decision reaffirmed the statute of limitations in attorney malpractice cases. The Supreme Court held an...
August 2019
Portia Rauer obtained summary judgment for her clients, a Boise hospital and surgical group, in a medical malpractice lawsuit. A husband and wife brought suit against numerous health care providers, including the hospital and surgical group represented by Ms. Rauer....
August 2019 – Part 2
Portia Rauer successfully defended a large Idaho company in federal district court by obtaining summary judgment in a wrongful employment termination claim. The plaintiff made two claims: (1) the Idaho company violated the Americans with Disability Act (ADA) by firing...
December 2018
Portia Rauer successfully defended an Idaho physician in a medical malpractice lawsuit. Ms. Rauer argued in a motion for summary judgment that the plaintiff’s standard of care expert did not have the necessary knowledge of the applicable standard of health care as...
October 2018
Jim Thomson successfully defended an attorney and law firm in an attorney malpractice suit arising from the representation of the plaintiff in two separate personal injury claims. The plaintiff brought suit against the attorney and law firm, alleging they were...