Powers Farley provides personal, responsive, and high-quality legal services to clients in Idaho and the Pacific Northwest.
Dustin Charters prevailed on a motion for reconsideration, arguing the plaintiff failed to timely serve the defendants under Idaho Rule of Civil Procedure 4(b). The Court ultimately agreed with the defense and determined that service was untimely, dismissing all...
Jim Thomson, II obtained a voluntary dismissal of a claim for personal injury against a road maintenance company based on an unopposed motion for summary judgment. The plaintiff claimed he sustained injuries due to a fall stemming from inadequate snow and ice removal....
Don Farley prevailed on an appeal to the Supreme Court after the district court dismissed a European manufacturer in a products liability case brought by an Idaho resident. The resident successfully argued that Idaho Court’s had jurisdiction over the foreign...
Dustin Charters prevailed on behalf of an insurance carrier at arbitration over a roofing dispute. The claimant alleged both slopes of his roof had been damaged in a windstorm and, in the alternative, the insurance policy covered the replacement of the entire roof....
Jim Thomson, II, prevailed on a motion for summary judgment defending a road construction company against a plaintiff claiming she sustained injuries due to an improperly maintained work site. The construction company successfully argued that the plaintiff could not...
Ray Powers and Portia Rauer successfully defeated a motion to dismiss brought by a large Idaho hospital in a wrongful death case. The hospital claimed that the plaintiff’s claims were for medical malpractice, thereby requiring dismissal of the case due to the...
Portia Rauer successfully defended a large Idaho corporation in a wrongful termination claim before the Idaho Human Rights Commission. The claimant alleged that the corporation discharged him because of his age (60) and hired younger, less expensive medical providers...
Portia Rauer successfully defended a physician in a medical malpractice action wherein the trial court dismissed the physician from the lawsuit because there was no physician-patient relationship. The patient had previously seen the physician for eye care, but this...
Jim Thomson and Dustin Charters successfully defended an insurance carrier in a bad-faith lawsuit stemming from the carrier’s evaluation of underinsured motorist benefits. The insured alleged the carrier committed bad faith by unreasonably delaying the tender of the...
Ray Powers and Dustin Charters successfully defended a homeowner in a personal injury suit wherein a guest was injured by the homeowner’s animal—a ram. The homeowner presented evidence that the ram had not previously acted in a vicious or dangerous manner and argued...