Appellate Opinions
Mike Bloom successfully prosecuted numerous cases through the appellate courts, many of which
resulted in published opinions, a few of which are listed below.
Significant Appellate Decisions*
Abrams v. General Star Indemnity Co.
, 335 Or 392, 67 P3d 931 (2003) (on
certification from the Ninth Circuit) (Successfully broadened an insurer’s duty to defend an
insured under Oregon law).
Potter v. Schlesser Company, Inc.
, 335 Or 209, 63 P3rd 1172 (2003) (Successfully
established an attorneys right to recover contingent fees from a defendant under Oregon law).
To v. State Farm Mutual Insurance Co.
, 319 Or 93, 873 P2d 1072 (1994)
(Successfully broadened an injured persons right to recover uninsured motorist benefits
against an insurer for injuries sustained by a phantom vehicle under Oregon law).
In re Hanford Nuclear Reservation Litig. v. E.I. Dupont (pdf)
, 292 F3d 1124 (9 Cir. 2002)
(successfully broadened causation standard in radiation cases to but for causation standard,
co-authored brief).
*Cases published before 1998 are not available on the State website.
Oregon Supreme Court Decisions*
Fresk v. Kramer, 337 Or 513, 99 P3d 282 (2004)
Potter v. Schlesser Company, Inc., 335 O 209, 63 P3rd 1172 (2003)
Abrams v. General Star Indemnity Co., 335 Or 392, 67 P3d 931 (2003)
Beall Transp. Equip. Co. v. S. Pac. Transp. Co., 335 Or 130, 60 P3d 530 (2002)
To v. State Farm Mutual Insurance Co., 319 Or 93, 873 P2d 1072 (1994)
Martini v. Beaverton Insurance Agency, Inc., 314 Or 200 (1992)
*Cases published before 1998 are not available on the State website.
Court of Appeals Decisions*
Mays v. Vejo, 224 Or App 426, 429-30, 198 P3d 943 (2008), rev den, 346 Or 213 (2009)
Morey v. Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon, 207 Or App 161, 140 P3d 582 (2006); rev den 342 Or 46, 148 P3d 915 (2006)
Beall Transp. Equip. Co. v. S. Pac. Transp. Co., 187 Or App 472; 68 P3d 259 (2003)
Fresk v. Kramer, 185 Or App 582; 60 P3d 1147 (2003)
Beall Transp. Equip. Co. v. S. Pac. Transp. Co., 186 Or App 696; 64 P3d 1193 (2003)
Gross v. Hacker, 168 Or App 529; 4 P3d 1281(2000)
Potter v. Schlesser Company, Inc., 171 Or App 646; 17 P3d 529 (2000)
Beall Transp. Equip. Co. v. S. Pac. Transp. Co., 170 Or App 336; 13 P3d 130 (2000)
Beaman v. Mt. Hood Meadows, 159 Or App 479; 978 P2d 415 (1999)
Winfrey v. Downtown Delicatessen, Inc., 157 Or App 668; 971 P2d 476 (1998)
Varin v. City of Portland, 145 Or App 603; 930 P2d 903 (1997)
Spencer v. M.L. Kauth, Inc., 135 Or App 326, 897 P2d 1209 (1995)
Lutz v. State of Oregon, et al., 130 Or App 278, 881 P2d 171 (1994)
To v. State Farm Mutual Insurance Co., 123 Or App 404, 860 P2d 294 (1994)
Hovey v. Davis, 120 Or App 425, 852 P2d 929 (1993)
Varin v. City of Portland, 125 Or App 405; 867 P2d 503 (1993)
Martini v. Beaverton Insurance Agency, Inc., 103 Or App 587, 798 P2d 704 (1990)
*Cases published before 1998 are not available on the State website.