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In an article published 9/1 in Attorney at Law Magazine, it was announced that Coni S. Rathbone has joined VF Law’s Business and Real Estate Practice Groups as Of Counsel. In this new role, Rathbone will work with clients in the firm’s Portland and Boise offices. “Rathbone’s proficiency revolves around adeptly representing property owners and developers in complex commercial real estate...

Quoted in an article published in Law Week Colorado, Senior Associate Kate Willard explains how HOAs and other community associations may require legal help enforcing their rules. In cases where homeowners are not observing HOA regulations, attorneys may need to get involved.  “Disputes often arise regarding covenant enforcement, a homeowner being required to maintain their property in a...

Watch Quinten Cupps’ virtual Board Member Boot Camp out of the Vial Fotheringham office in Arizona! Originally conducted on July 30, 2020  

By: Greg Coxey On April 17, 2020, Governor Jay Inslee issued Proclamation 20-51. Proclamation 20-51 has far reaching impacts on all community associations in Washington. Proclamation 20-51 effectively amends the Nonprofit Corporations Act (RCW 24.03), the Condominium Act (RCW 64.34), the Homeowners’ Association Act (RCW 64.38), and the Washington Uniform Common Interest Ownership Act or WUCIOA...

By: Scott Welker In American law, there is a long, quiet history of the ill suing the people who made them ill. Dating at least back to the 1800s, defendants have been held liable in court for negligently spreading infectious diseases. These cases have run the gambit, including lawsuits for the spread of tuberculosis (1953), smallpox (1910), typhoid fever (1896), and whooping cough (1884),...

By: Greg Coxey Given this unprecedented time in the history of the world, there is a lot of anxiety and uncertainty about what the future holds. Even though this is a global pandemic, with orders to stay-in-place and stay healthy, the focus shifts to our household and our communities. While practicing social distancing, we must think beyond ourselves and consider all of the members of our...

The State of Emergency response to Covid-19 has had an enormous effect on all of our lives.  As the pandemic continues, loss of revenue has become the center of attention for business owners.  With business closure, shelter in place orders, and bleak economic forecast for the second quarter, the question whether Covid-19 related losses are covered under insurance policies has become an...

You might have recently received notice from the State asking you to respond if you think you have water rights.  This process is intended to provide a framework for evaluating and decreeing water rights so that the public has a current record of its valid water rights. Translation: the State wants to know what you think you have and then to tell you what it thinks you have as far as water...

The State Legislature has tasked the State Courts with widespread legal proceedings that could limit or strip you of your water rights if you do not take appropriate steps to protect them. You and your shareholders have probably received notice of these proceeding. You have an existing claim to water rights. Your shareholder/partners may also have an existing claim to water rights.  We at Vial...