During his 23 years practicing appellate law, Dan Lindahl has achieved a remarkable record of success, winning a high percentage of his appeals and securing victories on behalf of clients in cases both large and small. Some of those cases are summarized below.

2008
Ram Technical Services, Inc. v. Koresko, 217 Or. App. 463, 177 P.3d 10 (2008) (affirming the dismissal of the plaintiffs’ action based on claim preclusion).

Takata v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., 217 Or. App. 454, 176 P.3d 415 (2008) (holding that the plaintiff was not entitled to recover personal injury protection benefits).

2007
Weber v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., 216 Or. App. 253, 172 P.3d 660 (2007) (holding that the insurer did not owe liability coverage for an accident because the driver was not a permissive user).

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Gulf Ins. Co., 250 Fed. Appx. 221 (9th Cir. 2007) (affirming a judgment in a case involving insurance coverage for the cost of repairing a defective floor in Wal-Mart’s distribution center).

Kerry v. Quicehuatl, 213 Or. App. 589, 162 P.3d 1033 (2007) (rejecting the insured’s arguments for greater policy limits).

2006
Baxter Inter., Inc. v. American Guarantee and Liability Ins. Co., 369 Ill.App.3d 700, 861 N.E.2d 263 (2006) (reversing a multi-million dollar judgment in a case involving claims related to hurricane damage to medical-supply inventory).

Weihl v. Asbestos Corp., 204 Or. App. 255, 129 P.3d 748 (2006) (affirming judgment in case involving the circuit court’s authority to order dismissal as sanction for noncompliance with case-management order).

2005
Hudjohn v. S&G Machinery Co., 200 Or. App. 340, 114 P.3d 1141 (2005) (affirming judgment on the grounds that the trial court should have directed a verdict against the plaintiff’s personal injury claims arising from exposure to allegedly toxic chemicals).

Valencia v. Crane Co., 132 Fed. Appx. 171 (9th Cir. 2005) (affirming dismissal of the plaintiff’s negligence claims against manufacturer of a beverage vending machine).

2004
Bingenheimer v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., 196 Or. App. 316, 100 P.3d 1132 (2004) (affirming judgment based on plaintiff’s inability to present evidence establishing a question of fact regarding causation).

Weatherspoon v. Allstate Ins. Co., 193 Or. App. 330, 89 P.3d 1277 (2004) (reversing judgment awarding attorney fees to the plaintiff in connection with claim for UM benefits).

2002
Bird v. Lewis and Clark College, 303 F.3d 1015 (9th Cir. 2002) (affirming judgment for Lewis and Clark College in an action for violation of the Americans With Disabilities Act).

Strader v. Grange Mut. Ins. Co., 179 Or. App. 329, 39 P.3d 903 (2002) (holding that Oregon law does not recognize a tort claim for negligent breach of an insurance contract).

1999
Richardson v. Guardian Life Ins. Co. of America, 161 Or. App. 615, 984 P.2d 917 (1999) (affirming judgment in case involving claim for overhead disability insurance).

Woodfeathers, Inc. v. Washington County, 180 F.3d 1017 (9th Cir. 1999) (affirming judgment in Commerce Clause case based on federal preemption principles).

1998
Gaspar v. Village Missions, 154 Or. App. 286, 961 P.2d 286 (1998) (affirming dismissal of the plaintiff’s claims concerning alleged demonic possession).

Crowe v. Gaston, 134 Wash.2d 509, 951 P.2d 1118 (1998) (affirming judgment in action involving the scope of remedies available where alcohol is sold to minors).

1997
Seizer v. Sessions, 132 Wash.2d 642, 940 P.2d 261 (1997) (reversing the court of appeals in case involving competing claims to lottery winnings).

1996
Clackamas County v. 102 Marijuana Plants, 323 Or. 680, 920 P.2d 149 (1996) (reversing the trial court’s judgment in a civil forfeiture action).

1991
Lampf, Pleva, Lipkind, Prupis and Petigrow v. Gilbertson, 501 U.S. 350 (1991) (wrote the successful petition for a writ of certiorari in an action involving the statute of limitations applicable to claims under the federal securities laws).

1990
Gain v. Carroll Mill Co., 114 Wash.2d 254, 787 P.2d 553 (1990) (affirming dismissal of claims for negligent infliction of emotional distress).

1989
Grange Ins. Co. v. Brosseau, 113 Wash.2d 91, 776 P.2d 123 (1989) (holding that the intentional-act exclusion applied to murder committed in self defense).