On December 22, 2009, the Oregon federal court granted Stoll Berne's motion for summary judgment in a lawsuit against TriMet.

Stoll Berne represents the surety who provided a $3 million letter of credit to guarantee the performance of a Colorado railcar manufacturer on its contract to manufacture railcars for TriMet's Westside Express.  The federal court ruled that the surety was discharged from its obligations as a surety when, without the surety's consent, TriMet and the railcar manufacturer materially altered the terms of their relationship, to the surety's detriment.

Tim DeJong, Keith Ketterling and Jacob Gill represent the surety company in this action.