In response to numerous complaints and reports of police brutality, the federal government has filed a lawsuit against the City of Portland, Oregon, and the Portland Police Bureau. The suit accuses police officers in the city of regularly using an excessive amount of...
Year: 2012
Oregon woman faces manslaughter charge after fatal crash
A 41-year-old Oregon woman has been detained in jail on second-degree manslaughter charges following a traffic accident that left a 17-year-old boy dead. The woman was recently indicted by a grand jury for her role in the September crash. Although the suspect faces...
Supreme Court prepares for important environmental decision
After several appeals, a lawsuit facing the Oregon Department of Forestry has prompted the U.S. Supreme Court to consider an environmental rule that could have a tremendous impact on logging operations in the state and elsewhere. The nation's highest court is set to...
Oregon man to pay $200K to family of woman he was accused of raping
An Oregon man who was acquitted in the rape of an assisted-living home resident will pay $200,000 in order to settle civil litigation filed by the woman's family. The man's attorney said that his client has admitted to one or more of allegations brought against him in...
Landowners faces lawsuit after destructive Oregon fire
A group of landowners who own the vacant lot in Ashland, Oregon, that was the center of a 2010 fire that destroyed 11 homes have been sued for failing to maintain an appropriate level of safety at the site. The plaintiffs are four insurance companies that paid out...
Oregon man files $5M lawsuit over alleged police torture
An Oregon man has sued two counties, a city and 15 people in federal court, claiming the defendants violated his civil rights when he was abused by police. Claiming that authorities subjected him to "abuse, assault and tortuous treatment" while failing to accommodate...
Court supports Oregon county’s right to block pipeline
The Oregon Court of Appeals has ruled against a natural gas company over a county's ability to block construction of a 41-mile pipeline despite formerly approving the project. The county commission voted in favor of zoning for a terminal that would feed the pipeline...
Oregon officials hear arguments regarding water plant expansion
A planned extension to a water treatment plant has been met with mixed reactions in a Minnesota town, which recently held its third planning commission meeting devoted to discussing the project in two weeks. Over 50 people spoke at the West Linn Planning Commission...
Oregon judge temporarily blocks controversial project
An Oregon town's $70 million surface water improvement project has been put on hold after a judge issued a preliminary injunction in response to concerns about the uncertainty of whether the project will cause pollution or other environmental issues. The director of...
National Guardsmen from Oregon suing contractor after illness
A group of 12 Oregon National Guardsmen claim that a contractor exposed them to dangerous chemicals without their knowledge, later causing them to become sick and disabled. The plaintiffs filed a negligence and fraud lawsuit with a federal court in Portland,...
