The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has filed a lawsuit against River Point Farms after receiving reports that the Oregon company discriminated against a female worker due to her sex. The EEOC alleges that River Point, the nation's largest onion producer,...
Year: 2012
President prohibits Chinese wind farm project in Oregon
President Obama has barred a Chinese company from completing a planned wind farm project in Oregon, citing concerns about potential threats to national security. Obama issued an order instructing the company to divest all interest in the wind turbines, which were to...
Village’s civil suit against power companies denied
A village of 400 people will not be allowed to sue energy companies in order to link their actions to the effects of global warming, with a three-judge panel unanimously deciding that the village lacks the standing to sue. While this case takes place in a different...
Oregon couple escapes Amway lawsuit
A multinational direct-selling firm has agreed to drop a lawsuit it filed against an Oregon couple and a third person after reaching an agreement resolving the dispute. Amway had accused the defendants of purchasing its products from authorized merchants and then...
Portland man sues for police who shot him
A Portland man who was shot by Oregon police after he exited his home has filed a lawsuit against the police department. The lawsuit seeks undisclosed economic and non-economic damages, accusing the officer who shot the plaintiff of exercising excessive force and...
Environmental groups target U.S. Bureau of Land Management
Proposed timber sales in Oregon have environmental groups taking on the U.S. Bureau of Land Management in federal court. Klamath-Siskiyou Wildlands Center, Oregon Wild and Cascadia Wildlands claim the sales do not meet the standards set forth in federal environmental...
Man sues orthodontist after 11 years of braces leave behind rotten teeth
Anyone who has ever had orthodontic braces can recall the wonderful feeling of having them removed, typically after a couple of years of wear. A 22-year-old Oregon man, however, allegedly had to wait much longer. According to a personal injury lawsuit filed on the...
Judge allows civil suit to proceed alongside criminal investigation
On a June morning in 2010, a 7-year-old boy Oregon boy went to his school's science fair, where he shared with his peers and their parents everything he knew about tree frogs. According to his father and stepmother, no one has seen him since. The boy's mother, who has...
Dealing with insurance companies can be a nightmare
Insurance is intended to provide its holders with a sense of security and peace of mind. When the unexpected occurs, insurance should be there to lessen the financial and psychological strain. This is why individuals pay such a premium to have it. Too often, however,...
Oregon mother accuses stepmother of kidnapping son in civil suit
A mother and stepmother are at odds in a civil suit that may be delayed. At the center of the civil litigation is the disappearance of the women's son and stepson. The boy was 7 years old when he disappeared after a science fair during June 2010. According to...
