A business has the right to decide what advertising it wants to run and does not want to run. However, public places do not always have the same luxury of deciding what can and cannot be advertised, as a recent Portland business just found out.After losing another...
Year: 2013
Oregon liquor commission facing racial discrimination suit
The Oregon Liquor Control Commission is under fire for allegations that employees have been demonstrating racist behavior. The allegations are quite severe: Employees are charged with using racial slurs, goose-stepping and giving Nazi salutes, and using drugs in the...
Cross-state pollution target of Supreme Court civil litigation
We all know that air pollution is a problem throughout the nation, even in relatively pristine states like Oregon. Even though states may set their own environmental regulations, the fact is that pollution does not recognize state boundary lines. What happens, then,...
Dentist, hospital under fire for treatment of Chantix patient
An Oregon woman whose husband killed their son and then committed suicide is seeking financial compensation from the dentist who prescribed him a medication to help him stop smoking. The woman, who came upon the bodies of the two victims after the incident on Dec. 22,...
Federal fish stocking lawsuit dismissed
A wilderness advocacy organization's lawsuit targeting the California Department of Fish and Wildlife will not go to trial following its dismissal in federal court. The lawsuit accused the agency of violating the Clean Water Act by artificially stocking several bodies...
Oregon man sues state agency
The Oregon Military Department is facing a lawsuit accusing the agency of terminating a former worker's employment after he purportedly came forward with complaints against an upper-level OMD official's behavior. He is seeking $625,000 in compensation for the mental...
Court preserves Oregon’s right to farm law
An Oregon Court of Appeals has summarily dismissed a legal complaint claiming that Oregon's "right to farm law" violates the Constitution, though experts say the statute may still be targeted by additional legal action. Oregon has long allowed farmers and some other...
Oregon abuse victim files civil litigation against church
An Oregon man is seeking financial compensation from a major religious group, alleging that the Archdiocese of Portland subjected him to continued abuse during his childhood. The man, who is now 47, has pursued civil litigation against the organization, adding to the...
Walmart case going to court of appeals
When a city decides to develop land that is close to a residential area, they are required to notify the affected resident of their proposed plans, and invite them to ask questions and voice concerns in a public forum. This allows the residents to have their voices...
Oregon girls sue school district over sexual harassment
A group of teenage girls are suing the Oregon school district where they claim they were repeatedly harassed and extorted by male students. The federal lawsuit claims the boys extorted the plaintiffs into taking nude photographs of themselves and then shared the...