A Marion County Circuit Court judge recently ruled that Oregon's largest labor union has violated a number of state laws concerning the operation of non-profit corporations. This is the latest development in long-running civil litigation between the union and one of...
Year: 2013
$18.6 million awarded to Oregon woman over credit report errors
A woman from Marion County, Oregon, has been awarded $18.6 million in a case that is sure to cause a stir across the nation. The defendant in the case was Equifax Information Services, one of the three major credit bureaus. While the federal jury award will likely be...
Federal suit accuses table therapy firm in Oregon man’s death
A federal lawsuit recently filed in a U.S. District Court in Eugene accuses the maker of a inversion therapy table for contributing to the death of a 64-year-old Oregon man, whose family claims was killed after becoming trapped in one of the devices. The lawsuit...
University of Oregon faces discrimination suit after appeal
A gender discrimination lawsuit against the University of Oregon will continue to trial following a successful appeal to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, attracting significant attention due to its potential repercussions for other American universities. The...
Appeals court backs Gorge Commission’s air quality strategy
The Oregon Court of Appeals has rejected claims from the Friends of the Columbia Gorge that criticized the Columbia River Gorge Commission's plan to manage air quality in the region. The Friends argued the strategy does not include enough regional-specific regulation...
Judge dismisses Oregon bus crash lawsuit
A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit against an Oregon bus driver and her employer, granting the defendants' motion for summary judgment. The judge dismissed the lawsuit, filed by a group of plaintiffs in response to a 2010 bus crash that left two Portland...
Supreme Court ruling likely to limit class action claims
The nation's highest court has ruled in favor of American Express in a dispute between prominent financial services firm and a group of merchants in a move that experts say will make it more difficult for class action lawsuits in Oregon and across the country. It is...
Insurance lobbyists oppose Oregon’s HB 3160
A bill that would add insurance firms to Oregon's Unlawful Trade Practices Act has attracted intense opposition from over 40 lobbyists, who argue that the revised law would overburden the state's courts with unnecessary civil litigation and result in greatly increased...
Over 75 sickened by infected Oregon berries
A viral outbreak of Hepatitis A spanning eight states has been linked to an Oregon farm, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Officials with the CDC claim that over 75 people in several states have reported Hepatitis A infections, 11 of whom...
Oregon Farm Bureau sues DOL for withholding records
A recent lawsuit accuses the United States Department of Labor of violating the Freedom of Information Act by failing to release public records regarding a series of regulations as per a request by the Oregon Farm Bureau. Representatives with the OFB claim that the...