Washington State University has become embroiled in construction litigation over work done on a campus building. In the fall of 2009, construction started on the new Engineering and Computer Science Building on campus, which opened this past January. A construction...
Civil Litigation
Couple sues health agencies for lack of diagnosis
A Portland couple is suing an Oregon health university and a hospital, contending the medical entities failed to diagnose a genetic disorder in their daughter during prenatal testing. Through the civil litigation, the couple is seeking $6.25 million. The mother and...
Trucking group sues Oregon over new DMV fees
An industry group representing truckers in Oregon is embroiled in a civil dispute with the state over a proposed increase in a fee charged to companies that employ truck drivers. The trucking association, as well as seven other groups, wants the state's departments of...
Settlement reached in Washington man’s death
The family of a man who was beaten to death by police officers in Spokane, Washington, has settled a personal injury suit with the city for $1.67 million. The out-of-court settlement also stipulated that the city issue a public apology, name a park pavilion for the...
Green groups fighting wind power project
Two groups dedicated to preserving Oregon's environment are batting a developer in the courts over where to place a wind development project, supporting the concept but trying to block the planned location. The land-use litigation pits the Oregon Natural Desert...
Portland State student sues school in civil dispute
Public institutions are obligated to facilitate students of all disabilities. Failing to do so essentially breeds unequal treatment and opportunity and has been the center of many civil litigation in the past. Just recently, in Oregon, a deaf student teamed with the...
Lawsuits take aim at an Oregon transit agency
The families two of slain victims -- along with three survivors -- recently brought forth civil litigation against a transit agency whose employee mowed pedestrians down in a bus in 2010. The five pedestrians were struck in April 2010 within the Old Town area of...
Family of crash victim sue Oregon bars
The family of a loved one that received catastrophic injuries from a drunk driving accident in March of 2010 is bringing personal injury litigation against those they feel are responsible -- and it's not just the driver. In addition to naming the 31-year-old drunk...
Portland couple sues for ‘wrongful birth’
Many Oregon residents have brought forth civil litigation in the form of a wrongful death lawsuit before. This is when a plaintiff seeks monetary damages for a death that they suspect was caused by the negligence of others. While this concept might be common, a recent...
Non-profit sues Oregon library
A group of concerned citizens have lodged civil litigation against a library in Seaside, Oregon, claiming that the library blatantly exercises discrimination with its policies in lending out the use of its meeting rooms. Claiming that the library's current policies...
