The ongoing civil litigation between a 29-year-old man who grew up in Salem, Oregon and his insurance provider lands in a gray area of the insurance provider's coverage. The company's policy states that it will not pay for disability resulting from acts of war....
Civil Litigation
Oregon soldiers sue contractor for ailments
A group of soldiers that served in the Oregon National Guard have introduced civil litigation against a contractor, claiming that the company purposely exposed them to a dangerous substance while they were overseas in Iraq. The soldiers from Oregon were serving along...
Skateboarders win civil litigation against security guards
Skateboarders constantly test the legal limits by honing their craft in areas where it may not be allowed to skate, while security and other law enforcement work to bring it to a prompt end. Recently in Portland, Oregon, the skateboarders chalked up a victory in the...
Resident sues property management over security deposits
A Vancouver-based properties company that manages an apartment community in Oregon is not playing by the rules, according to the Oregon tenant-landlord law. For this, a resident at that apartment complex has brought civil litigation against the company, and the...
Residents argue over land use in Portland neighborhood
Residents of Southeast Portland are involved in land use litigation to challenge a decision made by the Portland City Council that would allow some particularly smelly forms of trash to sit at a transfer station in their Lents neighborhood. In the fall, the city...
Homeowners sue over alleged construction defects
Alleged construction defects to a community of luxury townhouses in Lake Oswego, Oregon have negatively affected the structures, according to residents. The homeowners association for the Sunset Crossing community has recently filed a $5 million lawsuit against the...
Oregon student sues college after rape on campus
A female student has introduced civil litigation against a community college for harm that befell her on the school's campus. The student is seeking $5 million from Southwestern Oregon Community College after a fellow student raped her on Oct. 22. The student said...
Oregon’s high court says tobacco company must pay
National tobacco company Philip Morris USA Inc. eventually came around and paid the family of a Portland, Oregon man millions of dollars to settle a personal injury litigation that was filed after the man died from using the company's products. The overall award,...
Development company sues over Portland building project
A development company out of California claims it sank $1.7 million of its own money into planning, developing and consulting for a big renovation project at Centennial Mills, a set of undeveloped buildings in Portland, Oregon. But a lengthy negotiation process for...
Injured passengers sue owner of stolen car they rode in
A recent news story about an incident in Oregon highlights the complexity of some personal injury cases. The incident began when an 89-year-old Oregon man returned home from shopping to discover that someone had stolen his 1991 Thunderbird. The driver, a 35-year-old...
