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On Behalf of Chenoweth Law Group LLC | Jan 15, 2013 | Civil Appeals
A real estate developer will pay $260,000 to avoid further litigation in an appeals case filed by a former Oregon official who objected to a 230-unit apartment facility currently being constructed by the developer in downtown Eugene. The man's primary concern with the...
On Behalf of Chenoweth Law Group LLC | Jan 10, 2013 | Civil Litigation
A bus full of tourists fell 200 feet after sliding off a highway during a tour of Oregon's Blue Mountain range, killing nine of its 48 passengers. Because many of the passengers, ranging in age from 7 to 74, were South Korean visitors to Oregon, police had difficulty...
On Behalf of Chenoweth Law Group LLC | Jan 3, 2013 | Civil Litigation
After its initial plan to allow the farming of canola in the Willamette Valley was blocked by an appeals court, the Oregon Department of Agriculture has prepared a new proposal and hopes to move forward with widespread production of the valuable plant. It is unclear...
On Behalf of Chenoweth Law Group LLC | Dec 27, 2012 | Civil Litigation
In response to numerous complaints and reports of police brutality, the federal government has filed a lawsuit against the City of Portland, Oregon, and the Portland Police Bureau. The suit accuses police officers in the city of regularly using an excessive amount of...
On Behalf of Chenoweth Law Group LLC | Dec 20, 2012 | Civil Litigation
A 41-year-old Oregon woman has been detained in jail on second-degree manslaughter charges following a traffic accident that left a 17-year-old boy dead. The woman was recently indicted by a grand jury for her role in the September crash. Although the suspect faces...
On Behalf of Chenoweth Law Group LLC | Dec 13, 2012 | Federal Appeals
After several appeals, a lawsuit facing the Oregon Department of Forestry has prompted the U.S. Supreme Court to consider an environmental rule that could have a tremendous impact on logging operations in the state and elsewhere. The nation's highest court is set to...
On Behalf of Chenoweth Law Group LLC | Dec 6, 2012 | Civil Litigation
An Oregon man who was acquitted in the rape of an assisted-living home resident will pay $200,000 in order to settle civil litigation filed by the woman's family. The man's attorney said that his client has admitted to one or more of allegations brought against him in...
On Behalf of Chenoweth Law Group LLC | Nov 30, 2012 | Civil Litigation
A group of landowners who own the vacant lot in Ashland, Oregon, that was the center of a 2010 fire that destroyed 11 homes have been sued for failing to maintain an appropriate level of safety at the site. The plaintiffs are four insurance companies that paid out...
On Behalf of Chenoweth Law Group LLC | Nov 23, 2012 | Civil Litigation
An Oregon man has sued two counties, a city and 15 people in federal court, claiming the defendants violated his civil rights when he was abused by police. Claiming that authorities subjected him to "abuse, assault and tortuous treatment" while failing to accommodate...
On Behalf of Chenoweth Law Group LLC | Nov 15, 2012 | Civil Appeals
The Oregon Court of Appeals has ruled against a natural gas company over a county's ability to block construction of a 41-mile pipeline despite formerly approving the project. The county commission voted in favor of zoning for a terminal that would feed the pipeline...
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