Prisoner lawsuit over tear gas exposure during 2020 Portland protests can go forward, judge says
By Maxine Bernstein | The Oregonian/OregonLive A class-action suit can proceed against Multnomah County, ex-Sheriff Mike Reese and two former corrections supervisors alleging they failed to protect prisoners from tear gas that seeped into the county’s downtown Portland jail during 2020 protests, a federal judge ruled. U.S. Magistrate Judge Stacie F. Beckerman rejected the county’s […]
Portland family sues city after permit denied to remove tree
A Portland family is suing the city after the Urban Forestry Department Denied their permit request to cut down a tree in their back yard. By FOX 12 Staff Published: Apr. 8, 2025 at 5:15 PM PDT PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) – A Portland family is suing the city after the Urban Forestry Department Denied their […]
City of Portland sued for $4.7M after refusing permit for tree that later fell on family’s home
In 2022, the Southwest Portland family had applied for a tree removal permit, which the city denied. Two years later, a January storm brought it down on their home. Author: Katherine Cook Published: 11:06 PM PDT April 7, 2025 Updated: 11:06 PM PDT April 7, 2025 Facebook PORTLAND, Oregon — A family is suing the […]
Estate of construction worker fatally injured at Portland’s Benson High School files $25M lawsuit
By Aimee Green | The Oregonian/OregonLive The estate of a 33-year-old ironworker who died from “catastrophic blunt force trauma” after a forklift rolled onto her at the reconstruction site of Benson Polytechnic High School in Northeast Portland filed a $25.5 million lawsuit Monday against the construction company that is overseeing the project. The estate of […]
Portland Cop Who Was Caught on Video Bashing the Head of a Protest Medic Won’t Be Charged With a Crime
Civil rights attorneys warn the decision is a “green light” to future police violence By Tim Dickinson September 10, 2021 A Portland cop who chased down and beat a protest medic, in one of the most harrowing incidents of police violence from the city’s Black Lives Matter protests last year, will not face criminal charges. The decision — announced […]
OHSU nurse who volunteered as protest medic files excessive force suit against Portland police officer
By Maxine Bernstein | The Oregonian/OregonLive An OHSU nurse who was volunteering as a medic during a Black Lives Matter protest last year is suing the Portland Police Bureau, accusing an officer of chasing after him, knocking him to the ground, slamming his head to the pavement and then punching him repeatedly. The suit, filed […]
A Protest Medic Alleges a Portland Police Officer Punched Him While Wearing Tactical Gloves
A bureau spokesman knew of no policy regarding whether officers were allowed to wear tactical gloves, also known as sap gloves and blackjack gloves. By Tess Riski June 30, 2021 5:26AM PDT gloves Cox’s lawyer says the gloves pictured are an example of what the officer wore. Tyler Cox didn’t notice the gloves until after […]
County Jail Inmates File Federal Lawsuit Over Repeated Exposure to Tear Gas During Portland Protests
Attorneys for more than 300 inmates seek class action status and damages from Multnomah County and Sheriff Mike Reese. By Nigel Jaquiss November 23, 2020 1:25PM PST “Its a beautiful struggle” says Tavis Greenwood, draped in an American flag, as he walks past a wall of tear gas while recording on the front lines. (Alex […]
Nurse sued over Portland jail overdose death faced earlier suit over fatal OD at different jail, records allege
By Maxine Bernstein | The Oregonian/OregonLive The lead nurse accused in a lawsuit of failing to administer Narcan to a man who died of a drug overdose suffered at Multnomah County’s Inverness Jail had a history of problems at an earlier job, wasn’t fully forthcoming about her past on her work application and was subsequently […]
$10 million lawsuit filed against Multnomah County in 2019 drug overdose death of inmate
By Maxine Bernstein | The Oregonian/OregonLive The family of a 37-year-old Portland man who died in custody last year from an overdose using drugs smuggled into Multnomah County’s Inverness Jail has filed a $10 million civil rights lawsuit against the county and Sheriff Mike Reese, alleging they failed to maintain a safe jail or provide […]
Family of Man Killed in Intel Machine Sues Tech Giant for Wrongful Death
Intel is being sued for wrongful death by the estate of an Aloha man who alleges Intel’s negligent safety standards led to field service technician Jay Elwell’s death in July 2017. Elwell was on the Intel campus as a contractor, sent out to perform maintenance on a Kardex vertical storage carousel—like a storage cabinet with […]
Injured forklift driver awarded $972,000 by Portland jury
y Aimee Green | The Oregonian/OregonLive A Portland jury has ruled that a Vancouver trucking company must pay $972,000 to a forklift operator who herniated a disc after the floor of one of the company’s semi-truck trailers partially collapsed while he was inside it. A 12-person Multnomah County jury decided Friday that Phase II Transportation […]