Portland, Oregon social security disability law lawyer represented Plaintiff seeking review of the denial of his application for social security disability benefits by HHS.

"Social Security disability law is a complex area of law that governs the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program and the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program. Both programs provide financial assistan... More...    $0 (09-28-2023 - OR)

Eugene, Oregon social security disability lawyers represented Plaintiff seeking review of the denial by HHS of her application for Social Security: DIWC/DIWW.

"Social Security disability law is a complex area of law that governs the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program and the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program. Both programs provide financial assistance to individu... More...    $0 (09-27-2023 - OR)

Eugene, Oregon civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on civil rights violation theories.

Plaintiff L.O.K. is a twelve-year-old child who is intersex and non-binary. L.O.K. Decl. ¶ 1. ECF No. 34. Plaintiff uses they/them pronouns. L.O.K. Decl. ¶ 1. Plaintiff was a student at Oak Grove Elementary School (“Oak Groveâ€�) beginning in 2015, which was their ... More...    $275000 (09-27-2023 - OR)

Portland, Oregon social security disability lawyer represented Plaintiff seeking review of the denial of her application for social security disability benefits.

"Social Security disability law is a complex and ever-changing area of law. It is important to consult with an experienced Social Security disability attorney to discuss your specific situation and get the best possible advice.More...    $11500 (09-19-2023 - OR)

Medford, Oregon civil rights lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a Americans With Disabilities Act violation theory.

The Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) is a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in all areas of public life, including employment, education, transportation, and public accommodations. The law was passed in... More...    $0 (07-25-2023 - OR)

Portland, Oregon criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit fraud.

Robert J. Jesenik, 63, former chief executive officer of Aequitas and resident of Lake Oswego, Oregon; Andrew N. MacRitchie, 59, formerly of Palm Harbor, Florida; and Brian K. Rice, 56, of Portland were found guilty of conspiring with one another to commit mail and wire fraud and 28 ind... More...    $0 (05-17-2023 - OR)

ORS 408.230(2)(c) requires a public employer to
“devise and apply methods” of giving veterans and disabled
veterans “special consideration” in the employer’s hiring
process when that hiring process does not rank applicants
by means of a score. The issue in this case is whether the
Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office (county) complied with
that requirement when it failed to pr... More...    $0 (08-10-2017 - Or)

We must decide whether the former employee of a City in Oregon may prevail on allegations that it violated the First Amendment and state law by refusing to rehire her.
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Janell Howard served as the Finance Director for the City of Coos Bay (“City”) from 1998 through 2008. On September 16, 2008, after an investigation into whether Howard had shoplifted from Wal-Mart (from which no cha... More...    $0 (09-29-2017 - OR)

Wife appeals a general judgment of dissolution,
raising two assignments of error. In her first assignment
of error, wife argues that the trial court erred in its award
of spousal maintenance support; wife raises two arguments
concerning the amount and timing of the award. In
her second assignment of error, wife argues that the trial
court erred in setting child support base... More...    $0 (06-01-2017 - OR)

Defendant Mark Nooth, superintendent of the
Snake River Correctional Institution (the state), appeals a
post-conviction court judgment concluding that petitioner’s
trial attorney provided inadequate representation during
his criminal trial for sexual abuse in the first degree, ORS
163.427, and granting petitioner post-conviction relief. The
state argues that key evidence of... More...    $0 (02-23-2017 - OR)

In this post-conviction relief case, the state1 appeals
from a judgment granting petitioner relief on a number of
his claims, and remanding the case for a new trial. The state
assigns error to the post-conviction court’s rulings on those
claims, arguing that petitioner failed to establish, as a matter
of law, that he was entitled to relief on any of them. We
conclude that t... More...    $0 (02-23-2017 - OR)

Defendant Peter DeFazio appeals from a supplemental
judgment that awarded him some, but not all, of his
attorney fees and costs against plaintiff Art Robinson. On
appeal, defendant argues that the trial court erred by applying
unlawful and impermissible factors when it reduced
defendant’s attorney fee request.1 As explained below, we
conclude that the trial court abused its... More...    $0 (03-01-2017 - OR)

Spokane, WA - Former Vice Principle of Lake Roosevelt Elementary School Sentenced to Seven Years in Federal Prison for Receipt of Child Pornography

Nathan Piturachsatit, age 38, of Grand Coulee, Washington, was sentenced, after having previously pleaded guilty on November 29, 2016 to Receipt of Child Pornography. United States District Judge Salvador Mendoza Jr. sentenced Piturachsatit to... More...    $0 (03-13-2017 - OR)

Eugene, OR - Child Sex Trafficker Sentenced to 13 Years in Prison

U.S. District Judge Michael J. McShane sentenced Darryl Tyrone Norwood Jr., 29, of Lane County, Oregon, to 160 months in prison for sex trafficking of a minor. Following his prison sentence, Norwood will be on lifetime supervised release.

In February of 2014, the FBI and the Eugene Police Department (EPD) were inve... More...    $0 (11-26-2016 - OR)

EUGENE, OR – Jenelle Robyn Pinkston, age 47, of Albany, Oregon was sentenced today to 37 months in federal prison after earlier pleading guilty to calling in a bomb threat. Chief U.S. District Court Judge Ann Aiken imposed conditions of post-prison supervision requiring Pinkston to undergo mental health treatment.

On April 16, 2013, Pinkston used her cell phone to call in a bomb threa... More...    $0 (12-16-2014 - OR)

Plaintiffs had been fire fighters for the city of
Portland when they suffered disabling injuries. The charter
for the city requires it to provide disability benefits to its
police and fire employees who suffer injuries in the course
of their employment that render them “unable to perform
[their] required duties,� with a minimum disability benefit
of 25 percent of the em... More...    $0 (10-30-2014 - OR)

2 In this legal malpractice case, plaintiff challenges the trial court's grant of
3 summary judgment in favor of defendant, David Slader, the attorney who represented
4 plaintiff in his child sex abuse case against the Archdiocese of Portland and Mt. Angel
Abbey.1 5 In that case, defendant alleged that the Archdiocese was vicariously liable for
6 acts of abuse by a priest. The Arch... More...    $0 (05-29-2014 - OR)

EUGENE, Ore. – On April 17, 2014, Cecilio Galan, 45, of Metolius, Oregon, was sentenced today to 63 months in prison and 5 years of supervised released for possession and distribution of child pornography.

Defendant possessed child pornography he located on the internet. He then made that pornography available to others on a file sharing site in the hopes that he could obtain additional ... More...    $0 (04-18-2014 - OR)

U.S. District Court Judge Michael Simon sentenced Charly Aguayo-Caro to 12 years in prison for his role in distributing heroin that resulted in the death of Michael Rael. Aguayo-Caro, 24, of Xalisco, Nayarit, Mexico, was responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of an active heroin distribution business operating out of Portland, Oregon. Aguayo-Caro managed the business and accepted telep... More...    $0 (03-12-2014 - OR)

In this medical malpractice case, we decide whether a plaintiff is required to present expert testimony from a medical doctor to establish the standard of care and breach of the standard of care. Plaintiff presented expert testimony from a biomechanical engineer familiar with use of the medical device installed on plaintiff’s cervical spine by defendant, a neurosurgeon. For the reasons set out b... More...    $0 (10-03-2013 - OR)

We agreed to hear this case en banc to clarify whether the
statute of limitations in 28 U.S.C. § 2401(b) of the Federal
Tort Claims Act (“FTCA�) may be equitably tolled. We hold
that § 2401(b) is not “jurisdictional,� and that equitable
tolling is available under the circumstances presented in this
case.
I. BACKGROUND
A. Statutory Background
The FTCA conta... More...    $0 (10-09-2013 - OR)

2 This case involves four plaintiffs, each of whom retired from employment
3 with the City of Medford (the city) and each of whom attempted to elect to continue the
4 health insurance coverage that the city had provided to them as employees. But the city's
5 health insurance plan that applied to plaintiffs at the time of their retirement did not
6 provide coverage for retirees. Alt... More...    $0 (05-15-2013 - OR)

2 SAIF and employer seek review of an order of the Workers' Compensation
Board (board) that awarded claimant permanent partial disability (PPD) benefits.1 3 SAIF
4 asserts that the board erred in (1) rejecting the medical arbiter panel's impairment
5 findings in favor of the attending physician's impairment findings and (2) concluding that
6 claimant's myofascial pain syndrome is p... More...    $0 (08-29-2012 - OR)

2 Plaintiff brought an action against defendant for medical malpractice on the
3 theory that defendant, an ophthalmologist, was negligent in screening and recommending
plaintiff as an appropriate candidate for "monovision" eye surgery.1 4 The case was tried to
5 a jury, which rendered a verdict in plaintiff's favor. Defendant appeals from the resulting
6 judgment, assigning error t... More...    $0 (09-12-2012 - OR)

2 A young child was severely injured when a riding lawnmower driven by
3 her father backed into her. Plaintiff, the child's conservator, brought this product liability
4 action against the lawnmower's manufacturer, Deere and Company, and the company that
5 sold the girl's father the lawnmower, Ramsey-Waite Company. A jury returned a verdict
6 for the defense. Plaintiff appeals, rai... More...    $0 (10-10-2012 - OR)

Mindy Brewes appeals an order of the district court affirming the Commissioner of Social Security’s final decision denying her disability benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act. See 42 U.S.C. §§ 401-434. We must decide, among other things, whether the district court should have considered evidence Brewes did not submit to the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) but submitted for the fir... More...    $0 (06-14-2012 - OR)

We must decide, among other things, whether a parent may bring a claim for nominal damages under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.

I

\In the 1970s, there was considerable concern about the manner in which children with disabilities were educated in this country, particularly the tendency of educators to isolate them from their non-disabled peers. Congress responded by ... More...    $0 (05-14-2012 - OR)

In Jackson v. Birmingham Board of Education, the Supreme Court held that retaliation by a federally funded educational institution against someone who complains of gender discrimination is actionable under Title IX. 544 U.S. 167, 171 (2005). We must decide what a plaintiff must prove to prevail on a Title IX retaliation claim, and whether plaintiff Monica Emeldi adduced sufficient evidence of her ... More...    $0 (03-22-2012 - or)

2 Plaintiff appeals from a limited judgment dismissing with prejudice all of
his claims against defendant Swanson Group, Inc.1 3 The trial court granted defendant's
4 motion for summary judgment on the ground that defendant is exempt from liability
5 under the exclusive remedy provision, ORS 656.018, of the workers' compensation law.
6 According to plaintiff, the exclusive remedy p... More...    $0 (02-29-2012 - OR)

1 DUNCAN, J.
2 Claimant was injured at work and brought a workers' compensation claim.
3 ORS 656.202(1). Employer awarded claimant "permanent partial disability." ORS
4 656.214. The award included a payment for "impairment," ORS 656.214(1)(a), but not
5 for "work disability," ORS 656.214(1)(e). Claimant sought administrative review,
6 asserting that she was entitled to a paymen... More...    $0 (12-14-2011 - OR)

SCHUMAN, P. J.
2 The Oregon Medical Board (board) concluded that petitioner engaged in
3 unprofessional conduct and willfully disobeyed a board order, and, as a consequence, it
4 revoked his license to practice medicine, fined him $10,000, and ordered him to pay the
5 costs of the disciplinary proceedings--$14,599.05. Petitioner seeks judicial review,
6 arguing, first, that the... More...    $0 (08-03-2011 - OR)

SCHUMAN, P. J.
2 Petitioner is an Idaho company that was authorized by the Department of
3 Human Services (DHS) to prepare and package meals for distribution to eligible elderly
4 persons and disabled Medicaid participants. In a contested case hearing, DHS found that
5 petitioner had violated an agreement to abide by certain nutritional and delivery
6 standards, and, as a resul... More...    $0 (09-21-2011 - OR)

2 Claimant seeks review of a decision by the Employment Appeals Board
3 (EAB) that she was not entitled to unemployment benefits because she voluntarily left
4 work without good cause. ORS 657.176(2)(c). She raises several assignments of error,
5 all but one of which we reject without discussion. We write only to address claimant's
6 eighth assignment of error in which she contends... More...    $0 (09-21-2011 - OR)

Husband appeals from a judgment that denied his motion to modify his spousal support obligation to wife, arguing that the trial court erred in failing to terminate the transitional portion of the award and in failing to substantially reduce the residual maintenance award. Wife has not appeared on appeal. We conclude that this is a rare instance in which, rather than resolving the case on appeal, w... More...    $0 (06-29-2011 - OR)

In 2004, the City of Portland resolved to update its Greenway Plan for the land along the Willamette River. As part of that process, the city divided the river into three sections: the North Reach, the Central Reach, and the South Reach. The North Reach, a 12-mile stretch between the Broadway Bridge and the confluence with the Columbia River, was the first phase of the update, and in April 2010, t... More...    $0 (06-22-2011 - OR)

Judgment of dissolution modified to delete award of transitional spousal support and to award wife maintenance spousal support in the amount of $2,000 per month for 18 months, commencing November 1, 2009, and continuing through and including April 30, 2011, and $1,500 per month indefinitely thereafter; otherwise affirmed.

BREWER, C. J.

Husband appeals a dissolution judgment, arguing ... More...    $0 (06-15-2011 - OR)

This appeal involves a dispute between the University of Oregon (the University) and plaintiff, who is a former faculty member of the University, over certain personal property. Following his resignation, plaintiff asserted claims against the University for conversion, inverse condemnation, and breach of contract. The trial court dismissed the conversion claim and granted summary judgment to the U... More...    $0 (02-02-2011 - OR)

Husband appeals the trial court's supplemental judgment reducing, but not terminating, his spousal support obligation to wife. Husband argues that the trial court should have terminated the support because the purpose of the support has been satisfied. Specifically, husband argues that the purpose of the support was to ensure wife could maintain a certain standard of living and that, as a result o... More...    $0 (01-12-2011 - OR)