Oregon Fair Debt Collection Law
Zoe Hollis v. R& R Restaurants, Inc., et al.
Portland, Oregon employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a Fair Labor Standards Act violation theory.<br> <br> Zoe Hollis, a dancer at a Portland strip club called Sassy's, sued the club's owners and managers under the Fair Labor Standards Act ("the FLSA†or "the Actâ€) for misclassifying its dancers as independent contractors and violating corresponding wage and hou... More...
$0 (11-18-2025 - OR)<h1> United States of America v. Javier Antonio Banuelas Urueta </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Portland, Oregon criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Role in Debt Consolidation Scheme </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Washington State Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Role in Debt Consolidation Scheme </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A Vancouver, Washington man was ... More...
$0 (12-17-2024 - OR)<h1> United States of America v. Michael David Anastasia </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Portland, Oregon criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Identity Theft and Evading Tax Debt Payments </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Redmond Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Identity Theft and Evading Tax Debt Payments</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A Redmond, Oregon man... More...
$0 (12-23-2024 - OR)Mark Neubauer v. Equifax Information Services, L.L.C.
<h2><br> Portland, Oregon Fair Credit Reporting Act violation consumer credit lawyer represented the Plaintiff.<br> </h2><br> <br> Count One of the Amended Complaint alleged:<br> <br> • Equifax violated 15 U.S.C. § 1681e(b) by failing to establish or to follow reasonable procedures to assure maximum possible accuracy in the preparation of the consumer reports it furnished regarding th... More...
$0 (10-08-2024 - OR)State of Oregon v. Cristal Garcia Martinez
<h2><br> Salem, Oregon unauthorized use of a vehicle criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant.<br> </h2><br> <br> Defendant appeals a judgment convicting her of three crimes: unauthorized use of a vehicle, ORS 164.135; second-degree criminal mischief, ORS 164.354; and possession of a burglary tool, ORS 164.235. In a single assignment of error, she seeks the reversal of those convictions, ... More...
$0 (09-18-2024 - OR)Patricia Rew v. Experian Information Solutions, Inc.
<font color="red"><h2><br> Eugene Oregon consumer credit lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a Fair Credit Reporting Act violation.<br> </font </color="red"></h2><br> <br> The Act (Title VI of the Consumer Credit Protection Act) protects information collected by consumer reporting agencies such as credit bureaus, medical information companies and tenant screening services. Information in ... More...
$1 (06-18-2024 - OR)Alana Marie Souza, et al. v. Brick House, Inc.
Eugene, Oregon intellectual property lawyers represented the Plaintiffs who sued the Defendant on a 15 U.S.C. 1125 Trademark Infringement (Lanham Act) violation theory.<br> <br> 15 U.S.C. 1125 provides:<br> <br> (1) Any person who, on or in connection with any goods or services, or any container for goods, uses in commerce any word, term, name, symbol, or device, or any combination thereof, or any... More...
$0 (12-10-2023 - OR)Kemp Strickland v. Fay Servicing, L.L.C.
Portland, Oregon Consumer credit lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on Fair Debt Collection Act violation theories.<br> <br> "The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) is a federal law that protects consumers from abusive, deceptive, and unfair debt collection practices. It applies to third-party debt collectors, which are companies or individuals that collect debts on ... More...
$1 (10-20-2023 - OR)United States of America v. Tony Daniel Klein
Portland, Oregon criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with depriving another of right by sexual assault,in violation of 18 U.S.C. 242 and false declaration before a court in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1623(a).<br> <br> Tony Daniel Klein, 38, of Clackamas County, Oregon, sexually assaulted nine female inmates while serving as a nurse at the Coffee Creek Correctional Family, Oregon'... More...
$0 (10-18-2023 - OR)Luz A. Nunez v. Brandon Jones, et al.
Pendleton, Oregon civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a Blevins theory.<br> <br> <br> Plaintiff Luz Nunez brought this action against Defendants, five federal officers. Plaintiff alleges the federal officers violated her Fourth Amendment rights by unlawfully arresting her after a traffic stop. Plaintiff sues the federal officers in their individual capacities f... More...
$0 (09-27-2023 - OR)Jose Casiano Sosa v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
Eugene, Oregon insurance law lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory. <br> <br> <br> Sosa was injured by an uninsured motorist while driving a vehicle he owned that was covered by a State Farm policy. State Farm paid out to Sosa the maximum damages available under that policy. Sosa, however, also holds State Farm policies insuring... More...
$0 (09-22-2023 - OR)Ann Ware v. Coos Bay School District 9, a/k/a Coos Bay Public Schools
Eugene, Oregon civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a job discrimination theory.<br> <br> "Job discrimination law is a complex area of law that prohibits discrimination in employment based on certain protected characteristics. These protected characteristics include race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age (40 or older), disability, and genetic informati... More...
$0 (09-27-2023 - OR)John Watkins v. Georgia-Pacific Wood Products, L.L.C.
Portland, Oregon personal injury lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendants on negligence theories.<br> <br> Oregon follows a modified comparative negligence system when it comes to personal injury cases. This means that a plaintiff can still recover damages even if they are partially at fault for their own injuries, as long as their fault is less than or equal to the combined fault of the d... More...
$0 (07-25-2023 - OR)Robert J. Jacobsen v. Social Security Administration
Portland, Oregon social security disability lawyer presented Plaintiff seeking review of the denial of his application for Social Security: SSID Tit. XVI benefits by HHS.<br> <br> <br> Based upon the stipulation of the parties, it is hereby ORDERED that pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 2412, an attorney fee in the amount of $7,424.42 be awarded to Plaintiff. If Plain... More...
$0 (06-06-2023 - OR)Bryan Wayne Jackson v. Social Security Administration
Portland, Oregon social security disability lawyer represent Plaintiff seeking review of the denial of his application for Social Security: SSID Tit. XVI benefits by HHS.<br> <br> <br> The parties, through their respective counsel, have hereby stipulated and agreed to Plaintiff's Amended Application for Attorney's Fees. ECF 13. Accordingly, Plaintiff's Amended Application for Attorney's Fees is ... More...
$0 (07-17-2023 - OR)United States of America v. Robert J. Jesenik, Andrew N. MacRitchie and Brian K. Rise
Portland, Oregon criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit fraud.<br> <br> 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)Lisa B. v. Social Security Administration
Eugene, Oregon social security disability lawyer represented Petition seeking review of the denial of her application for benefits by HHS.<br> <table><br> <h1><br> <center><br> <a font="red" href="https://www.morelaw.com/oregon/news/eugene/" target="_new">MoreLaw Legal News For Eugene</a><br> </font><br> </center><br> </h1><br> </table><br> </center><br> <br> Based upon the Stipulation of the part... More...
$0 (01-26-2023 - OR)David Couture v. Experian Information Solutions, Inc.
Eugene, Oregon consumer credit lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681) violation theory.... More...
$0 (06-08-2021 - OR)Jeffrey Rumelhart v. Equifax Information Services, LLC
Eugene, Oregon consumer credit lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681) violation theory.<br> <br> ... More...
$0 (06-09-2021 - OR)United States of America v. Anndrea D. Jacobs
Portland, Oregon criminal defense filing false tax return charge lawyer represented Anndrea D. Jacobs, age 49, the former office manager and bookkeeper for a La Grande, Oregon medical practice was charged with defrauding two separate employers and filing false tax returns.<br> <br> According to court documents, beginning on or about January 2011 and continuing until her termination in December 201... More...
$0 (01-09-2021 - OR)UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. ANTHONY JAMES HILL </h2
<center><br> <img width="300" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Seal_of_the_United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Ninth_Circuit.svg/150px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Ninth_Circuit.svg.png"><br> <h2> <font color="red"><h2> </font> </h2><br> </center><br> In February 2012, Hill pointed a firearm at a woman during a drunken argument and fled be... More...
$0 (02-13-2019 - OR)UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. ANTHONY JAMES HILL
<center><br> <img width="300" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Seal_of_the_United_States_Courts%2C_Ninth_Judicial_Circuit.svg/300px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Courts%2C_Ninth_Judicial_Circuit.svg.png"><br> <h2> <font color="red"><h2> </font> </h2><br> </center><br> In February 2012, Hill pointed a firearm at a woman during a drunken argument and fled before the pol... More...
$0 (02-10-2019 - OR)United States of America v. Martin J. Shain
<center><br> <img width="300" src="https://www.wbdg.org/images/fed_courthouse_01.jpg"><br> </center><br> Portland, OR - Seattle Man Given Federal Prison Sentence for Fraud Involving Former Oregon Department of Energy Employee<br> <br> Martin J. Shain, 61, of Seattle, Washington, was sentenced to 46 months in federal prison and three years’ supervised release for engaging in a fraud scheme with a... More...
$0 (10-29-2018 - OR)UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. JACK HOLDEN <table> <td>
In the fall of 2007, Defendant and his associate, Lloyd Sharp, met with a group of investors from the Portland, Oregon, area to discuss the possibility of investing in a biofuel operation in Ghana.2 Defendant and Sharp had known each other for a long time, but they had reconnected and entered into a joint venture agreement only recently. The joint venture agreement provided that Defendant and Sh... More...
$0 (07-27-2018 - OR)Angela Johnson Musa v. Dr. Carrie Miles and Dr. Joseph Elia
This appeal involves a dispute over attorney fees in an action on an automobile insurance policy. Plaintiff sued defendant for personal injury protection (PIP) and uninsured motorist (UM) benefits under his automobile insurance policy with defendant after he was involved in a motor vehicle accident with an uninsured driver. The only issues remaining in the case after court-annexed arbitration and ... More...
$0 (07-16-2018 - OR)United States of America v. Thunyarax Phatanakit Jumroon <br> <font color="red">Morelaw Internet Marketing</a> <br> <font color="red"><a href="http://www.morelaw.com/lawyers/recent.asp" target="_new"> National Find A Lawyer Directory</a> </font> <br> 888-354-4529 </font>
Portland, OR - Oregon Woman Pleads Guilty for Role in Forced Labor and Visa Fraud Scheme Involving Thai Restaurant Workers<br> <br> Defendant financially benefited from co-defendant’s use of debts, fraud, threats of financial and reputational harm, and other means to compel victims to work at restaurants<br> <br> Tanya Jumroon, also known as Thunyarax Phatanakit Jumroon, 59, of Beaverton, Oregon... More...
$0 (06-19-2018 - OR)Robert Law v. Ronald Zemp
This review proceeding arises out of a post-judgment<br> order charging a judgment debtor’s interests in four limited<br> partnerships and a limited liability company to satisfy the<br> judgment creditor’s judgment against him. The charging<br> order was issued over the limited partnerships’ and limited<br> liability company’s objections that ancillary provisions<br> included in the chargi... More...
$0 (01-11-2018 - OR)United States of America v. Thomas Gene Duncan
Portland, OR - Gresham Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Producing and Possessing Child Pornography<br> <br> U.S. District Court Judge Robert E. Jones sentenced Thomas Gene Duncan to 25 years in federal prison followed by a life term of supervised release. Duncan pleaded guilty on August 29, 2017, to one count each of the production and possession of child pornography in federal court. He pl... More...
$0 (12-18-2017 - OR)State of Oregon v. K.A.M.
The question in this case is whether youth was<br> stopped during the search of a drug house when a detective<br> came upon youth and a friend in one of the bedrooms, told<br> youth’s friend to “stay off the meth,” asked them their names,<br> and then asked whether they had anything illegal on them.<br> Because the trial court ruled that no stop occurred, it denied<br> youth’s motion to su... More...
$0 (09-14-2017 - OR)Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon v. Joseph Y. Aizawa, et al.
Ordinarily, a party entitled to recover attorney fees<br> incurred in litigating the merits of a fee-generating claim<br> also may receive attorney fees incurred in determining the<br> amount of the resulting fee award. See Strawn v. Farmers<br> Ins. Co., 353 Or 210, 234, 297 P3d 439 (2013) (awarding<br> so-called “fees on fees” to which no objection was raised);<br> Crandon Capital Partners v... More...
$0 (10-05-2017 - OR)Larisa's Home Care, LLC v. Karen Nichols-Sheilds
The issue presented is whether an adult foster care<br> provider claiming unjust enrichment may recover the reasonable<br> value of its services from a defendant who, through<br> fraud, obtained a lower rate from the provider for the services.<br> We conclude that, generally, a defendant who obtains<br> discounted services as a result of fraud is unjustly enriched<br> to the extent of the reasonab... More...
$0 (11-09-2017 - OR)Brenda M. Diedrich v. Nancy A. Berryhill
Brenda M. Diedrich appeals the district court’s order affirming the Commissioner of Social Security’s (the “Commissioner”) denial of Diedrich’s application for Social Security Disability Insurance (“SSDI”) benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act. The Commissioner determined that Diedrich had become disabled, but an Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) found that her disabi... More...
$0 (10-27-2017 - OR)Janell Howard v. City of Coos Bay
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.<br> I<br> A<br> 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... More...
$0 (09-29-2017 - OR)United States of America v. Michael Leeper
Portland, OR - Former Columbia Sportswear Information Technology Employee Pleads Guilty to Computer Intrusions<br> <br> Michael Leeper, 41, of Tigard, Oregon, pleaded guilty in United States District Court to intentionally accessing the Columbia Sportswear Company’s network without authorization in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1030.<br> <br> From May 2000 to February 2014, Leeper was employed by Co... More...
$0 (09-09-2017 - Or)Gavin Lee Buck v. Jesus Barragan, a/k/a Chito, et al.
Winter recreation has become increasingly popular in the<br> Deschutes National Forest in Central Oregon, exacerbating<br> parking shortages and on-snow user conflicts between<br> motorized and non-motorized recreationalists. In 2012, the<br> National Forest Service approved the building of Kapka<br> Sno-Park, a parking lot primarily designed for motorized<br> recreationalists, and issued an Envir... More...
$0 (09-08-2017 - OR)United States of America v. James Pepion
Portland, OR - Online Reseller of Rare Nike Sneakers Pleads Guilty to Trafficking in Counterfeit Goods and Money Laundering<br> <br> A former online sneaker retailer James Pepion appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Stacie F. Beckerman to plead guilty to charges of trafficking in counterfeit goods and money laundering under a plea agreement he negotiated with the United States. The maximum senten... More...
$0 (06-30-2017 - OR)Macadam Bay Homeowners Association v. David Soyster, Joy Soyster and James Idle
Defendants David Soyster, Joy Soyster, and James<br> Idle appeal from a general judgment granting declaratory<br> relief to plaintiff Macadam Bay Homeowners Association<br> (Macadam Bay). On appeal, defendants assign error to the<br> trial court’s grant of Macadam Bay’s motion for summary<br> judgment. Defendants contend that the trial court incorrectly<br> concluded, as a matter of law, that ... More...
$0 (06-01-2017 - OR)Johnny R. Johnson v. O'Malley Brothers Corporation
In this wage-claim case, defendant appeals the<br> trial court’s award of attorney fees under ORS 652.200(2)<br> and ORS 652.615. Plaintiff was a commercial truck driver<br> who sued defendant, his former employer, for failing to pay<br> wages that it owed plaintiff, and for withholding a small<br> sum from his paycheck, albeit with his consent. The trial<br> court transferred plaintiff’s case... More...
$0 (06-01-2017 - OR)Philip C. Lang v. Rogue Valley Medical Center/Asante
Pursuant to ORCP 54 B(1), the trial court dismissed<br> plaintiff’s wrongful death action because it found that plaintiff’s<br> counsel willfully failed to comply with two court orders<br> and that, as a result, dismissal was an appropriate sanction.<br> The Court of Appeals affirmed the resulting judgment<br> without opinion. Lang v. Rogue Valley Medical Center, 276<br> Or App 610, 369 P3d 45... More...
$0 (06-05-2017 - OR)United States of America v. Wilson Lee Clow, Jr.
Medford, OR - Grants Pass Gun Dealer Sentenced to Two Years in Federal Prison for Illegal Gun Sales<br> <br> United States District Court Judge Ann Aiken sentenced Wilson Lee Clow, Jr., 68, of Grants Pass, Oregon, to two years in federal prison for illegal gun sales. Upon his release from prison, Clow will be on supervised release for three years. A federal jury previously found Clow guilty on thr... More...
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