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University of Oregon sued over alleged whistleblower retaliation
Cherokee Staples sued University of Oregon for $550,000 alleging retaliation after reporting misconduct by her supervisor and subsequent layoffs.
Employment- Korean government agency dismissed from employment suit
Where a woman sued an agency of the Korean government that was not engaging in exempt commercial activity, the agency was immune from suit. Background Hyuna Lee sued Korea Innovation […]
Employment – Wife’s employment claims against husband’s business are dismissed
Where a wife filed multiple claims against her husband’s company, alleging she was not paid a regular salary for 11 years of work, but none of her claims were plausible, […]
Employment: Company prevails on Equal Pay Act claim
Where a woman showed she was paid less than alleged male comparators, but the company showed that its decision was based on factors other than gender (i.e., that it could not have paid her the same as the alleged comparators without suffering a financial loss), the company prevailed on the Equal Pay Act claim.
Verdicts & Settlements
- Workers’ Compensation – Struck in face by forklift, woman suffers brain injury
- Negligence and Tort – Group home resident falls, sustaining femur fracture
- Medical Malpractice – Nursing facility patient dies after fracturing ankle in fall
- Medical Malpractice- Patient has bladder injury during colostomy reversal
- Premises Liability- Apartment guest burned by gas grill spewing fire
- Motor Vehicle Negligence – Physician sustained hand injuries in crash
- Premises Liability- Dog bite injury nets settlement
- Motor Vehicle Negligence – Woman suffers injuries after T-bone collision
- Negligence and Tort -Hit by hockey puck, camper sustains TBI
- Medical Malpractice – Patient suffers stroke from ruptured aneurysm
- Premises Liability- Man suffers paralysis after bench tipped back
Opinion Digests
- Insurance – Two carriers disagree over duty-to-defend responsibility
- Criminal – Inmate denied certificate of appealability on § 2254 petition
- Tort – Defamation suit reinstated against employer
- Criminal – Clothed grab-and-shake of genital area wasn’t obscene sexual display
- Criminal – Witness describe how defendant shot victim
- Wills and trusts – Trial court violated administrator’s due process rights
- Criminal – Evidence supported joint possession of firearm jury instruction
- Criminal – Ample evidence supports murder conviction
- Negligence – Suit alleges business negligently designed and maintained premises
- Prisons – Inmate’s petitions for sentence reduction rejected
- Criminal – Man convicted of sexual battery of 12-year-old stepdaughter
- Freedom of information – FOIA suit remanded following developments on appeal
