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The Oregonian | By Noelle Crombie | June 09, 2021 The man killed during a foot chase by a Clackamas County sheriff’s deputy early Monday had cycled in and out of prison and jail for nearly two decades, a bleak pattern his mother said was forged by childhood trauma. Cathy Pappas of Fossil said her son, Jeremiah L. Wright, was 11 when he discovered his 16-year-old brother had taken his own life in the next bedroom. A few years later,

The Oregonian | By Jayati Ramakrishnan | June 08, 2021 A former NFL player and Portland resident is suing Wells Fargo, alleging the bank refused to provide him with a small credit increase and failed to give him a legitimate reason why his request was denied. Owamagbe Odighizuwa, 29, filed a lawsuit against the San Francisco-based bank Monday over allegations of “national origin discrimination.” He’s calling for the bank to stop what he referred to as “a pattern and practice

Oregon Public Broadcasting | By Rebecca Ellis | May 24, 2021 A group of houseless individuals have joined a class-action lawsuit filed against the city of Portland Monday, alleging contractors have been illegally discarding people’s personal belongings while dispersing homeless encampments. Under Oregon law, the city must collect and retain all property that is “recognizable as belonging to a person and that has apparent use” when clearing out homeless campsites. The city is required to store the property in a

The Oregonian | By Maxine Bernstein | April 27, 2021 Oregon Health and Science University has agreed to pay $585,000 to settle a federal lawsuit brought by a social worker who accused a former anesthesiology resident of sexually assaulting her and the school of failing to take action. The university also issued an apology to the woman in a statement released Tuesday and said she will be invited to participate in former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder’s independent investigation of

KGW 8 News | By Devon Haskins | March 8, 2021 Newly filed court documents paint a disturbing pattern of alleged sexual assaults from former OHSU anesthesiology resident Dr. Jason Campbell. The declarations or sworn statements were filed as part of a multi-million dollar lawsuit against OHSU and Campbell. The lawsuit was filed last month. Campbell gained national notoriety in 2020 for his dances that went viral on the social media app TikTok. “They’re consistent to what we’ve known before

KGW 8 News | By Staff Writer | March 1, 2021 A federal lawsuit alleges that an Oregon Health & Science University doctor known for dancing in his scrubs on social media sexually harassed a coworker at Portland’s Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Court documents allege that Jason Campbell harassed a female social worker last year, including unwanted touching and sending sexually charged text messages. Court documents say that the incidents began in January 2020 during his time as a resident

Daily Journal of Commerce | By Alex Jensen | February 17, 2021 A Portland woman alleges a Lorentz Bruun Construction employee earlier this month demanded she move the van in which she was living, or else her “life is gonna get real bad.” Lynn Burch, who is homeless, filed a lawsuit against Lorentz Bruun in Multnomah County Circuit Court on Feb. 11. In the complaint, she alleges that on the afternoon of Feb. 5 a man approached her van parked

Willamette Week | By Nigel Jaquiss | January 22, 2021 The U.S. Bankruptcy Trustee for Oregon today made a final filing in the bankruptcy of Cylvia Hayes, the former first lady of Oregon, bringing the legal part of a long-running saga to a close. Hayes rose to prominence in 2010, when her then-partner and later fiancé, former Gov. John Kitzhaber, ran for governor for a third time, having previously served in that position from 1995 to 2003. During the 2010

The Oregonian | By Jayati Ramakrishna | December 01, 2020 A Lake Oswego high school student will file a complaint against the district, along with its top official and a state senator who used to serve on the district’s school board, according to court documents filed this week. The student alleges that the district failed to support her and investigate her complaints of repeated racist slurs, discrimination and harassment. The Lake Oswego School District, Superintendent Lora De La Cruz and

Willamette Week | By Tess Riski | November 19, 2020 Olivia Katbi Smith, co-chair of Portland’s chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America, filed a lawsuit in Multnomah County Circuit Court on Nov. 19 accusing a North Carolina man of posting her private information online. The complaint alleges Chadwick Jason Seagraves posted the home address of Smith and her family online this month and encouraged others to spread the information across far-right online platforms. The lawsuit describes Seagraves as a