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KGW 8 News | By Staff Writer | February 16, 2020 Many students are left wondering what their next step for their education is after Concordia University in Portland abruptly announced it was closing its doors last week. William Spaulding, who is enrolled at the university, has filed a class action lawsuit and says that he hopes he can get his money back for the Spring 2020 semester at Concordia University. Currently, the lawsuit does not request any damages, but

The Oregonian | By Jayati Ramakrishnan | February 10, 2020 A Concordia University student intends to sue the Northeast Portland school, saying it misled its students about its financial condition and left them without a way to graduate or directly transfer to another university. William Spaulding, a Concordia student, had an attorney draft the class action suit on Monday, hours after the university announced that the Spring 2020 semester would be its last. In the filing, Spaulding did not yet

Willamette Week | By Aaron Mesh | February 2, 2020 Two days after Portland-based company Cura Cannabis agreed to pay a record fine to settle allegations it sold vape oils with misleading labels, a Portland couple filed a class-action lawsuit demanding the company relinquish any profits it made from those products. Tom and Elena Powers of Portland bought Select brand vape products from Cura. Those vape pen cartridges claimed to contain only cannabis oil, but in fact included botanical terpenes.

The Oregonian | By Everton Bailey Jr. | January 16, 2020 Updated May 11, 2023: “Former Portland Mayor Sam Adams cleared of years-old sexual harassment allegations by 2021 city HR investigation” An attorney hired by former Portland Mayor Sam Adams conducted an investigation into allegations that Adams sexually harassed a staffer while in office, then the lawyer paid two legal experts to weigh in because he said it was the only way to get an independent review. The experts, a

The Oregonian | By Mike Rogoway | November 12, 2019 Burgerville has a preliminary agreement to settle a class-action lawsuit brought against the restaurant chain over a hack that potentially exposed thousands of customers’ credit and debit card information. The Vancouver-based restaurant chain was one of more than 100 businesses attacked by an international gang of cyberthieves last year. Most of the victims were in the restaurant or hospitality markets – others included Chipotle Mexican Grill, Chili’s, Arby’s and Red

KGW News | By Kyle Iboshi | November 07, 2019 The city of Portland has been using a private debt collector to go after residents who didn’t pay the Arts Tax. Since 2016, the city’s revenue division has sent 14,600 taxpayers to collections for failing to pay the $35 tax. Critics argue the tactic is too punitive. If unpaid, the city doubles the amount owed on the Arts Tax from $35 to $70. A private debt collector tacks on additional

Willamette Week | By Rachel Monahan | November 25, 2019 A lawsuit filed in Multnomah County Circuit Court today alleges that the grocery store chain WinCo Foods engaged in false advertising by not disclosing the full price of non-grocery item subject to an additional tax in Portland. The Portland Clean Energy Fund surcharge, passed by voters last year, places an extra 1 percent charge on the business license tax for companies with at least $500,000 in sales in Portland and

Willamette Week | By Sophie Peel | October 23, 2019 A former employee is suing McDonald’s in Multnomah County Circuit Court for unlawful employment practices, alleging a manager humiliated her and forced her to return to work after she pooped in her pants during her shift. Kari Phillips alleges that her former employer unlawfully terminated her employment and refused to accommodate her frequent bathroom needs while she suffered from a stomach ailment. Phillips worked at the time of the incident

The Oregonian | By Jayati Ramakrishnan | October 23, 2019 The family of a man who was found dead after a concert at the Oregon Zoo in August is suing, alleging that the zoo, a contracting company and the music group he went to watch did not maintain safe conditions, and ultimately caused the man’s death. The family of Carl Stanley Ross is asking for $5.4 million in damages, as well as a jury trial. The lawsuit, filed Wednesday, names

KGW 8 News | By Jared Cowley | October 21, 2019 A class action lawsuit was filed Monday against Safeway, accusing the grocery store corporation of charging customers a 1% fee to pay for a tax the city is charging large retailers to help pay for Portland’s clean energy initiative. The tax, which began Jan. 1, 2019, applies to large retailers with gross income from retail sales of $1 billion or more in the U.S. and $500,000 in the City