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KOIN 6 News | By Gabrielle Karol | October 23, 2018 Oregon’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration confirmed Tuesday that asbestos was found in a SW Portland apartment complex and cited Tandem Property Management for 9 serious violations. Tandem and the property, Commons at Sylvan Highlands, have been the subject of lawsuits from former employees and residents alleging that executives knew about asbestos and moved forward with construction projects, putting workers and tenants at risk. Exposure to asbestos, which was

Willamette Week | By Katie Shepherd | October 10, 2017 In early August, a Portland woman sued state Sen. Rod Monroe (D-East Portland) and C&R Real Estate Services, which manage Monroe’s Red Rose Manor apartment complex, because a neglected, leaky roof caused a puddle that she slipped in, injuring her back, knee and hips. She’s now adding claims of retaliation, discrimination and failure to accommodate her disability to the lawsuit. In her amended complaint filed Oct. 10, Areli Lopez asked

The Oregonian | By Aimee Green | October 9, 2018 A Southeast Portland woman who says debt collectors keep showing up at her door looking for “Steven” — someone she swears she doesn’t know — has filed a $400,000 lawsuit to make them stop. Caitlin Kelly is suing Aaron’s, a Southeast Portland appliance, furniture and electronics store with ties to the national chain, saying a demand letter and slips of paper left at her home indicate the store is trying

KOIN 6 News | By Jennifer Dowling | October 5, 2018 A group of former students is suing the recently closed Marylhurst University, claiming it collected tuition under false pretenses. The lawsuit, which names 28 plaintiffs who paid as much as $8,434 for tuition in April 2018, claims those students would not have paid if the university was honest about its financial trouble. “Marylhurst promised its students an exceptional academic and social experience and represented to students that they would

The Oregonian | Staff Writer | October 04, 2018 A Portland attorney has filed to seek class-action status for Burgerville customers potentially impacted by a credit card breach revealed by the company this week. The complaint, filed by Michael Fuller, alleges Burgerville failed to adequately protect credit card information and seeks “fair compensation” for any losses. It says Burgerville could have limited economic harm by promptly notifying customers once it learned of the breach. The complaint was filed Wednesday in

The Oregonian | By Aimee Green | September 24, 2018 A Portland rental management company has agreed to pay $105,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by a former tenant who claimed she endured deplorable living conditions that included hypodermic needles, rats and overflowing garbage at her Southeast Portland apartment complex. Aleina Langford’s attorney said to add insult to injury, A&G Rental Management had sent a collection agency after her seeking more than $1,500 in what she said were bogus charges.

Willamette Week | By Katie Shepherd | September 28, 2018 Portland resident Michelle Vanderzanden sued fast food company Sonic in federal court on Wednesday night for allegedly failing to inform consumers that their credit card information has been compromised in a data breach. She joins a co-plaintiff, James Carlson of Bellingham, Wash., in the class action lawsuit that asks for $2.3 billion in damages from the fast-food joint best known for its drive-in set up, rollerblading car hops and colorful

KGW 8 News | By Jessica Guynn | September 27, 2018 An Oregon data center technician has sued Google for discrimination and retaliation, alleging he was fired after reporting inappropriate conduct including a male supervisor unzipping his pants when the two were alone in a conference room. Britt Storkson says he was a Google employee at the Internet giant’s data center in The Dalles for four years and was subjected to a hostile work environment where co-workers discussed oral sex

The Oregonian | By Aimee Green | September 22, 2018 A former tenant of a Southwest Portland apartment complex filed a class-action lawsuit Friday against her former landlord — claiming that management negligently exposed her and others to asbestos as they renovated decades-old units. Shana Maurer, 23, says she now worries that she might one day develop asbestos-related cancer from inhaling microscopic fibers while living at the Commons at Sylvan Highlands apartments. Her lawsuit claims that management at the complex

Portland Business Journal | By Andy Giegerich | September 18, 2017 Michael Fuller was born to take on Equifax Inc. That is, when the credit monitoring giant admitted it exposed the information of 143 million consumers earlier this summer (it revealed the breach on Sept. 7), Fuller, a partner with Portland’s Olsen Daines PC, wasted no time in filing a class action negligence case. That’s because Fuller is a self-acknowledged “underdog lawyer.” The complaint, filed on behalf of Portlander Mary