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Former Cottage Grove Police Officer settles sex discrimination claim for $100,000 Officer Iboa Pierce was hired by the Cottage Grove Police Department as a patrol officer in April 2021. She was one of only two female officers in the Department, and the only female...
JJLM filed suit in Douglas County against the driver of an ATV who jumped off the top of a dune in Reedsport, just north of Coos Bay, and landed on our client’s ATV. Our client was returning from a call while working as a volunteer EMT for Winchester Bay Rural Fire...
Our client suffered a head injury when she was ejected from Hellgate’s boat during a four boat spin maneuver on the Rogue River. We alleged that two other Hellgate Boats went over the top of her while she struggled to come to the surface. The lawsuit alleged $7.1M in...
Baker City School District pays mother and daughter $200,000 to settle retaliation lawsuit. Katrina Fast was a sophomore at Baker High School and a star volleyball player when, she and her mother, Roberta Fast, reported that girls’ volleyball coach Warren Wilson was...
Earlier this week, JJLM filed a lawsuit in federal court in Medford on behalf of Cory Muse, a former bartender at The 238 Bar in Grants Pass, who was discriminated and retaliated against by her employer for being pregnant. When Muse disclosed her pregnancy, her hours...
On March 25, 2021, JJLM filed a Complaint in the United States District Court on behalf of Joy Hanneman, a nurse who worked in the PACU at McKenzie-Willamette Hospital in Eugene. One of the charge nurses who oversaw Ms. Hanneman’s work subjected her and other female...
The legislature recently passed House Bill 4138 (The Injured Worker Parity Bill), which now goes to the Governor for signature. JJLM attorney Keith Semple took a lead role in drafting and pushing this legislation, which will provide protection for workers receiving...
When you fall ill, you trust that your doctor will treat you with the highest degree of care to get you back to sound health. Unfortunately, this is not always the case. Sometimes, a doctor or hospital will make a medical error that caused your condition to worsen,...
If you are injured on the job in a car crash due to the negligence of another driver, there are at least three potential insurance claims. The first should be a workers’ compensation claim. Workers’ compensation should provide the initial wage replacement and medical...
The KIA and Hyundai announced a recall of close to 500,000 vehicles throughout the United States and The Korean automakers are encouraging owners to park the cars outdoors and away from structures due to the possibility of them catching fire, even if the engine is not...