A Reputation For Being Tough, Since 1953
It is always helpful, and sometimes critical, for a worker to have insurance outside of workers’ compensation to help them through what can be the most difficult situation they have ever confronted. The challenge is that there are strict rules about the situations...
Last week, JJLM filed a lawsuit in federal district court in Eugene on behalf of Kirsten Cardwell, a former patrol officer with the Eugene Police Department (EPD), who was discriminated against by her employer for being female. Officer Cardwell was sexually harassed...
JJLM Attorney Jennifer Middleton Designated as Local Counsel. Thirty-two female student-athletes filed a detailed sex discrimination class action over 100 pages long against the University of Oregon today for depriving women of equal treatment and benefits, equal...
On September 21st, a federal jury in Eugene found that the Greater Albany Public School District and Jerrie Matuszak, the former principal of Oak Grove Elementary School, discriminated against former elementary school student Lior Onaly-Kelsey in violation of the...
Lawyers request meeting with University of Oregon president regarding ‘discrimination against women athletes’ - oregonlive.com
On Monday, June 12, a Multnomah County jury reached a verdict against PacifiCorp for four devastating fires that swept across Oregon on Labor Day 2020. The jury found PacifiCorp responsible for the harm it caused to the 17 named plaintiffs—or “class...
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...