We are proud to represent Scott Clark, a whistleblower who uncovered Medicare fraud by his employer and reported it to the US government. He worked for a pharmaceutical company that jacked up the price of their drug from $50 to over $32,000 a dose. The government...
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Koch Foods Paying $3.75 million to Settle Two Discrimination Suits
Koch Foods has agreed to pay $3.75 million in a class employment discrimination lawsuit filed by 11 employees and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). This ends an eight-year legal battle over claims that the poultry processing company subjected...
Massage Envy Sued for Sexual Battery and Gender Violence
Johnson Johnson Lucas & Middleton has handled cases in which massage therapists have sexually assaulted clients. If you or someone you know has been a victim of this outrageous conduct, please contact us. Read more about the current lawsuit
Truck Driver Awarded Millions
Jennifer Middleton and Derek Johnson, both of Johnson Johnson Lucas & Middleton, announced today a settlement of a case they had recently tried to a jury verdict. After a two-week trial, the jury awarded their client, Stuart Wagner, $6 million to compensate him...
Distinguished UO Professor Files Suit
UO Professor Jennifer Freyd University of Oregon Psychology Professor Jennifer Freyd filed a lawsuit against the university today challenging its sex discrimination in pay. A copy of the Complaint can be found here. Despite a quarter century as one of the most...
Nadia Raza and Lane Community College Settle Discrimination Case
Nadia Raza and Lane Community College are pleased to announce that they have resolved Ms. Raza’s claims asserted in the U.S. District Court of Oregon, Case No. 6:16-cv-00098-AA. LCC has agreed to hire Sigma Threat Assessment, nationally-recognized experts in...
Saying She Had “Outlived Her Effectiveness,”
Registered nurse Geraldine Goff has filed a lawsuit in federal court accusing The Corvallis Clinic of age discrimination when it fired her in February, 2015. The federal complaint is available here. The lawsuit comes on the heels of an investigation by the Oregon...
Fred Meyer discharged Katherine Whaley
Katherine “Kathy” Whaley worked for Fred Meyer for 26 years before it fired her for taking a day off to take her grandchildren to emergency medical evaluations. Ms. Whaley had worked her way up to become manager of the Santa Clara Fred Meyer Electronics Department,...
Leo Soell Finally Feels Safe at Work
Johnson Johnson & Schaller Client Leo Seoll finally feels safe at work. The Oregonian reports, “The Gresham-Barlow School District has agreed to pay $60,000 and make sweeping changes across its nearly two dozen campuses after a transgender elementary school...
Veterinary Assistant Sues Q Street Animal Hospital
Q Street Animal Hospital fired Brandi Lynnes (pronounced Lin-EZ) because she has bipolar disorder. On April 13, 2016, Lynnes filed a lawsuit in Lane County Circuit Court, alleging that Q Street Animal Hospital discriminated against her based on her disability, in...