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,...
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Estate of man who dies in jail files suit against Lincoln County
Two weeks after he was booked on misdemeanor charges, Bradley Thomas died naked and alone in his jail cell in Lincoln County. When their mentally ill prisoner’s condition deteriorated, Sheriff’s deputies punished him instead of getting him the medical care he needed....
Survivor of Vicious Attack Outside Autzen Stadium
Yesterday Johnson Johnson & Schaller filed a federal lawsuit against Washington County arising from the brutal rape and assault of our client, Heather Meeler. She was attacked after a U of O football game by a Jaime Tinoco, who Washington County had brought to...
Congratulations to the Eugene Civic Alliance!
Nice article about community collaboration and the development of the Civic Stadium property into a resource for the entire community. Congratulations to Art and Derek Johnson and all the other organizations and volunteers that made this happen. “Civic Lesson in...
Johnson Johnson & Schaller Welcomes Back Attorney Marilyn Heiken
Johnson Johnson & Schaller, PC is pleased to welcome attorney Marilyn Heiken back to our litigation team. Raised in southern Oregon, Marilyn is a 1992 graduate of the University of Oregon School of Law. Marilyn has devoted her career to helping people obtain...
Oso Landslide Under Investigation
Johnson Johnson & Schaller has teamed with Washington attorney Corrie Yackulic to represent families injured and killed in the OSO landslide in Washington. Dozens of people lost their lives, and families have been devastated, by the terrible mudslide in March. The...
Johnson Johnson & Schaller Welcomes New Attorney Meredith Holley
Johnson Johnson & Schaller, PC, is pleased to welcome our newest attorney, Meredith Holley, to our litigation team. Before joining us, Meredith clerked for Judge Ilisa Rooke-Ley and Judge Suzanne Chanti at Lane County Circuit Court. An Oregon native, Meredith...
Oral Argument on Oregon’s Gay Marriage Ban on April 23
On Wednesday, April 23, at 1:30, Judge Michael McShane will hear oral arguments in Rummell v. Kitzhaber. Jennifer Middleton of Johnson Johnson & Schaller will argue on behalf of the Plaintiffs that Oregon’s ban on same sex marriage is unconstitutional. For more...
Actos Verdict: Jury Awards $9 Billion in Punitive Damages
A jury ordered Takeda Pharmaceuticals to pay $6 billion in punitive damages and Eli Lilly to pay $3 billion in a case claiming that the companies concealed evidence that Actos caused bladder cancer. The jury also awarded $1.475 million to compensate the plaintiff and...
Veteran Dies in the Course of VA Medical Treatment
Doug Schaller represents the Estate of Ray Velez in a claim against the Veterans Administration for negligent medical care. Raymond Velez went in to the Roseburg VA Medical Center last June for a routine hernia operation. He died late that night, after being...