Members of the city council in Portland, Oregon have decided to join in on a commercial litigation process already involving several other cities throughout the United States. The pending suit takes aim at a number of online travel agencies, demanding that they pony...
Month: October 2011
Doctor sues journalist over Twitter and blog post
The world of civil litigation has gone high tech. The first lawsuit of its kind in Oregon; a medical spa doctor from Tigard, Oregon is suing a blogger from Portland, Oregon, claiming one of her Twitter and blog posts defamed him and his practice. The doctor is seeking...
Oregon woman sues business after tanning bed incident
A casual spa visit for one Oregon woman turned into a heated nightmare that she says left her with personal injuries. The woman is in the midst of civil litigation against an Oregon company that she says acted negligently. The woman was at the Northeast Portland...
Couple sues medical professionals for delayed diagnosis
An Oregon couple has introduced civil litigation against a number of health professionals for failing to diagnose their son with a serious illness. It was not the son, the middle of three, was 7 years old that doctors finally uncovered the fact he suffered from...