In a move that could have repercussions for the thousands of Oregon residents suffering from severe student loan debt, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled in favor of an Oregon old man who was forced to declare bankruptcy due to student loans that he...
Month: May 2013
$5 million lawsuit over La Grande, Oregon drug raid
A federal lawsuit has been filed against the city of La Grande and Union County Oregon, as well as two police officers and one deputy from the same jurisdictions. The civil litigation suit seeks damages of over $5 million in connection with two drug raids on a La...
Oregon judge dismisses movie pirating lawsuit
Over 600 Oregon residents will not be forced to defend themselves in court over accusations of online copyright infringement after a federal judge threw out a lawsuit filed on behalf of Voltage Pictures, the company that owns the rights to the Steven Seagal film the...
Jury rules against Oregon couple in landslide case
Oregon's Benton County was cleared of responsibility in a landslide that destroyed a couple's home. The couple pursued civil litigation against the county after their home was pushed off of its foundation and collapsed during a severe storm. The plaintiffs argued that...
Federal judge rules against Oregon gay marriage ban
Oregon's ban on same-sex marriage has been declared unconstitutional following a decision by a federal appeals judge. The judge heard a case centered on a Portland woman who claims she was denied health care benefits for her spouse, a woman whom she married in Canada....