#openrecords#publicrecordsClaims against Government Portland to pay $250,000 to settle my Public Records LawsuitThe Portland City Council today agreed to settle a public records lawsuit for $250,000. Jeff…Jeff MerrickJanuary 26, 2022
#openrecords#publicrecordsClaims against GovernmentPublic Records / Open Records City of Portland Violated Public Records Law by Overcharging Requesters. Yesterday, Judge Shelley Russell held Portland’s method for determining fees to produce public records violates…kakemasterNovember 19, 2019
Employment Law Past supervisor may be sued for badmouthing former employee.A former employee may sue a former supervisor for employment retaliation, held Oregon’s Supreme Court…kakemasterSeptember 13, 2019
Legal Malpractice How to seek justice from a dishonest attorney.So, what can a clients do when their attorney has cheated them? KGW Reporter Kyle…kakemasterAugust 20, 2019
#openrecords#publicrecordsClaims against Government The Bialostosky v. Teri Cummings public records case is a misfire, not a precedentA writing in the possession of an elected official that contains information relating to the…kakemasterJuly 30, 2019
Legal Malpractice Oregon disbars lawyer 16 months after his arrest on 56 counts of sex crimes.Oregon State Police arrested 54-year-old Roseburg attorney Sean Michael Handlery on 56 charges. They included…kakemasterJuly 29, 2019
Employment Law Nike Case: Employers cannot launder bias of supervisor through an independent person who fires employee.Today, Oregon’s Supreme Court held that even if the decisionmaker who fired an employee is…kakemasterJuly 18, 2019
Claims against GovernmentEmployment Law Oregon Public Bodies are NOT above Oregon law Protecting Whistle Blowers.Oregon public employers are subject to Oregon laws protecting employees, confirmed the Oregon Court of…kakemasterJuly 16, 2019
Legal Malpractice Attorney disbarred for sex with clientAttorney Gregory Knudsen of Wyoming wanted sex with his client at the same time he…kakemasterJuly 9, 2019
Claims against Government Domicile known. Deaths in “low-barrier” housing add to questions about homeless policy.Bud Clark Commons housed 259 previously homeless people between January 1, 2015 and December 31,…kakemasterApril 11, 2019