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Associated Press via OPB.org, March 4, 2015 The mother of a Southern Oregon man who died during an incident with law enforcement officers has sued the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, alleging deputies wrongfully fired stun guns. The federal lawsuit filed in Eugene says deputies discharged Tasers at least a half dozen times when trying to stop […]
By Matt Cooper, The Register-Guard Wednesday, Jul 20, 2011 The state has settled its portion of a federal lawsuit in which mental health clients alleged discrimination by Lane County and the state for the closure of a Springfield service provider in 2009. Four plaintiffs sought $1.4 million under the federal Americans with Disabilities Act for […]
From AP.com, October 7 2008 Eli Lilly & Co. said Tuesday it will pay $62 million to resolve investigations into the marketing and promotion of its antipsychotic drug Zyprexa in 32 states and Washington, D.C. The payments will be divided between the states that were investigating the company, and Lilly said it will take a […]
From the Portland Tribune, September 4 2008 Portland’s City Council unanimously approved Wednesday morning one of the largest legal settlements in the city’s history, giving $350,000 to the family of a man shot and killed by a police officer in 2004. James Jahar Perez Jr.’s family will use the settlement to fund an annuity for […]
The Mental Health Association of Portland has followed the what happened to Lukus Glenn since 2006 on our web site – What Happened to Lukus Glenn. The family of an 18-year-old Tigard man shot to death by police during a domestic disturbance in 2006 filed a federal wrongful death lawsuit Wednesday against the county, city […]
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