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Off-Duty Oregon Cop Avoids Arrest After Harassing Family Over BLM Flag 

The Crime Report

A lawyer for Mirella Castaneda, the homeowner whose house was targeted by Teets, issued a tort claim declaring her intent to sue the Forest Grove Police Department. The claim describes how police allegedly “worked in concert, either intentionally, or subconsciously due to implicit bias, to deprive Ms.

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TikTok Torts: Idaho Professor Sues “Internet Sleuth” for Defamation Over Idaho Murders

JonathanTurley

The complaint states that Scofield was in Oregon with her husband visiting friends when the murders occurred. In one video, Guillard said that Scofield conspired with an anonymous University of Idaho student, identified only as J.D., to murder the students.

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States Expand Non-Disclosure Bans For Workplace Discrimination

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Covering wage and hour claims is novel among state NDA restrictions and the language about public policy mandates appears to be aimed at a tort claim that’s available for wrongful termination under Washington law.

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Starting a Paralegal Career Without a Paralegal Certificate

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My most memorable trial moment would be last year we were in Medford, Oregon, for a May trial that was out there and we were all in the courtroom. So I know that litigation paralegals out there listening are gonna wanna know what’s your most memorable trial moment if you have one.

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TURKEY TORTS (2020)

JonathanTurley

In celebration of Thanksgiving, I give you our annual Turkey Torts of civil and criminal cases that add liability to libations on this special day (with past cases at the bottom). Indeed, the torts and crimes recorded this year seem painfully reminiscent of this loathsome year. She also threatened another woman with a carving knife.

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Climate Litigation Chart Updates – November 2016

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The appellate court also agreed with the court below that it was not appropriate to recognize a new tort of “intentional investment in abnormally dangerous activities” advocated by the plaintiffs on behalf of future generations. Oregon Wild v. In an unpublished memorandum, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the U.S.

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November 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Portland, Oregon. Source: Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives. Oregon Supreme Court Said Public Trust Doctrine Did Not Impose Obligation to Protect Resources from Climate Change. By Margaret Barry and Korey Silverman-Roati. and non-U.S. climate litigation charts. FEATURED CASE.