Oregon Supreme Court Denies Ambulance Company’s Attempt to Escape Liability for Abuse of a Vulnerable Person

Posted on July 26, 2013 by Mark McDougal

On July 25, 2013, the Oregon Supreme Court denied review of the Court of Appeals decision in Royshekka Herring v. American Medical Response Northwest, Inc., a case handled at the trial and appellate level by our firm, Kafoury & McDougal. On December 8, 2007, Royshekka Herring was transported by an AMR Northwest ambulance. She awakened to find EMT Lannie Haszard’s … Continue reading →

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Secret, Anonymous Witness Allowed in Federal Terrorism Trial

Posted on January 25, 2013 by Greg Kafoury

A quarter of a century ago, I had a case in which an elderly woman suffered a stroke after she had been awakened in the middle of the night by police bashing in her front door, ransacking her home. The City of Portland was the named defendant, but the target was the Portland Police Narcotics Unit, which received a warrant … Continue reading →

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Protect People’s Right to Videotape the Police

Posted on November 14, 2010 by Jason Kafoury

Our firm represents many citizens abused at the hands of police. These cases are difficult to win, because normally it is a victim’s word against a police officer’s. In one of our recent cases, Hammick v. City of Portland, we were awarded $175,000 against the City of Portland (one of largest jury verdicts ever against the City of Portland for … Continue reading →

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Citizen Independent Police Review Board Needed

Posted on March 29, 2010 by Jason Kafoury

The Portland Police Bureau has been in the news recently because of a series of incidents in which officers used excessive or deadly force, most notably the incidents involving James Chasse, Jr., Aaron Campbell, and the beanbag shooting of a 12-year old girl on a TriMet platform. James Chasse, Jr. died in September 2006 after being beaten, tasered and having … Continue reading →

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Supreme Court Gives Corporations Unlimited Power to Influence Elections.

Posted on March 24, 2010 by Jason Kafoury

On January 21, 2010 a divided U.S. Supreme Court decided Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. This case dramatically changes the rules of campaign finance and unleashes corporations to spend unlimited money on elections. At issue in the case was whether a group could advertise a film critical of then-Senator Hillary Clinton during a presidential primary. The U.S. Supreme Court … Continue reading →

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Oregon Supreme Court Denies Ambulance Company’s Attempt to Escape Liability for Abuse of a Vulnerable Person

Secret, Anonymous Witness Allowed in Federal Terrorism Trial

Protect People’s Right to Videotape the Police

Citizen Independent Police Review Board Needed

Supreme Court Gives Corporations Unlimited Power to Influence Elections.