Inside Edition Covers the AMR/Lannie Haszard lawsuit

Posted on March 2, 2016 by K & M

Nationally syndicated Inside Edition investigative reporter Lisa Guerrero covered the story of three Kafoury & McDougal clients who stood up to American Medical Response, the nation’s largest ambulance company, and the EMT who sexually abused them. Our firm is representing Michelle Shaftel and Ashley Kendrick and did represent Royshekka Herring, in their lawsuits against American Medical Response for the abuse … Continue reading →

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UPDATE: Jeffrey McAllister pleads GUILTY; the full story remains to be told

Posted on September 9, 2014 by K & M

Jeffrey McAllister, a nurse at Legacy Emanuel, pled guilty today to a long list of Measure 11 crimes for his sexual abuse of 10 women at Emanuel’s emergency room and will spend a minimum of 15 years behind bars. “McAllister’s crimes covered a period of more than seven years,” said attorney Mark McDougal of Kafoury & McDougal. “During that time, … Continue reading →

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UPDATE: Feds investigated Legacy Emanuel in McAllister case

Posted on April 7, 2014 by K & M

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services found that Legacy Emanuel Medical Center flouted federal regulations designed to protect patients. The investigation revealed how hospital staff repeatedly bungled their handling of the complaints and found that Legacy had failed to thoroughly investigate a series of complaints from patients who accused emergency room nurse, Jeffrey McAllister, of sex abuse. Read our initial story … Continue reading →

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5 more women sue Legacy Emanuel

Posted on March 6, 2014 by K & M

A joint lawsuit against Legacy Emanuel Medical Center and its ER manager was filed by five additional women. They are seeking at least $10 million in damages. This is the fourth lawsuit resulting from the accusations of sex abuse by ex-nurse Jeffrey McAllister, who worked in the hospital’s emergency room from October of 2009 until April of 2013. Legacy Emanuel, … Continue reading →

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Five new lawsuits filed against Legacy Emanuel Hospital

Posted on March 6, 2014 by Jason Kafoury

Kafoury & McDougal has filed a joint lawsuit for 5 more women who have come forward to allege that Legacy Emanuel Hospital neglected to properly investigate claims of sexual abuse by fired Emergency Room nurse Jeffrey McAllister from 2006 until McAllister was fired in April of 2013. The alleged victims are seeking at least $10 million in total damages. McAllister … Continue reading →

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Kafoury & McDougal Files First Lawsuit against Legacy Emanuel Hospital

Posted on August 10, 2013 by K & M

A new victim has come forward in the ongoing case against Legacy Emanuel Medical Center nurse, Jeffrey N. McAllister. The victim, K.S., is seeking $2.5 million in damages after an incident involving McAllister on February 14th. Representing the victim, Greg Kafoury, Jason Kafoury, and Mark McDougal have filed the first of what may be many lawsuits against Legacy Emanuel Hospital … Continue reading →

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Mid-Columbia Medical Center and Jeffrey McAllister

Posted on July 12, 2013 by K & M

UPDATE: In today’s Oregonian, Max Bernstein reports that Legacy learned back in September of 2012 that Jeffrey McAllister had sexually abused a patient and the nursing staff and a supervisor “blew off the complaints” and “basically called ‘the woman’ a liar.” It will be interesting to see what documentation exists of this complaint and what steps, if any, Legacy took to … Continue reading →