Jim Sandvik

$10.4 Million Verdict for Injuries in 2016 NW 23rd Gas Explosion Case

On October 13, 2022, a Multnomah County jury awarded several million dollars to two people who suffered physical and emotional injuries in a 2016 gas explosion in Portland, and assessed punitive damages of $4.6 million against Loy Clark Pipeline Co. Both plaintiffs were represented by Greg Kafoury and Mark McDougal of Portland.   Firefighters responded after a natural gas explosion … Continue reading

Ask a Policeman for their Business Card, GO TO JAIL

Shei’meka Newmann, an employee at Weiden+Kennedy and a citizen honored for her service to underprivileged children, saw police roughly handling a young black man on a MAX train. She had the audacity to ask Portland Police officers Jim Sandvik and Aaron Dauchy for their business cards.  Read what they did to her, and how the jury set things straight by … Continue reading