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
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
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
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
