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Most of our cases don’t make the news. But the ones that do show the impact our work — and our clients’ courage and resilience — makes in the world. Read on for stories about standing up to racial discrimination, gender discrimination, sexual harassment, plus the struggle to protect civil liberties and constitutional rights.

Justice at Work

Oregon coast fire district roiled by another lawsuit: ‘They’ve got to clean up their own house’
The Oregonian, October 11, 2024
Beaverton school district pays out $430,000 to two Black educators to settle discrimination suit
The Oregonian, May 8, 2024
Oregon Labor Bureau agrees to pay $425,000 to settle race discrimination lawsuit, commits to making changes
The Oregonian, December 14, 2023
Gender pronouns, discrimination center of Benton ex-employee's lawsuit
Corvallis Gazette-Times, May 24, 2023
County settles for $527,000 with sheriff's deputy who alleged gender discrimination
The Bulletin, September 17, 2021
Black administrator alleges OHSU stereotyped her as ‘angry black woman’ before she was fired
The Oregonian, September 8, 2020
Black employee sues Apple for $750k, claims his complaints about racist Oregon customers resulted in his firing
The Oregonian, October 22, 2019
A Black Man’s Case, An All-White Jury
Eugene Weekly, May 16, 2019
Multnomah County, Oregon, to pay $100K to employee who complained about 'Blue Lives Matter' flag
CNN, April 20, 2019
Multnomah County Pays $100,000 to Settle Racial Discrimination Lawsuit
Portland Mercury, April 18, 2019
Black employee faced retaliation for complaining about ‘Blue Lives Matter’ flag at work, lawsuit says
The Oregonian, January 30, 2019
Workers win $1 million verdict in racial harassment suit against Portland Public Schools
The Oregonian, May 4, 2017
Multnomah County jury finds Portland Public Schools must pay $1 million in racial discrimination suit
Portland Tribune, May 4, 2017

Sexual Harassment at Work

Oregon Legislature reaches $1.3M settlement over sexual harassment
The Oregonian, March 5, 2019
5 downtown janitors sue for $4.5 million, say supervisor snapped bras, slapped buttocks
The Oregonian, April 27, 2017
Bill in Oregon House targets workplace harassment, assault
KTVZ News Channel 21, April 19, 2017

Racial Justice and Civil Liberties

Lawsuit accuses Portland officer of excessive force, city of failing to provide medical care in 2022 shooting of unarmed Black man
Oregon Public Broadcasting, March 7, 2024
City poised to pay $2 million to settle suit in fatal Portland police shooting of 17-year-old Quanice Hayes
The Oregonian, February 23, 2021
Don't Shoot PDX Sues Portland Over Police Use Of Tear Gas
OPB, June 5, 2020
In Portland, A Mother Sues For Answers About Why The Police Killed Her Son
The Appeal, February 14, 2018
Black man cycling home from New Seasons sues city for $475k after cop arrests him
The Oregonian, May 18, 2017

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