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Church’s defamation suit against critic, cont’d

Walter Olson — Wed, 23 May 2012 18:47:06 +0000

Ken at Popehat has picked up primary documents in the case of the lawsuit filed by Beaverton Grace Bible Church of Beaverton, Ore. against a “former parishioner and her family members for negative online reviews.” Earlier here.

Tags: churches, libel slander and defamation, Oregon

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“Beaverton church sues family after they criticize it online”"

Walter Olson — Sat, 12 May 2012 17:29:54 +0000

Among issues in the suit: whether terms like “creepy,” “cult,” “control tactics,” and “spiritual abuse” are defamatory. [Anita Kissee, KATU]

Tags: churches, libel slander and defamation, Oregon

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Showdown: Protected birds vs. protected fish

Walter Olson — Tue, 01 May 2012 04:16:55 +0000

“Oregon officials … want federal approval to shoot a sea bird that eats millions of baby salmon trying to reach the ocean. Oregon needs federal approval to start shooting double-crested cormorants because the birds are protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.” The state has previously attempted to protect the salmon fry by paying for speedboats and firecrackers to harass the cormorants, but “harassment has ‘proved insufficient.’” [East Oregonian via Balko]

P.S.: Meanwhile, “Federal prosecutors hope to use an obscure law to punish two recreational pilots whose low flying may have disturbed thousands of resting migratory birds in Iowa.” [h/t Baylen Linnekin]

Tags: animals, endangered species, Oregon

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Nevada proposal: ban candles, air fresheners in public places

Walter Olson — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 14:04:04 +0000

The anti-scent movement wafts on, following controversy over a proposal to ban perfume and cologne in Portland, Ore. city buildings. [Balko]

Tags: Nevada, Oregon

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Update: Oregon home brewers and vintners

Walter Olson — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 16:43:42 +0000

A change in state law will allow them to enter competitions, taste-offs and similar away-from-home events. [Oregonian] Earlier here.

Tags: alcohol, beer and brewers, Oregon

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Sorry, craft brewers

Walter Olson — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 05:33:56 +0000

In Oregon “all homemade alcoholic beverages must be consumed where they’re made,” so unless the law changes, beer and wine competitions and taste-offs aren’t going to be legal. [KATU]

Tags: alcohol, beer and brewers, Oregon, small business

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“Even if it’s a 15-year-old, we hold 15-year-olds to certain levels of responsibility.”

Walter Olson — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 10:43:54 +0000

Headline: “Teen hit with own golf ball sues for millions.” The youth was using a Hillsboro, Ore. driving range in the rain and his ball ricocheted off a metal awning post back into his face. [KATU]

Tags: golf, Oregon

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Settlement consumed in fees

Walter Olson — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 05:12:48 +0000

A man says that he secured a $900,000 settlement from the Roman Catholic church over his abuse by a priest, but “alleges that attorneys who represented him in the case managed to claim $877,000 of the settlement, leaving him with no more than $23,000.” The man switched attorneys 2 1/2 years into the case and subsequently lost a case filed by the first attorney saying he had been deprived of his rightful fee. His new suit contends that he was wrongly advised to fight the first lawyer’s suit every step of the way. [Oregonian]

Tags: attorneys' fees, Oregon

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October 21 roundup

Walter Olson — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 13:29:49 +0000

“Japanese landlords sue families of suicide victims” [Telegraph via Tyler Cowen]
Best candidate you’ve never heard of: lawprof Jim Huffman runs for a U.S. Senate seat in Oregon [Weekly Standard]
“Freedom of culinary expression: Chefs speak out on behalf of salt” ["My Food, My Choice" via Ponnuru, NRO]
“In-House Counsel Expect More Regulatory Litigation, Survey Finds” [NLJ]
“Oladiran’s ‘Motion of the Year’ Earns Him Sanctions” [AtL]
Resisting a music-delivery-system claim: “Patent Trolls and Public Goods” [Julian Sanchez]
More transparency for New Jersey lawyer/lawmakers? [Philly.com]
“Ninth Circuit: marine mammals don’t have standing…yet” [six years ago on Overlawyered]

Tags: Japan, music and musicians, New Jersey, Oregon, patent trolls, salt, suicide

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Oregon expands public-agency liability

Walter Olson — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 05:09:08 +0000

And guess who’s getting hit on the rebound: community groups that want to hold events in public facilities [Ted at PoL]

Tags: Oregon, sovereign immunity, taxpayers

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