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USDC (D. Oregon), Case No. 6:22-cv-00451

Article • February 15, 2025 • from PLN February, 2025

Filed under: Guard Misconduct, Prison Gangs, Failure to Protect (General), Guard Brutality/Beatings, Settlements

USDC (D. Oregon), Case No. 6:22-cv-00451 by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On June 5, 2024, the Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC) filed a notice of settlement in court indicating ...

Oregon Pays $50,000 to Settle Retaliation Suit by PLN Contributor, Who Wins Release

Article • February 15, 2025 • from PLN February, 2025

Filed under: Retaliation for Litigating, Retaliation for Media Contact, Settlements

matters involving prisons and prisoners, and assist[ed] other [prisoners] with their cases,” according to the retaliation complaint that he filed. “Since February 2012, Wilson ha[d] worked ...

After $90,000 Settlement for Sexual Abuse of Oregon Juvenile Detainee, Second Suit Filed Against Now-Imprisoned Former Youth Counselor

Article • September 30, 2022 • from PLN October, 2022

Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Settlements, Juveniles

After $90,000 Settlement for Sexual Abuse of Oregon Juvenile Detainee, Second Suit Filed Against Now-Imprisoned Former Youth Counselor by Chuck Sharman by Chuck Sharman On December 30, 2021 ...

$781 Settlement Paid to Oregon Prisoner Over Censorship of ‘Sexually Explicit’ Text Message

Article • April 1, 2022 • from PLN April, 2022

Filed under: Settlements, Sexually Explicit Materials, Censorship

$781 Settlement Paid to Oregon Prisoner Over Censorship of ‘Sexually Explicit’ Text Message by On July 21, 2021, the Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC) settled a suit filed by a state ...

Mentally Ill Oregon Prisoner’s “Needless & Preventable” Death From Flu Complications Nets Record $3 Million Settlement

Article • March 1, 2021 • from PLN March, 2021

Filed under: Settlements, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Mental Health

Mentally Ill Oregon Prisoner’s “Needless & Preventable” Death From Flu Complications Nets Record $3 Million Settlement by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson "Michael Barton died a brutal death ...

After $625,000 Settlement, Oregon Deputy Charged in Assault of Prisoner

Article • February 1, 2021 • from PLN February, 2021

Filed under: Guard Brutality/Beatings, Settlements

After $625,000 Settlement, Oregon Deputy Charged in Assault of Prisoner by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson On June 30, 2020, an Oregon county agreed to pay Albert Molina $625,000 to settle his ...

No Summary Judgment for Jail’s Denial of Mental Health Treatment; $150,000 Settlement

Article • March 6, 2019 • from PLN March, 2019

Filed under: Corizon, Settlements, Mental Health, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness)

No Summary Judgment for Jail’s Denial of Mental Health Treatment; $150,000 Settlement by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson On June 8, 2018, an Oregon fed-eral district court denied a summary ...

$3.125 Million in Settlements in Oregon Prisoner’s Beating Death

Article • October 15, 2010 • from PLN October, 2010

Filed under: Private Contractors, Excessive Force, Settlements, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Police, Excessive Force (Police)

$3.125 Million in Settlements in Oregon Prisoner’s Beating Death by On July 2, 2009, the estate and family of a mentally ill Oregon man who died in police custody settled claims against ...

City of Salem Settles §1983 Suit for $105,000

Article • May 15, 2010

Filed under: Systemic Medical Neglect, Blood, Excessive Force, Restraints, Settlements, Family Law, False Arrest

City of Salem Settles §1983 Suit for $105,000 by City of Salem Settles §1983 Suit for $105,000 The City of Salem, Oregon has agreed to settle a civil rights suit that raised a variety of different claims surrounding the arrest and detention of a family and their children. On February …

Statute of Limitations Bars Damages Claim for Voluntary Participation in Human Experiments; Ninth Circuit Reverses and Remands; Case Settles for $1.5 Million

Article • December 15, 2009

Filed under: DOC/BOP misconduct, Medical Misconduct, Medical, Medical Experiments/Exploitation, Male Reproductive, Summary Judgment, Damages, Settlements, Appeals, Limitations, Class Notice, Federal Tort Claims Act, Qualified Immunity, Sovereign Immunity

. Harold Bibeau’s 1997 complaint alleged he was a subject of the so-called Heller experiments (Experiments) from 1965 to 1969. Both parties agreed the statute of limitations on both the state and federal ...

$1 Million Award in Murder for Hire Plot

Article • April 15, 2009

Filed under: Crime/Demographics, Crime, Victims, Conspiracy, Damages, Settlements

$1 Million Award in Murder for Hire Plot by An Oregon jury has awarded a woman who sued her estranged husband for hiring someone to kill her $1,053,783. When Susan Kuhnhausen returned home from her job as a nurse, she was attacked by Edward Dalton Haffey. Susan received blows to …

Oregon HCV Class Action Settled; Limitations Period for Individual Damages Actions Tolled

Article • February 15, 2005 • from PLN February, 2005

Filed under: Medical, Systemic Medical Neglect, Hepatitis, Damages, Settlements, Class Certification, Limitations

by entry of a comprehensive settlement. The Action As previously reported, in 2001, Oregon prisoners brought suit in federal court, alleging ODOC had written "and de facto , `as applied' policies ...

Medical Monitoring Suit Settled for $675,000

Article • December 15, 2001 • from PLN December, 2001

Filed under: Medical Experiments/Exploitation, Systemic Medical Neglect, Civil Procedure, Settlements, State Law Claims

, agreed to enter into mediation. Since OHSU and Koheler were not found liable, they were not parties to the mediation or resulting settlement and plaintiffs did not oppose a motion to dismiss them from ...

Oregon Radiation Suit Settled for $1.5 Million

Article • December 15, 2001 • from PLN December, 2001

Filed under: Medical, Medical Experiments/Exploitation, Settlements

in mediation, which ultimately resulted in the proposed settlement. The proposed class consisted of all 67 prisoners who were irradiated, their spouses, children, and the estates of deceased subjects ...

$1.75 Million in Oregon Excessive Force Jail Settlement

Article • August 15, 2000 • from PLN August, 2000

Filed under: Brain Injury, Excessive Force, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Pepper Spray/Tear Gas, Restraints, Damages, Settlements

$1.75 Million in Oregon Excessive Force Jail Settlement by On March 29, 2000, the Klamath County Jail in Medford, Oregon, paid $1.75 million to settle an excessive force lawsuit filed ...