Oregon TLA

It was great to host BOLI Commissioner Christina Stephenson here at the Capitol. I look forward to working with her to improve lives for workers across the state!

Gov. Brown made the point of diversifying Oregon’s judiciary. Of her first 100 judicial appointments through this past May, 52 were women and 25 were people of color, including 10 who were Black. Eight openly identified as part of the LGBTQ community oregonlive.com/politics/2022/…

We have a new study! Big Trucks: An Avoidable Public Safety Crisis, about big truck dangers, horrific crashes, weak regs, the importance of juries, "nuclear verdict" myths - and we show that insurers have been price-gouging trucking companies for years! centerjd.org/content/study-…

BOLI candidate and OTLA Guardian @cstephensonOR visited farmworkers today, as well as ironworkers picketing an Amazon facility in Woodburn. These visit define the values Stephenson has as a candidate with a strong record of fighting access to justice for working people

OTLAns in the news! The attorneys at Sugerman Dahab made the front page for their work to make Oswego Lake a public resource. oregonlive.com/environment/20…

Rep @djgrayber and @OregonJustice have done a tremendous work on HB 4138 to strengthen workers compensation and help injured workers rebuild lives. The bill passed the Senate on a 25-1 vote and now goes to the Governor for her signature. #Orleg #Orpol oregonlegislature.gov/Jama/Documents…

Congratulations on 1000 town halls to Sen. Ron Wyden, a champion of access to justice!

Portland Lawyers for Black Lives and their clients injured by police gathered this morning in a press conference to hold wrongdoers accountable and seek justice for these Oregonians.

What a wonderful day for injured Oregonians who can now receive case-by-case justice decided by a jury rather than one-size-fits-all damages. (2/2)

Big News! This morning the House passed SB193, which officially repeals the compensation cap on non-economic damages ruled unconstitutional last year by the Oregon Supreme Court. The bill is headed to the Governor's desk for signature. (1/2)

Many of those left homeless or affected by #Oregonfires are struggling to apply for aid, get housing and navigate insurance claims. @oregonjustice lawyers are providing some pro bono help. bit.ly/3kgqnis

Urge @OregonGovBrown to make work safe now! The State of Oregon must protect workers by creating strong rules to protect from exposure to COVID-19 and hold employers accountable when they don’t follow the rules. #ORpol #ORleg #1u #WorkSafe #UnionStrong actionnetwork.org/letters/make-w…

Or Trial Lawyers Assoc @oregonjustice is collecting supplies/funds to support farmworker families impacted by the fires Checks: OTLA Attn: Astrid 812 SW Washington #900 Portland 97205 credit/debit email:astrid@oregontriallawyers.org Venmo: @Melissa-Laureles Pls see below

The family of Lane Christopher Martin found justice today after his 2019 police killing oregonlive.com/portland/2020/…

It's official! Tim Williams was elected president of OTLA during our first-ever Zoomvention. Congratulations, Tim! story.cd/AAOoWQ

Injured Portland protesters file class action lawsuit against federal government oregonlive.com/pacific-northw…

Congratulations to OR Sen. @LewFrederick and ME! Winners of the Public Justice award from @OregonJustice for our work passing a Made Whole Statute (SB 421) in Oregon last year. I'm so proud of what we accomplished and only a little bit sorry for the cheesy picture. 🤓

Congratulations to @CorsonJohnson Partner and alum Don Corson (BS '76/ JD '85) who was named the 2020 Distinguished Trial Lawyer by @OregonJustice! Well done! fal.cn/38UuN

Texas tries a pandemic first: a jury trial by Zoom reut.rs/3bEEKZD