15 Portlanders sign on as plaintiffs in ‘Bicycle Bill’ lawsuit
Real people and real consequences of missing bike infrastructure, the suit claims.
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City pays bicycle rider $25,000 to settle rail track crash lawsuit
The city knows these cycling hazards expose them to legal risk.
Dozens show up in the cold to deliver BikeLoud lawsuit by bike
BikeLoud Chair Kiel Johnson led about two dozen advocates to the Multnomah County Courthouse to drop off their lawsuit against the City of Portland.
Impact of BikeLoud lawsuit could spark cycling renaissance, and ripple statewide
The lawsuit could be a game-changer both in how cities enforce the law and in how advocates do their work.
Jury awards $1.05 million to bike rider hit by bus driver in Tigard
On Monday, a Multnomah County jury awarded $1.05 million to a Tigard resident who was hit by a bus operator while riding his bicycle on Highway 99. It’s a victory, but a reminder that bicycle riders and their advocates still face an uphill battle when it comes to establishing a legal right to the road. … Read more
Judge rules against Oregon Department of Transportation in I-5 Rose Quarter public records case
“It’s not a public involvement campaign. It’s a PR campaign. [This project] is deeply unpopular, and ODOT has to work really hard just to spin it as anything but.” – Alan Kessler, lawyer The Oregon Department of Transportation has wanted to get its I-5 Rose Quarter expansion done for well over a decade, but a … Read more
Portland firm will file lawsuit against aerosol makers and sellers to protect road users from ‘driving zombies’
Lawyers for the family of a Salem woman who was hit and killed while bicycling in October 2020 will file a lawsuit on Monday against the manufacturers of inhalants they say turn drivers into “zombies”. Joleen “Jo” Braasch-Berry was 26-years-old and recently married when she left her job as an elementary school librarian. Braasch-Berry was … Read more
$5.9 million lawsuit says City of Portland is negligent for allowing parking at intersections
The idea of no-parking zones at intersections started with a state law. Then it became a point of contention for transportation activists, then a City of Portland policy, then a campaign from a walking advocacy group. Now it has become the basis of a lawsuit. Yesterday, Portland attorney Scott Kocher of Forum Law Group filed … Read more
Lawsuit says City of Portland was negligent in Greeley Ave crash
The intersection with I-5 is a well-known safety hazard.
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