4/25: Hello readers and friends. I'm still recovering from a surgery I had on 4/11, so I'm unable to attend events and do typical coverage. See this post for the latest update. I'll work as I can and I'm improving every day! Thanks for all your support 🙏. - Jonathan Maus, BikePortland Publisher and Editor
According to The Oregonian, the family of Tracey Sparling — the 19-year who was killed when a cement truck turned right into her in October 2007 — has filed a lawsuit against the trucking company. Here’s more from The Oregonian: “The suit was filed Tuesday in Multnomah County Circuit Court against the driver and his … Read more
Here’s an interesting lawsuit filed by a Southeast Portland man. It was featured in a roundup of lawsuits published in The Oregonian yesterday: A man bicycling through Southeast Portland is suing a pair of homeowners after he allegedly crashed into a mound of dirt placed on the side of the street. Jeremy Hooten was pedaling … Read more
The ghost bike for Austin Miller.(Photos: Jim “K’Tesh” Parsons) The Oregonian is reporting that Austin Miller’s mother, Stephanie Miller, has filed a $2 million lawsuit against TriMet in the death of her 15 year-old son. According to the Oregonian, the lawsuit claims that the TriMet driver was, “negligent in failing to keep a proper lookout … Read more
(Photo © J. Maus) The Oregonian is reporting that the family of Brett Jarolimek has filed a $1.5 million lawsuit against the driver of the garbage truck in the fatal collision back in October. According to reporter Joseph Rose, the family is, “claiming 40-year-old Bryan Lowes of Oregon City was negligent and should have never … Read more
I don’t usually re-post stories that are flying around the Internet, but two recent stories deserve attention for the level of indifference and callousness they show toward people on bikes. The first story comes from Tucson Arizona. The snip below is from a story posted on CNN.com yesterday: “A judge sentenced a woman to nearly … Read more
The punch that started it all. It’s been one year since the news broke of Randy Albright’s lawsuit against TriMet. The story sparked a heated local dialogue, garnered national media attention and had a major impact on this site and the Portland bike community. At the time, it was by far the biggest story I … Read more
As expected, the local media is all over the Randy Albright/TriMet lawsuit I reported on last Friday. (By the way, if you haven’t checked in a few days, that post has sparked some spirited discussion that is well worth a read). KGW (our local NBC) ran a story with the TriMet video and an interview … Read more
[Photo from TriMet bus video] Long time bike advocate and current city employee Randy Albright (seen here at a June Critical Mass ride) has filed a lawsuit against TriMet seeking damages of over $48,000. The suit, which was filed last Friday, details an incident which occured on the Hawthorne Bridge back in January 2004. I … Read more