Lawsuit

A deputy U.S. Marshal shot Donavan LaBella in the head with a less-than-lethal munition outside the federal courthouse in downtown Portland on July 11, 2020. The incident has left LaBella, who at the time was 26, with a condition known as frontal lobe syndrome, which affects brain functioning processes like social behavior and language

A longtime East Portland community leader has been accused of defrauding a neighborhood nonprofit of more than $10,000.

Clark County Sheriff's deputy Jonathan Feller shot and killed off-duty Vancouver police officer Donald Sahota in 2022, after mistaking him for an armed robbery suspect.

Portland has joined at least four other cities and counties in a lawsuit against the Trump administration's threat to pull federal funding from jurisdictions with sanctuary laws that limit cooperation with immigration officials.

A woman from New Zealand says in lawsuits that British author Neil Gaiman sexually assaulted her repeatedly when she worked as a babysitter and nanny for him and his wife

Officials with Northwest Immigrant Rights Project told OPB they are no longer getting daily rosters of detainees from the facility operated on behalf of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and have been barred from giving legal advice in group sessions.

Former members of the Western Oregon University women’s basketball team say they experienced physical and emotional abuse while playing during the 2023-24 season.

Former Clark County Jail inmate O’Neal Payne filed a lawsuit last week against the Southwest Washington county over allegations of excessive force, negligence and a failure to train employees.

A federal judge denied Freres timber companies’ complaint that firefighters did not do everything possible to stop the spread of the Beachie Creek Fire.

Grocery chain Albertsons is suing Kroger after two Pacific Northwest judges halted their proposed merger earlier this week.