representative cases

Oregon Court Decisions

Wheeler v. Marathon Printing, 974 P.2d 207 (Or App 1998);

Established that the employer was required to accommodate the employee's disability of depression in the workplace;

Koller v. Schmaing, 296 P.3d 529 (Or App 2012)

Established that the employee was wrongfully discharged in substantial part because she complained to the Oregon Veterinary Board about certain practices of her veterinarian employer.

Antti v. Oak Harbor Trucking, 998 F.Supp. 2d 968 (D. OR 2014)

Established that an employee on intermittent medical leave was not required to bring in a note from his medical provider each time his medical condition required him to be absent from work.

Jury Verdicts

Orme v Burlington Coat Factory (2009)

US District Court Case No. 3:07-CV-00859-MO
$408,500 jury verdict in employment discrimination suit by African American Retail Clerk.
Federal court opinion denying summary judgment.

Koller v Schmaing (2006)

Multnomah County Circuit Court Case No. 0501-00598
$64,360 jury verdict on behalf of a receptionist terminated for reporting concerns to the Oregon Veterinarian Board about the mistreatment of animals.

Thompson v TLAT (2005)

Yamhill County Circuit Court Case No. CV-030241
$180,000.00 jury verdict in on behalf of employee who was refused disability accommodation for Hepatitis C.

Campbell v Oregon Health Sciences University (2002)

Multnomah County Circuit Court Case No. 99-11-12210
$41,888.16 jury verdict in worker compensation retaliation suit by certified nurse's assistant (CNA).

Wheeler v. Marathon Printing (1996)

Multnomah County Circuit Court Case No. 9501-00698
$163,952.13 jury verdict on behalf of an employee forced to quit when the employer failed to accommodate the employee's disability of depression, causing employee to quit.