In a significant victory for consumers, yesterday the Oregon Public Utility Commission (PUC) rejected PacifiCorp's proposed tariff request. This decision marks a crucial win for Oregon ratepayers and upholds the protection of their rights and interests.
The brief argues that tenants should have the right to safe, healthy, and habitable common areas.
The brief argues that federal and Oregon laws don’t allow arbitration agreements to be enforced if one party fails to pay its fees.
OCJ hosted our first CLE Event and Networking Reception on March 29 at the Oregon State Bar Conference Center in Tigard.
Earlier this month, members of OCJ’s legal team (attorney Matt Kirkpatrick and paralegal Lucia Becchetti) joined attorney Matthew Sutton in Medford, prevailing on multiple claims in a trial to find justice for a southern Oregon woman against family law practice, Rise Law Group, Inc (Rise).
While still on track to begin broadly taking consumer clients later this year as announced last November, we are thrilled to share that just before the new year, OCJ filed our first consumer case!
At the end of November, OCJ successfully petitioned to intervene on the PacifiCorp docket with the Oregon Public Utility Commission, which sets a limit to future lawsuit awards strictly to "actual" damages for property and loss of life.
The brief supports the plaintiffs against Tillamook, arguing that the decision in question undermines consumer protection by wrongly dismissing claims of overpayment due to false advertising.
In July 2023, OCJ’s trial lawyer, Matt Kirkpatrick, and OCJ's paralegal, Lucia Becchetti, joined attorney Matt Sutton in Klamath Falls to support his representation of Jay Ingersoll just weeks before a three-day jury trial against a medical debt collection agency.
OCJ joined 90 state and local nonprofit organizations to sign an amicus brief filed in the US Supreme Court by UC Berkeley Center for Consumer Law & Economic Justice.
September was an exciting month, as we welcomed new employees to the Oregon Consumer Justice team!
