Local company Aequitas has been sued by the Securities and Exchange Commission. But what about the local investors right here in Lake Oswego and West Linn who may have lost money? Investors have legal rights and options for trying to recovery their investments.
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Aequitas Investors in LO and West Linn Taking Action to Recover Losses
Friday, September 30th, 2016Oregon Chipotle Corporations Must Be Held Accountable for E-Coli Sickness and Injury
Wednesday, November 4th, 2015Thankfully, Oregon is known to have a robust health department and many clean and sanitary restaurants. Despite these safety measures, at least 40 people recently have become sick due to apparent e-coli outbreaks at the popular Chipotle food chain. E-coli must be taken seriously; the bacteria can result in organ failure and other life threatening or permanent injuries. Children and elderly tend to be especially vulnerable to severe health consequences from e-coli. According to Oregon Live, a teenager remains hospitalized from eating at a Chipotle just a few miles from here in Lake Oswego. When the food protection net fails us, the Oregon legal system levies strict liability against corporate food conglomerates for the harm caused by their unsafe and contaminated food.
Elena Kagan Confirmed as U.S. Supreme Court Justice
Thursday, August 5th, 2010Today, the Senate confirmed Elena Kagan as the next U.S. Supreme Court Justice. The vote total was 63-37. Justice Kagan will serve on the country’s highest court with two other female justices. In terms of access to justice and consumer protection issues, it is presumed by most, but not really known publicly, that Justice Kagan will be a strong advocate for the civil justice system. If so, she will appropriately replace one of the Supreme Court’s greatest plaintiff/consumer advocates, Justice John Paul Stevens.
Corporate “Personal Responsibility” for Bad Choices
Tuesday, July 6th, 2010Bad choices can cause devastating harm to families. Corporations know this already. Unfortunately, some corporations still intentionally take chances with people’s safety in order to increase the “bottom line”. When corporate choices result in harm to individuals, the offending corporation must take responsibility. Under law, a corporation is treated as a “person”. “Person” status benefits corporations in many respects, including giving them the right to contract and reap certain tax benefits. By the same token, “person” status requires corporations to take “personal responsibility” for their harmful actions. If they refuse to take personal responsibility, ordinary people can bring corporations to justice in court.
Report Traces the Role of American Civil Justice System in Improving Auto Safety
Thursday, April 22nd, 2010The American Association for Justice (AAJ) has released a report that traces the history of auto safety improvements in the United States spurred by the civil justice system. The springboard for the April, 2010 report is the recent accelerator defects in many Toyota models. However, the report focuses on the accomplishments of our jury system in bringing about positive change in everything in our cars from gas tanks to tires and air bag safety.
Through historical examples, the report gives us a sense for how far the auto industry has come and where we would be without seriously injured people having access to justice. For example, the report’s introduction takes us back to 1964, when Chevrolet built a sold steering shaft 3 inches from the front tires of its Corvair model, which caused the shaft to ram violently into a driver’s head when he was struck head-on by another vehicle. General Motors was wise to redesign its steering mechanism after evidence of such a preventable injury became public in a court of law. Ultimately, the AAJ report concludes with a diagram theorizing what today’s auto would look like if the American civil justice system didn’t exist.
View full report here: http://www.justice.org/resources/Driven_to_Safety.pdf