by Steve Duin of The Oregonian, January 9, 2012 As the City of Portland prepares to sue its former insurance company for $1.5 million in unrecovered legal costs, that carrier — Chartis Inc. — has become increasingly vigilant over another wrongful death suit that might ding the Seattle company again. The city insists that Chartis […]
From The Oregonian, January 4, 2012 The city of Portland is prepared to sue its former insurance company for unrecovered legal defense costs of about $1.5 million tied to nine cases, including the high-profile wrongful death suit filed by the family of James Chasse. READ – Unnumbered Portland City Council Resolution: Authorize City Attorney’s Office […]
From the Oregonian, December 3, 2011 The attorney for William Kyle Monroe, who was shot this summer by a Portland officer who mistakenly loaded his beanbag shotgun with lethal ammunition, intends to sue the city and the officer for gross negligence, assault, false arrest and violation of Monroe’s civil rights. Monroe will be seeking $533,000 […]
James Chasse family attorneys Tom Steenson and Tom Schneiger released documents on October 18, 2010, which had been secreted by a judge’s order during Chasse v Humphreys. Their federal civil case settled in July. READ – Lawyers: Police lied about Chasse’s death, KGW.com, 10/19/10 1 – Miscellaneous documents – black & white Executive Order re […]
The Portland Police Bureau released several hundred pages of documents about the investigation of the brutal death of James Chasse on September 17, 2006. These documents were hidden from public view by protective orders in Chasse v Humphreys until October 1, 2010. READ – Portland police release documents on internal investigation of James Chasse’s death-in-custody, […]
From the The Oregonian, May 11, 2010 Police Commissioner Dan Saltzman issued an apology this afternoon to the family of James P. Chasse Jr. as he announced the $1.6 million settlement the city reached with the Chasse family in their federal wrongful death and civil rights lawsuit against Portland police. The city of Portland and […]
From the Willamette Week, May 11, 2010 Police Commissioner Dan Saltzman this afternoon apologized to the family of James Chasse Jr. after the city reached a $1.6 million settlement in a lawsuit over Chasse’s 2006 death in police custody. “I believe this proposed settlement to be in the best interests of our city and our […]
From Willamette Week, September 16 2009 In the three years since James Chasse Jr. died in police custody, statistics both revealing and disturbing have cropped up in public records surrounding his death. * 26 : The number of rib fractures Chasse suffered in his encounter with police. * 106 : The number of minutes between […]
From the Portland Mercury, October 30 2008 Earlier today I linked to Nick Budnick’s Tribune story about the release of new video footage showing the cops who arrested James Chasse, in the jail booking area, talking about how they tackled him to the ground. Now, Police Chief Rosie Sizer and the City Attorney, Linda Meng, […]
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