UPDATE: Portland attorney who filed dozens of ADA lawsuits sued for legal malpractice www.kgw.com/article/news/investigations/portland-attorney-filed-dozens-ada-lawsuits-sued-former-client/283-93da633a-3ced-4d0d-bbc7-dbd7b620af89
@@joesmith3590 No, we have PR flaks who take press releases and re-release them on their websites. That counts as "news" now. That and, of course just re-tweeting Nazi crap and "reporting" on it. It's something easily done by a Gen Z-er and a phone.
These lawyers have business built around these claims. In San Francisco they barred a attorney from filing theses claims he was doing it all over SF and LA. He had one client that filed over 3000 claims and would never vist the business themself. This should be considered extortion especially when they comply and they still sue.
Please someone post the phone number and email of Jessica Molligan. Spread her contact to every Asian you know and put her out of business. She is dirty.
What a disgusting lawyer. She needs to lose the right to practice law permanently. I wonder if the businesses she tried to sue can take her to court and sue her for damages? If they stand together, they can probably get a good lawyer to take their case.
They should also face criminal charges for extortion and have them upgraded as hate crimes. Also as someone who actually needs ADA compliances how dare they use OUR disabilities to bully others, this is disgusting.
Please someone post the phone number and email of Jessica Molligan. Spread her contact to every Asian you know and put her out of business. She is dirty.
There are no damages. The businesses are out of compliance with the ADA and obligated to make changes. Unfortunately, the way the ADA is structured, it relies on a bounty system to encourage businesses to comply.
This so called lawer Jessica Molligan who appears to be targeting Asian businesses has been disciplined by the state bar before for professional misconduct (the article never makes mention of either)and was prohibited from practicing law in the past but got back her ability to do so since.Maybe she’s just a crummy lawyer and can’t get legitimate clients through regular channels.
Please someone post the phone number and email of Jessica Molligan. Spread her contact to every Asian you know and put her out of business. She is dirty.
Please someone post the phone number and email of Jessica Molligan. Spread her contact to every Asian you know and put her out of business. She is dirty.
look up "potter handy llp san francisco ADA" dude was doing the same thing in Cali and the judges just started dismissing his cases. hes filed over 3000 cases last I heard.
Please someone post the phone number and email of Jessica Molligan. Spread her contact to every Asian you know and put her out of business. She is dirty.
Funny how all you stupid pricks raise hell about the treatment of some Asian bitch in this country but you don't say anything at all about treatment of your own American homeless people who are dying in the streets from hunger all because this Asian bitch has a complaint!!
There was a guy in AZ who's law license was suspended for filing ADA frivolous lawsuits. It's a scam. They intentionally target very small business owners who they believe cannot afford big wig representation, and are usually forced to settle. Typically, none of these lawyers are disabled, nor are the filing on behalf of someone with a disability.
Yup. California several years ago. A SoCal firm had a guy go around in his electric wheelchair. Most targeted were business with a stepped entrance on a sloped street where it would be impossible to make the place ADA compliant without taking over the entire sidewalk. Lawyers failed to read exceptions.
Jessica Lee Molligan This lawyer was disciplined by a state licensing authority in 2021. Suspension - Disciplinary issued in OR, 2021 updated on 09/14/2021
I saw another youtube news station video in another state just recently reporting this exact issue! An out of state lawyer hired a local firm to represent them and went after small businesses for ADA violations. They are using Google earth and drone footage to find “violations”, demand fixes and fees in a very short time period and then file with court even after changes were made. I am going through my viewing history to find the video and send the link. This is hideous behavior and sounds, like Kyle says, unethical, at best!
There should be no consequences for a business that actually fixes things when they're pointed out. They should have 1-3 months to fix what needs fixing without any consequences. That she did it in 6 days is really awesome. Now if they refuse to fix things or take a ridiculously long time to grudgingly finally fix it then there should be some consequences. But it should be from something like the ADA not an individual. Personally if I had a business I'd download all the requirements & go through to insure everything complies. Then there's no worries about some a-hole using ADA laws to extort money. Also those who need the requirements really really appreciate them.
@@Nirrrina That probably would be the reasonable approach. But most ADA laws are not written that way. It's also quite possible that when you first start your business, you are ADA compliant but ADA guidelines change and now 10 years you're out of compliance and you'd have no idea.
I am half South Korean and the word from the Korean side of my family that lives in the US is that there are legal scammers like this who target Asian owned businesses who will make phone calls or visits in person to imply that if the victims don't cooperate, their naturalisation status will be cancelled and they will be deported. Yes, US citizens are being threatened with deportation--and the victims have the impression that these lawyers have the clout to file the paperwork to make that happen, not realising that such legal action is almost vanishingly rare.
"That's offensive" seems to be codeword for, "You caught me, now I'm gaslighting you." It's particularly unfortunate since you can see the good will behind laws like the ADA and some others like service animal protections, but there are plenty of people who only see something they can exploit for their own selfish reasons. Don't know what it would take to tighten up those laws so they aren't used as a racketeering tool. What was it the mafia used to say, "that's a nice business you have here, shame if something were to happen to it."?
I saw a series of investigations from an Arizona station on the same thing. One law firm sued a ton of people of one guys behalf. Funny thing is, the law offices had multiple ADA violations. It’s a racket and I hope they keep pressing this.
You must have mis heard the reporting, let me clarify for you. The Portland OR lawfirm HIRED OUT another law firm from TN. The TN lawfirm is no a filing party. Which means the are just working not in charge blame the Portland Lawfirm not the guys from TN hired to do the dirty work.
@@EnlistedBombin ADA troll lawsuits are a known scam in the legal community. Most decent lawyers and even some of more scummy don't touch it because all it is harassing poor businesses. If he didn't want to participate, his name wouldn't be on the form. It's a basic rule lawyers learn to not put their name on anything they disagree with. Dude only left when he was getting heat for it, even his email with 69 in it tells you he knew he was being a troll.
An ADA compliance scam happened in California before being shut down. One can go to asian restaurants, non-asian stores with entrances on city sloping sidewalks. There is no way they can become ADA compliant, but get targeted anyway.
This is a problem everywhere; there was an A&W car hop in Modesto CA that was in business since the ‘50s (and likely George Lucas ate there during his high school years). Then last year they announced they had no alternative, but to close down the restaurant permanently. They had been sued for an ADA violation and lost. The plaintiff and the lawyer is said to have been involved in a number of such suits. Only to add insult to injury the owners were finally looking at retiring and selling the restaurant so it legacy would continue when they got hit with the suit. I’m disabled, and these types of suits sicken me. Civil suits should have no place in this, and should only be a matter of regulation and enforcement by the local government. Yeah, these business owners were in violation; so in that regard they are not victims, but I shouldn’t be entitled to money from them for not having disabled parking. It should be as simple as report them, and they fix it within say 30 days or they get hit with a hefty fine.
1:54 That address for Foster’s Law Office is in a residential neighborhood. Do Portland zoning laws allow a single family home to be used as professional office space? Also the front path to the entrance is not ADA-compliant. The irony.
You know she is a scammer when she uses a PO Box instead of a physical address. At least Oregon State Bar records list a real phone number. Show a 120 day suspension too.
These types of lawyers have been around for a while. There used to be some piece of garbage who was a lawyer in a wheelchair, and went to restaurants, cafes, gas stations, etc., and sued them anytime he could find a place where the counter was one inch too high, the ramp didn't meet guidelines, etc. They're just people who have learned how to extort their income.
About 20 years ago or more, there was another lawyer doing the same, but he was not targeting any ethic group, but would go to businesses and check their parking lot and sue. Even sued an elderly couple whose business was to sell handicap equipment.
They should have also mentioned that unless she did a tenant improvement to her space that required a permit and the work triggered certain areas/all of the space to be brought into ADA compliance, it's an existing building/space and you are not required to bring a space into compliance unless triggered by code. And even then, there are safe harbors for very old buildings where it's infeasible (not the case here, but just giving context). So, my point is it's also not illegal to simply own/operate a space that isn't ADA compliant.
These lawyers really look like scummy heartless extortionist using mafia tactics. If they only just identify the issues beforehand then it would acceptable; maybe even a few hundred dollars as a compensation fee or something, not thousands.
I'm glad they put these lawyers' names on TV. They need to deal with the bad reputation they just created for themselves. They should have posted that lawyer's PICTURE on the video, so she's recognized EVERYWHERE.
@KGW News - its a modern form of ambulance chasing. The Tenesse firm probably does this in many states because its easy money. I would recommend you look into the firm a little harder. There is a similar firm that targets "toxic" ingredients in the cosmetic industry and another firm that targets false advertising in the food industry.
Many businesses have struggled with this issue. It is NOT just "Asian" owners. Gaslighting this as a race based issues does nothing but undermine and separate the effective group of owners as a whole. There needs to be a collective action against the overreach of ADA & it's member's.
@@coopersy I agree somewhat - that's it's those abusing laws that cause much of the issue. However - the problem begins with bad laws (easily abused laws) that fail to protect everyone equally. Being disabled doesn't grant an individual a right to cause undue harm to someone else. Unfortunately loose laws leave gaping holes that are abused often. The attorneys involved should have their licenses revoked for extortion.
But were the businesses in violation ? As a disabled person I can say I am shocked by the lack of accommodations I find when I go out in public and because of that I limit where I go to places that I know are compliant.
As someone who is disabled I think this is horrible. I would be the first to point out to them that they may need to improve access for me but to sue them right from the start a small business? It’s not like you are talking about Walmart, Target, or some huge corporation that has a department dedicated to ensuring they are in compliance. Also from what I seen and heard it seemed very small infractions and all this was is a money grab on people who could barely afford it. Lawyers targeting people they knew who couldn’t mount a legal defense. I’m all for going after people who target the disabled but these people clearly are not them. Were they not up to date on every single law on the ADA most likely were they purposely trying to hurt the disabled I would bet a great deal of money they were not. I personally have been to many places that technically don’t meet every new requirement of the ADA but are still ADA friendly and when I have brought the shortcomings to someone in charge they have been apologetic and helpful and said they would look into fixing it. If it has been I route I take on occasion more often that not it has been fixed and I find someone to compliment about the changes. People for the most part are good. It reminds me of the old joke “what do you call a thousands lawyers at the bottom of the ocean? A good start!”
This. All ^THIS. Not everyone knows all the details, or how local laws change over time, or what is/isn't grandfathered in. I saw the "van" sign violation and ??????. I've known about accessible parking. And accessible parking signs. Never heard there needed to be a specific sign for vans. The fact that the threatening letters didn't bother to mention what violations were involved - tells you everything you need to know - they're not protecting access for the disabled - they're committing a shakedown.
It might be "legal", but it deserves constitutional scrutiny, because every jerk with a lawyer can basically inject whatever bias they wish. Since this happened across state lines, the law of both states, and (often broader) federal protections apply. If and when they eventually get sued for their activity, as law firms, they will have to give up all their internal documents as part of discovery.
You'd think that the community in such a progressive city would have the decent sense to support minority-owned businesses and communities, rather than targeting them like they're victims of protection rackets. An outside power behind this just makes it all the more muddier.
BS. The woman said that she would have willingly done what was needed to be code compliant. All she needed was to be informed of the issues. NO ONE had ever complained before until this Shylock showed up and tried to line her own pockets over petty violations. If a disabled person has an issue with a small business over a violation, have some integrity and inform the owner of the problem. If the owner refuses to comply, then go after them. Don't allow some huckster lawyer to go searching for violations that's never bothered anyone before, just so that lawyer can make some easy cash. Compliance can be achieved through ethical means and we don't have to resort to corruption.
@@JackHaveman52 The story said many places were targeted and brought within compliance. I don't have time or the inclination or the ABILITY as a disabled person to go around affecting all that. And I don't care what you think and I don't care if a grift made those repairs and whatnot happen. I care about compliance with the ADA. Piss off, apologist.
@@JackHaveman52 The story said many places were targeted and brought within compliance. I don't have time or the inclination or the ABILITY as a disabled person to go around affecting all that. And I don't care what you think and I don't care if a grift made those repairs and whatnot happen. I care about compliance with the ADA. Piss off, apologist.
@@JackHaveman52 The story said many places were targeted and brought within compliance. I don't have time or the inclination or the ABILITY as a disabled person to go around affecting all that. And I don't care what you think and I don't care if a grift made those repairs and whatnot happen. I care about compliance with the ADA. P*ss off, ya fricken apologist.
@@JackHaveman52 The story said many places were targeted and brought within compliance. I don't have time or the inclination or the ABILITY as a disabled person to go around affecting all that. And I don't care what you think and I don't care if a grift made those repairs and whatnot happen. I care about compliance with the ADA. Fricken apologist.
This is a shake down. Disability advocate lawyers do NOT ago after small businesses like this. They will first talk to the business owners, tell them what is needed, and work with them to specifically meet the ADA requirements. This is totally a criminal scam that these Tennessee lawyers figured out and then hired this local attorney to implement. Imo, these people are criminals. As a disabled person, this makes me furious that they are using the ADA laws, meant to protect other vulnerable groups of people, by bullying and extorting Asian Americans in this way. Keep on this story please!
I'm the daughter of immigrants and it absolutely riles me up when fellow immigrants are targeted like this. The audacity. This is bullying. And it needs to be stopped. I think it's safe to say most children of immigrants have had to learn to fight back and advocate on behalf of their parents or families very early on in life. I will go to battle to seek justice for my family and I can't even stand my family. But nobody better mess with them
Welp make sure you immigrant brethren are on their best behavior bc we are done with all of thos. We can't open our own businesses. And immigrants don't hire americans. That's a problem .
I'LL PUT IT THIS WAY, THOSE LAWYERS ARE USING THEIR LEGAL KNOWLEDGE AND LOOPHOLES TO EXTORT MONEY LEGALLY !!!!!!!!!! THEY CAN BE ALSO CALL LEGAL CRIMINALS !!!!!!!!!!
My question is how is an out of state firm finding these violations .I would advise all these small businesses to ask for a review of all the requirements need to operate there businesses from the city ,county and state for a start .this is and obvious harassment for the making of money by an out of state company .
UPDATE: Portland attorney who filed dozens of ADA lawsuits sued for legal malpractice
www.kgw.com/article/news/investigations/portland-attorney-filed-dozens-ada-lawsuits-sued-former-client/283-93da633a-3ced-4d0d-bbc7-dbd7b620af89
Why not report that she's been suspended and disciplined by the Oregon State Bar in the past. Info was available online.
That would require being a decent reporter. We don’t have reporters we have activist.
Agreed. Took less than five minutes to google.
@@joesmith3590 No, we have PR flaks who take press releases and re-release them on their websites. That counts as "news" now. That and, of course just re-tweeting Nazi crap and "reporting" on it. It's something easily done by a Gen Z-er and a phone.
Because japurnalists don't do journalism anymore.
@@joesmith3590 bullshit. activists do their homework. it's why they're activists. if he was an activist this would have been reported.
Scamming lawyers suck.
These lawyers have business built around these claims. In San Francisco they barred a attorney from filing theses claims he was doing it all over SF and LA. He had one client that filed over 3000 claims and would never vist the business themself. This should be considered extortion especially when they comply and they still sue.
No ethics at all! 🤬
Broke lawyers
Please someone post the phone number and email of Jessica Molligan. Spread her contact to every Asian you know and put her out of business. She is dirty.
please spread this video to your friends and associates to stop this lawyer, Jessica Mulligan and get her disbarred.
My father was a lawyer for over 30 years and one thing he always told people .. no respectable lawyer works from a P.O. Box.
100% 👍
All Trump's lawyers used P.O. Box to avoid the letter of indictment is being served...LOL
What a disgusting lawyer. She needs to lose the right to practice law permanently. I wonder if the businesses she tried to sue can take her to court and sue her for damages? If they stand together, they can probably get a good lawyer to take their case.
They should also face criminal charges for extortion and have them upgraded as hate crimes. Also as someone who actually needs ADA compliances how dare they use OUR disabilities to bully others, this is disgusting.
Please someone post the phone number and email of Jessica Molligan. Spread her contact to every Asian you know and put her out of business. She is dirty.
There are no damages. The businesses are out of compliance with the ADA and obligated to make changes. Unfortunately, the way the ADA is structured, it relies on a bounty system to encourage businesses to comply.
she should go to prison
Ummm what damages?
Definitely a money grab, and absolutely nothing to do with justice for ADA.
Aren't ALL attorneys in it for the money?
This so called lawer Jessica Molligan who appears to be targeting Asian businesses has been disciplined by the state bar before for professional misconduct (the article never makes mention of either)and was prohibited from practicing law in the past but got back her ability to do so since.Maybe she’s just a crummy lawyer and can’t get legitimate clients through regular channels.
Please someone post the phone number and email of Jessica Molligan. Spread her contact to every Asian you know and put her out of business. She is dirty.
please spread this video to your friends and associates to stop this lawyer, Jessica Mulligan and get her disbarred.
@@JasonVu-h7t that trash belongs in prison
Give her a mulligan for her typo.@@Kingdeasq
So this lawyer racially profiles?
put the Lawyers pictures up
Just google her,and when you see her picture.
Please someone post the phone number and email of Jessica Molligan. Spread her contact to every Asian you know and put her out of business. She is dirty.
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It's not illegal to use capitalism
Haven't googled her but know for a fact she's a protected class
Telling them that the whole arrangement has to be kept 'private & confidential,' - is a DEAD give away! Never trust $h1t like that!
but the court is going along with it it seems
This whole thing is shady AF and it doesn't sound like these plaintiffs are acting in good faith.
look up "potter handy llp san francisco ADA" dude was doing the same thing in Cali and the judges just started dismissing his cases. hes filed over 3000 cases last I heard.
Please someone post the phone number and email of Jessica Molligan. Spread her contact to every Asian you know and put her out of business. She is dirty.
Ambulance chasers...
It's not illegal to use capitalism
Funny how all you stupid pricks raise hell about the treatment of some Asian bitch in this country but you don't say anything at all about treatment of your own American homeless people who are dying in the streets from hunger all because this Asian bitch has a complaint!!
There was a guy in AZ who's law license was suspended for filing ADA frivolous lawsuits. It's a scam. They intentionally target very small business owners who they believe cannot afford big wig representation, and are usually forced to settle. Typically, none of these lawyers are disabled, nor are the filing on behalf of someone with a disability.
Looks like extortion to be.
That lawyer sounds like a grifter. She should be disbarred for unethical conduct.
Don’t forget the other lawyer, Portland lawyer David Foster also doing the same.
This needs to spread Nationally!
this isnt new, its a shakedown by scummy lawyers that cant get jobs. not the first time ive heard of this before
Yup. California several years ago. A SoCal firm had a guy go around in his electric wheelchair. Most targeted were business with a stepped entrance on a sloped street where it would be impossible to make the place ADA compliant without taking over the entire sidewalk. Lawyers failed to read exceptions.
Jessica mulligan should have her license revoked.
This is just like the "River Keepers" scam. It's called extortion.
Yup and cops do it everyday so deal with it baby 🍼😭
@@teresaesquivel2040 dumb comment
These are legal shakedowns. Done by lawyers who barely passed the bar.
If Asians are being targeted, then the attorney should be sued for discriminatory criminal behavior. Looks like a financial hate crime to me.
It’s misconduct and yes they can be disbarred and sanctioned
Jessica Lee Molligan
This lawyer was disciplined by a state licensing authority in 2021.
Suspension - Disciplinary issued in OR, 2021
updated on 09/14/2021
I saw another youtube news station video in another state just recently reporting this exact issue! An out of state lawyer hired a local firm to represent them and went after small businesses for ADA violations. They are using Google earth and drone footage to find “violations”, demand fixes and fees in a very short time period and then file with court even after changes were made. I am going through my viewing history to find the video and send the link. This is hideous behavior and sounds, like Kyle says, unethical, at best!
There should be no consequences for a business that actually fixes things when they're pointed out.
They should have 1-3 months to fix what needs fixing without any consequences.
That she did it in 6 days is really awesome.
Now if they refuse to fix things or take a ridiculously long time to grudgingly finally fix it then there should be some consequences. But it should be from something like the ADA not an individual.
Personally if I had a business I'd download all the requirements & go through to insure everything complies.
Then there's no worries about some a-hole using ADA laws to extort money.
Also those who need the requirements really really appreciate them.
@@Nirrrina That probably would be the reasonable approach. But most ADA laws are not written that way.
It's also quite possible that when you first start your business, you are ADA compliant but ADA guidelines change and now 10 years you're out of compliance and you'd have no idea.
Please KGW, research lawsuits like this in other states - so rampant - there is now new rules.
This is obvious and these lawyers are extorting these people!!! Thank u for exposing!!! Keep this up!!
The lawyer's email address is visible at 1:53. It's a gmail address and has 69 in it.
It's obviously a troll account and he know what he's doing is scummy.
@@sws212these lawyers are scum’s
I am half South Korean and the word from the Korean side of my family that lives in the US is that there are legal scammers like this who target Asian owned businesses who will make phone calls or visits in person to imply that if the victims don't cooperate, their naturalisation status will be cancelled and they will be deported. Yes, US citizens are being threatened with deportation--and the victims have the impression that these lawyers have the clout to file the paperwork to make that happen, not realising that such legal action is almost vanishingly rare.
These ADA suits are common across the country and many oeople make a killing filing them. It's a legally allowed scam!
It’s a legal shakedown. Lawyers violating their oaths should be disbarred.
Attorney Jessica Mulligan needs to have a Bar complaint filed
Sounds like the Attorneys are doing legalize extortion
3:43 Wow... this is insane!! The internet needs to come for Jessica Molligan in Portland & Wampler, Carroll, Wilson & Sanderson in Tennessee
"That's offensive" seems to be codeword for, "You caught me, now I'm gaslighting you."
It's particularly unfortunate since you can see the good will behind laws like the ADA and some others like service animal protections, but there are plenty of people who only see something they can exploit for their own selfish reasons. Don't know what it would take to tighten up those laws so they aren't used as a racketeering tool.
What was it the mafia used to say, "that's a nice business you have here, shame if something were to happen to it."?
I live in California and just received the same type of letter from a legal firm about my store.
What the hell is going on?
For immigrant small business owners, these lawsuits are a heavy burden. The state bar needs to take a look at these horrible practices.
I'd contact the Institute for Justice and have them file a civil rights lawsuits against the main attorneys and have THEM FIGHT for their lives!
I saw a series of investigations from an Arizona station on the same thing. One law firm sued a ton of people of one guys behalf. Funny thing is, the law offices had multiple ADA violations. It’s a racket and I hope they keep pressing this.
I’m disabled in a wheelchair and whenever I find a problem I’ve always noticed the business is more than happy to fix the issue. This is such BS.
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Of course these scumbags didn't respond and of course they came from Tennessee
You must have mis heard the reporting, let me clarify for you. The Portland OR lawfirm HIRED OUT another law firm from TN. The TN lawfirm is no a filing party. Which means the are just working not in charge blame the Portland Lawfirm not the guys from TN hired to do the dirty work.
That has nothing to do with anything troll boy
They were hired by the LOCAL LAW FIRM YOU DEAF TROLL
@@EnlistedBombin Watch again. You're wrong.
@@EnlistedBombin ADA troll lawsuits are a known scam in the legal community. Most decent lawyers and even some of more scummy don't touch it because all it is harassing poor businesses. If he didn't want to participate, his name wouldn't be on the form. It's a basic rule lawyers learn to not put their name on anything they disagree with. Dude only left when he was getting heat for it, even his email with 69 in it tells you he knew he was being a troll.
An ADA compliance scam happened in California before being shut down.
One can go to asian restaurants, non-asian stores with entrances on city sloping sidewalks. There is no way they can become ADA compliant, but get targeted anyway.
This is a problem everywhere; there was an A&W car hop in Modesto CA that was in business since the ‘50s (and likely George Lucas ate there during his high school years). Then last year they announced they had no alternative, but to close down the restaurant permanently. They had been sued for an ADA violation and lost. The plaintiff and the lawyer is said to have been involved in a number of such suits. Only to add insult to injury the owners were finally looking at retiring and selling the restaurant so it legacy would continue when they got hit with the suit. I’m disabled, and these types of suits sicken me. Civil suits should have no place in this, and should only be a matter of regulation and enforcement by the local government. Yeah, these business owners were in violation; so in that regard they are not victims, but I shouldn’t be entitled to money from them for not having disabled parking. It should be as simple as report them, and they fix it within say 30 days or they get hit with a hefty fine.
Who is their client Justin Burley-Beavers? He's named in dozens of law suits, he's a professional suer. Shame on him, too!
These lawyers need to be sued. Then, disbarred.
Is this her?
IN THE SUPREME COURT
OF THE STATE OF OREGON
Complaint as to the Conduct of
Case Nos. 20-27, 20-28, and 20-29
JESSICA LEE MOLLIGAN
1:54 That address for Foster’s Law Office is in a residential neighborhood. Do Portland zoning laws allow a single family home to be used as professional office space? Also the front path to the entrance is not ADA-compliant. The irony.
This needs to be brought to the AG because it's a scam. You can't target a specific group and you can't extort money from anyone.
You know she is a scammer when she uses a PO Box instead of a physical address. At least Oregon State Bar records list a real phone number. Show a 120 day suspension too.
That woman needs to be arrested, charged for extortion and lose her license
Same thing happened down here in the Sacramento area with ADA lawyer Scott Johnson.
He was an extortionist.
They’re targeting an area for real estate development.
Time to contact the FEDERAL DA regarding mail fraud and RICO violations.
These types of lawyers have been around for a while. There used to be some piece of garbage who was a lawyer in a wheelchair, and went to restaurants, cafes, gas stations, etc., and sued them anytime he could find a place where the counter was one inch too high, the ramp didn't meet guidelines, etc. They're just people who have learned how to extort their income.
Sounds like the old mob. This Jessica person needs to be caught after hours and talked to
The lawyers here should have their licenses revoked. It was not done in good faith.
Definitely would report her to the bar. She is a scammer
About 20 years ago or more, there was another lawyer doing the same, but he was not targeting any ethic group, but would go to businesses and check their parking lot and sue. Even sued an elderly couple whose business was to sell handicap equipment.
Probably getting their targets from Google maps.
They should have also mentioned that unless she did a tenant improvement to her space that required a permit and the work triggered certain areas/all of the space to be brought into ADA compliance, it's an existing building/space and you are not required to bring a space into compliance unless triggered by code. And even then, there are safe harbors for very old buildings where it's infeasible (not the case here, but just giving context). So, my point is it's also not illegal to simply own/operate a space that isn't ADA compliant.
Shady lawyers. What's new? Welcome to the land of legalized crime.
These lawyers really look like scummy heartless extortionist using mafia tactics. If they only just identify the issues beforehand then it would acceptable; maybe even a few hundred dollars as a compensation fee or something, not thousands.
This is going on everywhere....ADA notices and attorneys wanting a quick payday.,...THEY need to be sued and face jailtime...and disbarment
its basically mafiaesque type tactics what is happening and if Portland DA did their job it wouldnt be happening
I'm glad they put these lawyers' names on TV. They need to deal with the bad reputation they just created for themselves. They should have posted that lawyer's PICTURE on the video, so she's recognized EVERYWHERE.
Someone should contact the Tennessee bar and AG. Most states let you file a complaint online.
Post her picture, address, and family members pictures
If this is not an extortion, I don't know what else to call.
@KGW News - its a modern form of ambulance chasing. The Tenesse firm probably does this in many states because its easy money. I would recommend you look into the firm a little harder. There is a similar firm that targets "toxic" ingredients in the cosmetic industry and another firm that targets false advertising in the food industry.
Cap the attorneys fees at $20.
Follow the money!
All the attorneys are pursuing is fees.
Plainly obvious.
This is absolutely harassment it should be stopped.
Thank you for helping these good people.
Thank you KGW for exposing these outrages. Please keep up the good work!
lawyers should not be allowed to do this
So proud of KGW! Please keep up the research into Jessica Molligan, and broadcast the updates. Thank you so much.
Many businesses have struggled with this issue. It is NOT just "Asian" owners. Gaslighting this as a race based issues does nothing but undermine and separate the effective group of owners as a whole. There needs to be a collective action against the overreach of ADA & it's member's.
It’s not the ADA, it’s people using good laws for nefarious purposes. In this case it seems racketeering and extortion laws should apply.
@@coopersy I agree somewhat - that's it's those abusing laws that cause much of the issue. However - the problem begins with bad laws (easily abused laws) that fail to protect everyone equally. Being disabled doesn't grant an individual a right to cause undue harm to someone else. Unfortunately loose laws leave gaping holes that are abused often.
The attorneys involved should have their licenses revoked for extortion.
Legalized extortion wtf
But were the businesses in violation ? As a disabled person I can say I am shocked by the lack of accommodations I find when I go out in public and because of that I limit where I go to places that I know are compliant.
As someone who is disabled I think this is horrible. I would be the first to point out to them that they may need to improve access for me but to sue them right from the start a small business? It’s not like you are talking about Walmart, Target, or some huge corporation that has a department dedicated to ensuring they are in compliance. Also from what I seen and heard it seemed very small infractions and all this was is a money grab on people who could barely afford it. Lawyers targeting people they knew who couldn’t mount a legal defense. I’m all for going after people who target the disabled but these people clearly are not them. Were they not up to date on every single law on the ADA most likely were they purposely trying to hurt the disabled I would bet a great deal of money they were not. I personally have been to many places that technically don’t meet every new requirement of the ADA but are still ADA friendly and when I have brought the shortcomings to someone in charge they have been apologetic and helpful and said they would look into fixing it. If it has been I route I take on occasion more often that not it has been fixed and I find someone to compliment about the changes. People for the most part are good. It reminds me of the old joke “what do you call a thousands lawyers at the bottom of the ocean? A good start!”
This. All ^THIS. Not everyone knows all the details, or how local laws change over time, or what is/isn't grandfathered in. I saw the "van" sign violation and ??????. I've known about accessible parking. And accessible parking signs. Never heard there needed to be a specific sign for vans. The fact that the threatening letters didn't bother to mention what violations were involved - tells you everything you need to know - they're not protecting access for the disabled - they're committing a shakedown.
It might be "legal", but it deserves constitutional scrutiny, because every jerk with a lawyer can basically inject whatever bias they wish.
Since this happened across state lines, the law of both states, and (often broader) federal protections apply.
If and when they eventually get sued for their activity, as law firms, they will have to give up all their internal documents as part of discovery.
You'd think that the community in such a progressive city would have the decent sense to support minority-owned businesses and communities, rather than targeting them like they're victims of protection rackets. An outside power behind this just makes it all the more muddier.
Cities like Seattle and Portland only appear progressive. People here are racist
No such thing as a technical violation of the ADA. They have an obligation to follow it.
That’s a scam
Yep. Law degree to rob without pistol
How many places are in compliance now that weren't before?
We gonna ignore that part of this story?
~A disabled person
BS. The woman said that she would have willingly done what was needed to be code compliant. All she needed was to be informed of the issues. NO ONE had ever complained before until this Shylock showed up and tried to line her own pockets over petty violations.
If a disabled person has an issue with a small business over a violation, have some integrity and inform the owner of the problem. If the owner refuses to comply, then go after them. Don't allow some huckster lawyer to go searching for violations that's never bothered anyone before, just so that lawyer can make some easy cash. Compliance can be achieved through ethical means and we don't have to resort to corruption.
@@JackHaveman52
The story said many places were targeted and brought within compliance.
I don't have time or the inclination or the ABILITY as a disabled person to go around affecting all that.
And I don't care what you think and I don't care if a grift made those repairs and whatnot happen.
I care about compliance with the ADA.
Piss off, apologist.
@@JackHaveman52
The story said many places were targeted and brought within compliance.
I don't have time or the inclination or the ABILITY as a disabled person to go around affecting all that.
And I don't care what you think and I don't care if a grift made those repairs and whatnot happen.
I care about compliance with the ADA.
Piss off, apologist.
@@JackHaveman52
The story said many places were targeted and brought within compliance.
I don't have time or the inclination or the ABILITY as a disabled person to go around affecting all that.
And I don't care what you think and I don't care if a grift made those repairs and whatnot happen.
I care about compliance with the ADA.
P*ss off, ya fricken apologist.
@@JackHaveman52
The story said many places were targeted and brought within compliance.
I don't have time or the inclination or the ABILITY as a disabled person to go around affecting all that.
And I don't care what you think and I don't care if a grift made those repairs and whatnot happen.
I care about compliance with the ADA.
Fricken apologist.
The court should recognize the nuisance lawsuits.
Someone ran the same scam in the San Francisco
Any wonder why people hate lawyers?
This is a shake down. Disability advocate lawyers do NOT ago after small businesses like this. They will first talk to the business owners, tell them what is needed, and work with them to specifically meet the ADA requirements. This is totally a criminal scam that these Tennessee lawyers figured out and then hired this local attorney to implement. Imo, these people are criminals. As a disabled person, this makes me furious that they are using the ADA laws, meant to protect other vulnerable groups of people, by bullying and extorting Asian Americans in this way. Keep on this story please!
Here they go IF THE LAWYER IS ETHICAL AND HONEST PERSON!!!
This is a new scam. They tried it in Florida also.
Bless y'all for doing some true journalism on this! Can't wait to hear what else you find!
I'm the daughter of immigrants and it absolutely riles me up when fellow immigrants are targeted like this. The audacity. This is bullying. And it needs to be stopped. I think it's safe to say most children of immigrants have had to learn to fight back and advocate on behalf of their parents or families very early on in life. I will go to battle to seek justice for my family and I can't even stand my family. But nobody better mess with them
Welp make sure you immigrant brethren are on their best behavior bc we are done with all of thos. We can't open our own businesses. And immigrants don't hire americans. That's a problem
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I'LL PUT IT THIS WAY, THOSE LAWYERS ARE USING THEIR LEGAL KNOWLEDGE AND LOOPHOLES TO EXTORT MONEY LEGALLY !!!!!!!!!! THEY CAN BE ALSO CALL LEGAL CRIMINALS !!!!!!!!!!
Get compliant!
They are scamming those people.
Sounds like David and Jessica got tired of chasing ambulances. Hope they're reported to the state Bar Association.
You know someone in government is getting kick backs
Criminals
When you dont need a criminal lawyer but a CRIMINAL lawyer.
This happened before they are know as slap suits
Nope, totally different. This is extortion by exploiting the law. SLAPP lawsuits are using the law to silence or intimidate your critics.
My question is how is an out of state firm finding these violations .I would advise all these small businesses to ask for a review of all the requirements need to operate there businesses from the city ,county and state for a start .this is and obvious harassment for the making of money by an out of state company .
Just follow the rules and u won't be targeted.
This is america.
We make things complicated
Burley-Beavers is a professional plaintiff. His address was easy to find online.
But lawyers gotta sue. What a noble profession.