Timber

Judge: County’s Lawsuit Against Oregon Likely a Class Action

A judge signaled he plans to certify Linn County’s timber lawsuit against the state as a class action, meaning it would include other counties. The county filed the lawsuit earlier this year, asserting insufficient logging had cost it and more than a dozen other timber-rich counties more than $1.4 billion. The complaint says the counties turned over ownership of forestlands …


Oregon, Linn County Spar in Court Over Timber Lawsuit

State attorneys told a judge that Linn County shouldn’t be allowed to represent other timber counties in a lawsuit that seeks $1.4 billion from Oregon because of its forest-management practices. The county wants the case to proceed as a class action. Scott Kaplan, an attorney for the state, said during oral arguments Wednesday that would be impractical because there are different …