Portland attorney Jessica Molligan misrepresented facts in an “unethical representation” of a client as she pursued a bogus lawsuit alleging disability access violations against a Portland business to extract tens of thousands of dollars in attorney fees, a judge has ruled.

U.S. District Judge Youlee Yim You ordered Molligan to pay the business, AB Hollywood, the full amount of attorney fees it spent defending the case.

“Molligan acted in bad faith in bringing this suit and in the manner she litigated it,” You wrote in a 37-page opinion.

Her misconduct and “sordid scheme,” the judge found, “infected this case” from its inception.

The suit Molligan filed against AB Hollywood was among the first in what became 52 cases filed under the guise of the Americans with Disabilities Act in 202

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