Latest Oregon Headlines
All the headlines from our Oregon Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oregon School District Pays $120K to Settle Food Allergy Suit
Jan 3 2020 // The Beaverton School District in Oregon has agreed to pay $119,500 to settle a federal suit filed by parents arguing that the district failed to take proper precautions to protect their 5-year-old in light of the...
Insurance Journal’s Top 10 West Region Stories of 2019
Jan 2 2020 // California wildfires dominated the news in Insurance Journal’s Western region in 2019, despite it being a quiet year relative to two consecutive years of deadly blazes that came before. Three of the year’s top...
Former Oregon Officer Sues Officials Claiming Retaliation
Dec 27 2019 // A former Oregon police officer filed a lawsuit saying he faced retaliation within the department for reporting a former police chief struck him with his arm while holding a metal sign, court records said. Joseph Patnode is...
Cyclist in Oregon Who Sued Over Unsafe Bike Lane Gets $350K Settlement
Dec 23 2019 // A bicyclist hit by a speeding driver near a Portland, Ore. bike lane crossing in front of a freeway on-ramp will receive a $350,000 settlement from the city, state and the motorist. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports Bobbi...
Transgender Woman in Oregon Sues Miss United States of America Pageant
Dec 20 2019 // An Oregon transgender woman is suing Miss United States of America pageants, saying its rule that limits competition to “natural born female” is a form of gender discrimination. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports...
Oregon Jury Awards Canadian Couple $9M Verdict in Bike Wreck
Dec 19 2019 // A jury has awarded more than $9 million in damages to a man and woman from Vancouver, British Columbia, who were struck by an 18-wheeler truck while riding their bikes along Interstate 84 in the Columbia River Gorge in...
Two Oregon Firms Sue Pipeline Company Over 2016 Explosion
Dec 13 2019 // Two businesses whose Northwest Portland, Ore. storefronts were destroyed by a 2016 gas explosion have filed new lawsuits against the company that was digging at the time. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports Portland...
$2.8M Lawsuit Filed in Oregon Over Wheelchair-Bound Boy’s Fall at School
Dec 9 2019 // The mother of a middle schooler is suing the district, saying her wheelchair-bound son fell and fractured his thigh bones and school staff didn’t tell her until three days later. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports...
Magnitude 4.5 Earthquake Confirmed on Southern Oregon Coast
Dec 2 2019 // A small earthquake hit Port Orford on the southern Oregon coast, shaking the small community. The U.S. Geological Survey confirmed the 4.5-magnitude earthquake struck at about 5:45 p.m. Friday, with its epicenter about two...
Oregon City Paying $350K Linked to Earthquake Warning Sign Suit
Dec 2 2019 // Portland has agreed to pay $350,000 in attorneys’ fees related to a now-repealed policy that mandated warning signs on brittle brick buildings saying they are seismically unsafe. The Portland City Council voted 4-0...
Oregon High Court Rules .09% Not Enough to Convict for Drunken Driving
Nov 27 2019 // The Oregon Supreme Court has ruled that a driver whose blood alcohol content registered .09% nearly two hours after he was stopped should not have been convicted of drunken driving. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports the...
Oregon City Paying $350K Linked to Earthquake Warning Sign Suit
Nov 22 2019 // Portland has agreed to pay $350,000 in attorneys’ fees related to a now-repealed policy that mandated warning signs on brittle brick buildings saying they are seismically unsafe. The Oregonian/OregonLive reported the...
$1M Lawsuit Filed in Oregon over Patient Found Dead in Basement
Nov 18 2019 // The family of a 67-year-old woman who allegedly died after she wandered out of her hospital room and into the basement of Providence Portland Medical Center in Oregon has filed a $1.075 million lawsuit. A lawsuit claims...
USI Acquires Alfred J. Davis Company in Oregon
Nov 15 2019 // USI Insurance Services has acquired Portland, Ore.-based insurance agency Alfred J. Davis Co. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The agency’s employees and business operations will be integrated with USI’s...
FBI Warns on Rise in Sophisticated Cyber Crimes
Nov 14 2019 // On Dec. 14, 2018, Aaron Cole was about to buy a new house and received an email that he thought was from his title company, directing him to make a $123,000 deposit. Cole complied, not realizing that a sophisticated hacker...
$1M Lawsuit Filed in Oregon over Patient Found Dead in Basement
Nov 5 2019 // The family of a 67-year-old woman who allegedly died after she wandered out of her hospital room and into the basement of Providence Portland Medical Center in Oregon has filed a $1.075 million lawsuit. The...
Lockton Pacific Series Promotes Harrison and Davis in California, Oregon
Oct 29 2019 // Sherri Harrison and Bryan Davis have been promoted in Lockton’s Pacific Series benefits practice Orange County, Calif., and the Pacific Northwest. Harrison’s expanded role now includes director of...
Woman Sues Oregon Clinic Claiming of Past Abuse by Pediatrician
Oct 24 2019 // A woman who says she was repeatedly sexually abused by her pediatrician has filed a $1 million lawsuit against the doctor’s former medical clinic in Oregon. The Oregonian/OregonLive reported that the woman says the...
Small Earthquake Confirmed Off Southern Oregon Coast
Oct 21 2019 // A 4.7-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of southern Oregon, The U.S. Geological Survey confirmed. The USGS mapped the earthquake about 96 miles off the coast of Port Orford, a small town in Curry County about 25...
Cannabis Banking Challenges in Legal States Go Far Beyond Pot
Oct 16 2019 // Kat Merryfield was ready to share her farm-to-home oils, chocolates and creams with the rest of the country. But banks and credit card processors weren’t ready to work with her small business. “We started out...
