Latest Oregon Headlines
All the headlines from our Oregon Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oregon’s New Insurance Emergency Orders Released for COVID-19
May 26 2020 // The Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services has issued emergency orders related to COVID-19 for insurance companies providing property/casualty, long-term care, and life and disability insurance. The orders...
Oregon Governor Declares Drought Emergency in Coos County
May 21 2020 // A drought declaration passed by Coos County Commissioners has been approved by Oregon Gov. Kate Brown. The governor’s declaration, which expires Dec. 31, will authorize state agencies to expedite water management...
Parents of Oregon Baby Who Died From Meningitis Sue For $6.3M
May 19 2020 // The parents of an infant who died from meningitis after he was released from Silverton Medical Center in Oregon are suing the hospital for $6.3 million. The wrongful death lawsuit was filed in the death of 7-month-old...
Nursing Home With Oregon’s Deadliest Virus Outbreak Sued
May 19 2020 // The daughter of a woman who died after contracting the coronavirus at a Portland long-term care facility filed a $1.8 million lawsuit Thursday claiming elder abuse. Angela Brown says her 75-year-old mother, Judith Jones,...
Enforceability of Cannabis Coverage Remains Hazy
May 18 2020 // While the number of states that have legalized marijuana for medical or recreational use continues to grow, the cultivation, sale, distribution and possession of marijuana remains illegal under the federal Controlled...
Lawsuit Says Oregon Restaurant Served Man Fatal Enchilada Meal
Apr 27 2020 // A $2.5 million wrongful death lawsuit filed against a Bend, Ore. restaurant says a man died of salmonella after eating tainted chicken enchilada meals. The lawsuit was filed this week in Deschutes County Circuit Court...
Small Earthquake Confirmed in Southern Oregon
Apr 27 2020 // A magnitude-3.1 earthquake struck in southern Oregon near Ashland, the U.S. Geological Survey confirmed. Just before 10 a.m. Friday, the quake rumbled about 10 miles southwest of Ashland at a depth of 1.6 miles, according...
Oregon Extends Emergency Order for Insurance Deadlines
Apr 24 2020 // The Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services has extended its emergency order on insurance deadlines. The order requires all insurance companies to extend grace periods for premium payments, postpone policy...
Woman Run Over While Sleeping on Sidewalk in Oregon Sues for $450K
Apr 23 2020 // A woman who was sleeping on a Portland, Ore. sidewalk when she was run over by a truck operated by a homelessness nonprofit organization has filed a $450,000 lawsuit against the driver. Daphne Taylor is suing driver Warren...
Oregon Fines Aerospace Company $70K for Waste Mishandling
Apr 23 2020 // The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has fined a manufacturer of parts for the aerospace industry near Albany more than $70,000 for citations related to its mishandling of hazardous waste materials. A Selmet...
Latest Class Actions Over Business Interruption Target 6 Insurers
Apr 21 2020 // A Minnesota dentist, an Ohio bridal shop and a New York pizzeria are among six small businesses that are the latest to sue insurers seeking compensation for business interruption claims due to the coronavirus crisis. The...
Oregon Nursing Home Reports 14 Virus Deaths, State Finds Violations
Apr 20 2020 // Workers at a Portland, Ore. nursing home that has reported 14 coronavirus deaths failed to wash their hands, didn’t use protective masks properly and weren’t trained on how to control the spread of infection,...
Oregon School District Paying $410K to Employee Who Raised Concerns
Apr 13 2020 // Portland Public Schools in Oregon will pay $410,000 to a former employee who said she was fired for raising red flags over a lack of safety for seventh-graders working with dangerous equipment including band saws and nail...
Flood Disaster Declaration Declared for Oregon, Funding Available
Apr 8 2020 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency says Oregon will receive federal help for flooding and storms that happened in February in the northeastern section of the state. Federal disaster assistance will supplement state,...
Man Suing over Injuries in Portable Horse Stall in Oregon During High Winds
Apr 7 2020 // A man is suing the organizers of a 2018 Bend, Ore. horse show for serious injuries he says he suffered when high winds lifted the portable stall he and his horse were inside and threw them 40 feet. Jeffrey Ruthhardt filed...
Corrections Officer in Oregon Files $7M Hazing Lawsuit
Mar 23 2020 // An Oregon Department of Corrections officer is suing the state, a former coworker and corrections officials for $7 million after he was attacked with a stun gun. The civil rights lawsuit filed last week on behalf of...
Chuck E. Cheese Sued Over Hair Stuck in Ticket Machine at Oregon Location
Mar 23 2020 // A woman is suing a family entertainment center saying her hair got caught in a machine at the Southeast Portland center for 20 minutes. Ashreana Scott is suing CEC Entertainment, also known as Chuck E. Cheese family fun...
$1.2M Sex Discrimination Suit Filed Against Oregon Hospital
Mar 20 2020 // A former pharmacist is suing Central Oregon’s largest health care provider for $1.2 million saying the hospital maintained a hostile work environment that included gender discrimination and sexual harassment. Darcy...
Oregon Resort Sued For $30M After Deaths of Skier, Snowboarder
Mar 9 2020 // The families of a skier and snowboarder who died on the same day at a central Oregon ski area jointly filed a wrongful death lawsuit seeking $30 million. The lawsuit filed in late February in Deschutes County Circuit Court...
Chuck E. Cheese Sued Over Hair Stuck in Ticket Machine at Oregon Location
Mar 5 2020 // A woman is suing a family entertainment center saying her hair got caught in a machine at the Southeast Portland center for 20 minutes. Ashreana Scott is suing CEC Entertainment, also known as Chuck E. Cheese family fun...
