Latest Oregon Headlines
All the headlines from our Oregon Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oregon High Court Declines to Hear Del Monte’s Appeal
May 14 2014 // The Oregon Supreme Court has declined to review a 2009 Multnomah County jury’s class action verdict, upholding a finding that a Portland food-processing plant violated Oregon’s wage and hour laws. Because of...
Paralyzed Snowboarder Wants Oregon Resort Held Responsible for Faulty Jump
May 9 2014 // The Oregon Supreme Court has been asked to invalidate a ski resort’s liability waiver by a snowboarder paralyzed from the waist down on one of the resort’s expert jumps. The snowboarder’s attorneys argue...
Archdiocese in Oregon Faces New Sex Abuse Lawsuit
May 5 2014 // Another lawsuit has been filed against the Catholic Archdiocese of Portland by a man who says he was one of dozens of boys sexually abused by a priest in the 1960s and 1970s. In the lawsuit filed last month in federal...
Patriot Underwriters Acquires Assets Of Holdren in Oregon
Apr 29 2014 // Patriot Underwriters Inc. has acquired the assets of Holdren Insurance Group Inc. in Bend, Ore. HIG, formed in 2010, focused on the workers’ compensation needs of the shooting sports industry. Patriot will build upon...
Archdiocese in Oregon Faces New Sex Abuse Lawsuit
Apr 24 2014 // Another lawsuit has been filed against the Catholic Archdiocese of Portland by a man who says he was one of dozens of boys sexually abused by a priest in the 1960s and 1970s. In the lawsuit filed Tuesday in federal court...
SeaFire Seeks Agency Partners for Dealership Programs in Oregon and Idaho
Apr 17 2014 // Overland Park, Kan.-based SeaFire Insurance Services is seeking new agency partners in Oregon and Idaho for its auto dealer and repair insurance program. SeaFire will consider appointments for retail insurance agencies...
Oregon Lawsuit Over Translation That Sent Medics To Wrong Spot
Apr 17 2014 // A wrongful death lawsuit filed in Portland, Ore. alleges that a 911 Spanish language interpreter botched the translation of an address, sending medics to the wrong place after a caller reported that a young woman could not...
Dog Attack Prompts Oregon Mail Carrier Suit
Apr 16 2014 // An Oregon postal worker seeks more than $180,000 in a lawsuit filed against the owner of a dog that allegedly attacked her. The Register-Guard newspaper reported that Kristin Joachim’s suit was filed in Lane County...
Gas Tax Causes $500M Shortfall in Oregon Transportation Funding
Apr 15 2014 // People are driving less, and their vehicles have become more fuel efficient. While those might be considered positive trends, a potential decline in gas-tax revenue is one reason the Oregon Department of Transportation...
Injured Skier Sues Oregon Resort Over ‘Drunken’ Snowboarder
Apr 7 2014 // A skier injured when an allegedly drunken snowboarder collided with her has filed a $900,000 lawsuit against the snowboarder and Skibowl in Oregon. The suit from Maria Magdalena Stanila alleges the Mount Hood ski resort...
Oregon State University Pays $101K Settle Campus Paper Suit
Apr 4 2014 // Oregon State University has paid $1,000 plus $100,000 in legal fees to a former student to settle a lawsuit over the confiscation of distribution boxes for a conservative-leaning student newspaper. The Oregonian reported...
Oregon Workplaces Claim 29 People In 2013
Mar 24 2014 // State workplace safety officials say 29 people died on the job in Oregon during 2013. The statistics released last week by the Department of Consumer and Business Services show a slight decrease from 2012’s figure of...
Oregon Newspaper Sued Over Rental Ad Prohibiting Children
Mar 13 2014 // The state labor agency has sued a weekly Junction City newspaper over a rental ad that prohibited families with children. The Register-Guard reported the lawsuit filed against The Tribune News is seeking $59,500 in...
Oregon Restaurant Sued Over Mashed Potatoes
Mar 10 2014 // A man who says he broke two teeth when he bit into some mashed potatoes is suing at Outback Steakhouse restaurant in Portland, Ore. Roger Branstetter says there were bits of broken porcelain in the food in February 2012...
Oregon Legislature Approves Bills Aimed at Fixing Ills at Insurance Exchange
Mar 6 2014 // Two bills aimed at rectifying the problems at Cover Oregon and avoiding repeats in the future advanced in the Oregon Legislature, garnering overwhelming support despite warnings from critics that they will have little...
Woman Sues Oregon Hospital For $600K In Slip-And-Fall Case
Feb 24 2014 // A woman seeks $600,000 in a slip-and-fall lawsuit filed against a Bend, Ore. hospital. The Bend Bulletin reported the lawsuit filed on behalf of Diana Jones alleges the hospital failed to warn of a slippery tile floor as...
Work First Casualty Names Schumacher Vice President in Oregon
Feb 24 2014 // Klamath Falls, Ore.-based Work First Casualty Co. named Brian Schumacher vice president of information services. Schumacher, who previously served as director of information services, will be responsible for spearheading...
Oregon Disaster Agency Issues Revealed in Audit
Feb 24 2014 // Oregon’s emergency management agency may not be well equipped to recover from a major disaster because of a history of leadership problems and an incomplete plan to handle emergencies, according to an audit issued by...
Oregon Restaurant Sued Over Mashed Potatoes
Feb 20 2014 // A man who says he broke two teeth when he bit into some mashed potatoes is suing at Outback Steakhouse restaurant in Portland, Ore. Roger Branstetter says there were bits of broken porcelain in the food in February 2012...
Service Dog Lawsuit Settled by Oregon University
Feb 18 2014 // Portland State University in Oregon will pay $161,500 to settle a lawsuit claiming it discriminated against disabled students who have service animals. Deaf student Cindy Leland and the Fair Housing Council of Oregon filed...
