A federal judge has dismissed a challenge to the new Oregon workplace meetings law which prohibits employers from firing workers who refuse to attend meetings to discuss politics, religion or union organizing. U.S. District Judge Michael Mosman dismissed a lawsuit …
A federal appeals court has asked the Oregon Supreme Court to rule on whether the state must approve any settlement of punitive damages awarded by a jury. Under current law, Oregon gets 60 percent of those punitive damages – an …
A federal appeals court has asked the Oregon Supreme Court to rule on whether the state must approve any settlement of punitive damages awarded by a jury. Under current law, Oregon gets 60 percent of those punitive damages — an …
federal appeals court has kept alive a challenge to the sovereign immunity of the Vatican by upholding a ruling that victims of sexual abuse by priests can sue the Holy See. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals agreed with …
The Oregon Supreme Court has upheld a five-year statute of limitations on medical malpractice lawsuits involving minors. The court ruled against a claim that laws in effect when Oregon was a territory blocked a five-year statute of limitations that the …
In a victory for an insurance company accused of acting in bad faith, the Oregon Supreme Court ruled that a $20.7 million jury award for punitive damages in a fatal traffic accident in 1987 was excessive. The case also set …
A $25 million sex abuse lawsuit against the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the Boy Scouts of America filed in Oregon alleges that child abuse has been widespread since the 1960s and little was done to prevent …
The battle over a ballot measure to abolish SAIF Corp. has moved into the final month with big spending by supporters and tough talk by Gov. Ted Kulongoski, who has emerged as the top defender of the state-owned workers’ compensation …
Oregon workers’ compensation insurance rates will not increase in 2005, Gov. Ted Kulongoski said September 28. The announcement marks the third straight year without an increase following 12 consecutive years of rate reductions that began with a major reform in …
