Latest Oregon Headlines
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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...
Ex-Tenant Sues Oregon RV Park for $555K over Living Conditions
Mar 5 2020 // A former tenant at an RV park south of Warrenton, Ore., has filed a lawsuit against the owner alleging negligence over living conditions in a trailer. Sandra Holloway moved into a “dry trailer” at Sunset Lake...
Alliant Acquires LifeBalance Program in Oregon
Mar 4 2020 // Alliant Insurance Services Inc. has acquired the Portland, Ore.-based LifeBalance Program, adding the well-being discount program further it its employee benefits group’s products and services. The entire LifeBalance...
Oregon Resort Sued For $30M After Deaths of Skier, Snowboarder
Mar 2 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 Thursday in Deschutes County Circuit Court...
Oregon Wrestles With Building Facilities in Tsunami Zones
Feb 24 2020 // Experts say the big one is coming to the Pacific Northwest: a massive earthquake that will cause buildings and bridges to collapse and unleash a tsunami that will devastate the coast. But, doubling down on its decision...
Parents of Oregon Man Who Died in Fire File $6M Suit
Feb 21 2020 // The parents of a man who died in a fire in Portland, Ore., have filed a nearly $6 million lawsuit against the apartment owners and the man accused of setting the fire. Batool and Ali Alhaji have filed a lawsuit over the...
OSHA Fines Companies After 2 Killed at Oregon Festival
Feb 20 2020 // The Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Administration has fined two companies for safety violations that led to the deaths of two workers at a Portland, Ore., area music festival. OSHA issued $31,000 in fines to...
Oregon Bar Sued for $2.1M for Over-Serving Man Who Killed 2
Feb 20 2020 // The estate of a man who was killed in a drunken driving crash in 2017 and a crash victim who survived are suing the Prineville, Ore., bar that over-served driver Justin Bittick. The estate of Stephan Mitchell Leader-Bowles...
Alliant Names USI’s Parvey Vice President in Oregon
Feb 14 2020 // Alliant Insurance Services Inc. has named Casey Parvey vice president. The Portland, Ore.-based Parvey will provide risk and insurance solutions to a client base throughout the region. Parvey has a background in...
Woman Sues Idaho Church After Church Van Crashes in Oregon
Feb 13 2020 // A young woman from Idaho who sustained a traumatic brain injury in a 2018 van crash while traveling to a Christian conference in Portland, Ore. with her youth group is suing the church and the youth pastor who was driving...
Female Firefighter in Oregon Files Gender Discrimination Lawsuit
Feb 7 2020 // A woman who fought fires for Atira Systems GST of Oregon is suing for gender discrimination, saying she was forced to share a hotel room with male colleagues, according to court documents. Michelle LaPage, who is...
Father Sues Oregon Wedding Venue over Daughter’s Death
Feb 6 2020 // A man whose daughter died after she jumped or fell from a moving car is suing an Oregon wedding venue for overserving alcohol to the woman’s mother, who was driving at the time of the incident, according to a lawsuit...
Family of Man Who Died of Flu in Oregon Prison Sues for $15M
Feb 4 2020 // A $15 million lawsuit filed by the family of a man who died at the Oregon State Penitentiary accuses prison staff of failing to treat the 54-year-old inmate for flu and then covering up his flu-related death. The Statesman...
