Latest Oregon Headlines
All the headlines from our Oregon Topic Page, ordered by recency.
$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...
Oregon 2020 Workers’ Compensation Premium Assessment Rates Dropping
Oct 11 2019 // The Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services announced an 8.4% average reduction in pure premium rates for employers in 2020. The department each year adopts by rule the workers’ comp premium assessment...
Officials Report Another Vaping-Related Illness in Oregon
Oct 10 2019 // Health officials say one more Oregonian has a vaping-related severe lung illness, raising Oregon’s toll to nine victims, two of whom have died. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports Gov. Kate Brown on Oct. 4 ordered a...
Man Sues Oregon Fertility Clinic Over Donated Sperm Used for 17 Kids
Oct 4 2019 // A man who says his donated sperm was used to father at least 17 children in violation of an agreement that allowed for no more than five has sued an Oregon fertility clinic. Dr. Bryce Cleary believes it’s possible...
Vaping Lung Illness Cases Reported in Oregon Now at 8
Oct 3 2019 // State health officials say three additional cases of severe lung illnesses linked to vaping have been reported, bringing the total to eight. The Oregon Health Authority said last week that two Oregon victims had died. That...
Council Recommends $4B Plan to Safeguard Oregon from Wildfires
Sep 30 2019 // A task force created by Oregon Gov. Kate Brown says climate change, overstocked forests and understaffed fire teams have placed Oregonians in extreme risk, necessitating a multi-billion-dollar program to safeguard the...
Oregon Employers Will Get $160 Million From SAIF
Sep 16 2019 // SAIF customers in Oregon will receive $160 million in dividends this year. The SAIF the board of directors declared a $120 million primary dividend to be paid to policyholders based on their premium, and a $40 million...
Oregon Teen Who Lost His Leg in DUI Accident Sues Driver, Brewery
Sep 16 2019 // An Oregon teen who lost his leg in a car wreck is suing the driver who crashed into him — along with the Salem brewery accused of over-serving the driver- for $3.5 million. James Holland Jr., along with his parents,...
Report: $221B in Western U.S. Homes at Extreme Risk of Wildfire Damage
Sep 12 2019 // Nearly 776,000 homes with a reconstruction cost value of more than $221 billion are at extreme risk of wildfire damage, a new report out Thursday shows. The 2019 CoreLogic Wildfire Risk Report examines single-family and...
Oregon Workers’ Compensation Costs to Drop in 2020
Sep 10 2019 // Oregon businesses will another drop in workers’ compensation costs in 2020. Employers in the state next year will pay an average of $1.02 per $100 of payroll for workers’ comp, down from $1.11 in 2019, under a...
Oregon Pot Racketeering Lawsuit Allowed to Proceed
Sep 10 2019 // A judge has ruled that a racketeering lawsuit brought by a vineyard against a neighboring marijuana operation can go forward despite attempts to have it dismissed – a ruling that could increase the odds for vineyards and...
Alliant Adds Seeley in Oregon to Northwest Benefits Team
Sep 9 2019 // Alliant Insurance Services Inc. has named Peter Seeley vice president within its employee benefits group. Seeley, who’s based in Portland, Ore., will design and deploy customized benefits solutions to a diverse...
Oregon Teen who Lost His Leg in DUI Accident Sues Driver, Brewery
Sep 9 2019 // An Oregon teen who lost his leg in a car wreck is suing the driver who crashed into him – along with the Salem brewery accused of over-serving the driver– for $3.5 million. The Statesman Journal reported James Holland...
