Latest Oregon Headlines
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Court Rules for NBC in Defamation Suit by Oregon Sporting Goods Company
Aug 7 2017 // A federal appeals court has ruled that NBC News did not defame an Oregon sporting goods company by characterizing its exploding rifle targets as “bombs” in a report on the “Today” show. The 2nd U.S....
Court Rules for NBC in Defamation Suit by Oregon Sporting Goods Company
Jul 26 2017 // A federal appeals court has ruled that NBC News did not defame an Oregon sporting goods company by characterizing its exploding rifle targets as “bombs” in a report on the “Today” show. The 2nd U.S....
$3.1M Sex Abuse Suit Filed by Former Altar Boy Against Oregon Church
Jul 24 2017 // A former altar boy at a Portland, Ore. church has filed a $3.1 million lawsuit against the church contending he was repeatedly sexually abused by a choir director in the early 1960s. The Oregonian/OregonLive reported that...
Fire Destroys 3 Mobile Homes in Oregon, 2 Were Uninsured
Jul 20 2017 // A fire southeast of Eugene, Ore., destroyed three mobile homes and sent a man to a Portland hospital. Residents of the mobile home park tell The Register-Guard that two dogs and four cats died. The fire happened Monday at...
Alliant Names Laing a Producer in Oregon
Jun 28 2017 // Alliant Insurance Services Inc. has named Andrew Laing a producer within the company’s Alliant Americas middle market division. Laing will be based in Portland, Ore. and be responsible for the design and delivery of...
Weed Warning: Legalizing Marijuana Tied to Rise in Crashes in 3 States by HLDI
Jun 23 2017 // Legalizing recreational marijuana use in Colorado, Oregon and Washington has resulted in collision claim frequencies that are about three percent higher overall than would have been expected without legalization, a new...
Regulator Fines Contractor Following Oregon Bridge Incident
Jun 21 2017 // A contractor has been fined nearly $200,000 for violations discovered after two workers were injured in a mishap on Portland, Ore.’s Ross Island Bridge. Oregon OSHA announced the penalty Monday, following an...
States May Seize U.S. Climate Change Leadership Following Trump’s Paris Exit
Jun 2 2017 // State governors and city mayors were quick to claim the mantle of U.S. leadership in fighting climate change after President Donald Trump said on Thursday the country will pull out of the Paris climate agreement. The...
EPB&B in Oregon Partners with ISU Insurance Network
May 23 2017 // Portland, Ore.-based Elliott, Powell, Baden & Baker has partnered with ISU Insurance Agency Network. EPB&B offers business and personal insurance. San Francisco, Calif.-based ISU Network is a organization with 180...
Oregon Radish Farmers Sue Bank For $6.7M
May 17 2017 // A group of Oregon farmers has filed a $6.7 million lawsuit against a bank for allegedly interfering with sales of radish seed and thus causing its value to decrease. The Capital Press reported the Radish Seed...
Oregon Homeowners Association to Settle Motor Home Incident for $300K
May 15 2017 // A homeowners association will pay $300,000 to a Keizer family as part of a settlement for banning a motor home from being parked in the family’s driveway. The Statesman Journal reported that Gary, Renee and Khrizma...
Oregon Judge Dismisses $4M Suit in Family Drowning
May 15 2017 // A judge has dismissed a $4 million lawsuit filed by a relative of four people who drowned in a northwest Oregon lake in 2014. Judge Andrew Erwin dismissed the suit after Washington County argued it was entitled to...
Oregon Suit Blames Security Guard for Woman’s Leap off Insurance Building
May 15 2017 // The family of a woman who jumped off a 27-story building in downtown Portland, Ore., has sued the security guard who couldn’t stop her. The lawsuit seeks $505,000, alleging the guard was at fault for unlocking the...
Nasburg Huggins Names Gordon Producer in Oregon
May 8 2017 // Nasburg Huggins Insurance has named Spencer Gordon as an account executive producer in its Coos Bay, Ore. office. Gordon was previously executive director of the local non-profit agency Bay Area Enterprises. He was a...
Oregon Hotel Doors Killed Woman, Lawsuit Claims
May 4 2017 // The family of an 87-year-old woman who died after she was hit by the automatic front doors of a Portland, Ore. hotel has filed a $2.7 million lawsuit against the hotel. The Oregonian/OregonLive reported that the lawsuit...
Oregon Suit Blames Security Guard for Woman’s Leap off Insurance Building
May 3 2017 // The family of a woman who jumped off a 27-story building in downtown Portland, Ore. has sued the security guard who couldn’t stop her. The lawsuit seeks $505,000, alleging the guard was at fault for unlocking the...
Father in Oregon Seeks $5M for Son’s Accidental-Overdose Death
May 1 2017 // The father of a 2-year-old Oregon boy who died of morphine poisoning seeks $5 million in a lawsuit filed against the boy’s mother, grandmother, aunt and an insurance company. Jesse deVos’ lawsuit alleges the...
Oregon Judge Dismisses $4M Suit in Family Drowning
Apr 28 2017 // A judge has dismissed a $4 million lawsuit filed by a relative of four people who drowned in a northwest Oregon lake in 2014. The Oregonian/OregonLive reported Judge Andrew Erwin dismissed the suit after Washington County...
Poor Fire Safety at Two-Thirds of Schools in Oregon’s Largest City
Apr 26 2017 // Two-thirds of schools in Oregon’s largest district lack sufficient fire safety equipment, according to records obtained by the Oregonian/OregonLive. Portland Public Schools has 60 of 89 schools lacking up-to-date...
Family Sues Mental Health Contractor in Oregon Bridge Suicide
Apr 20 2017 // The family of a woman who jumped off the Astoria Bridge in northwestern Oregon seeks nearly $1 million in a lawsuit filed against a county mental health contractor. The lawsuit filed Saturday alleges Clatsop Behavioral...
