Latest Oregon Headlines
All the headlines from our Oregon Topic Page, ordered by recency.
People – West
Apr 20 2015 // Hub International Insurance Services Inc. has promoted Gay Catherine Chung to senior vice president and client director and Arturo Perez-Reyes to senior vice president and cyber-group leader of the executive liability...
Ex-Daimler Engineer Files $2 Million Discrimination Suit in Oregon
Apr 17 2015 // An Egyptian-born engineer is the latest worker to sue Portland, Ore.-based Daimler Trucks North America. The Oregonian reported the former employee seeks $2 million, alleging his supervisor often called him “bin...
Pacific Northwest Study Says More Could Survive Tsunami if They Can Just Walk Faster
Apr 15 2015 // About 5,500 more people could survive a major tsunami hitting the Pacific Northwest if they just walk a little faster to higher ground after roads are knocked out, a new study shows. The report published Monday in the...
Uber Close to Return in Oregon City With Regulations
Apr 10 2015 // Months after suspending operations in Portland, Uber is on the verge of the returning to the city and operating under regulations. The city’s Private For-Hire Innovation Task Force released details this week of a...
Carpenter Joins Leavitt Group in Oregon
Apr 10 2015 // Leavitt Group has hired Paul Carpenter in its Portland, Ore. office. Carpenter specializes in commercial insurance. He has more than 15 years of experience managing teams and agencies in the life, individual and group...
Ban on Fracking in Oregon to 2025 Under Consideration by Committee
Apr 9 2015 // The oil and gas industry is pushing back on a bill that would ban hydraulic fracturing in Oregon until 2025. The bill sponsor, Democratic Rep. Ken Helm, told a House committee Tuesday the proposal puts the state ahead of...
Oregon State Fund Names Barnett President and CEO
Apr 8 2015 // The board of directors of SAIF Corp. in Oregon on Wednesday named Kerry Barnett as the workers’ compensation insurer’s new president and CEO. Barnett has worked for Cambia Health Solutions, formerly The Regence...
Oregon Committee Hears Bill to Increase Speed Limit
Apr 7 2015 // Oregonians could begin flying along certain highways at 75 mph after lawmakers heard testimony Friday on a bill upping speed limits from 65 mph on interstate highways. Under the proposal, passenger cars would be able to go...
Rules Drive Uber Ridesharing Service Out Of Oregon City
Apr 6 2015 // Easter Sunday marked the end of Uber in Eugene, Ore. at least for now. The Register-Guard newspaper reported Saturday that a hearings official imposed a civil penalty of $1,500 a day on the ridesharing company after...
Lloyd’s of London Offers Wildfire Insurance to Oregon at Higher Rates
Apr 6 2015 // The state of Oregon has a chance to continue its unique insurance policy that helps pay for fighting wildfires in big burning years – but at a higher premium and deductible. Lloyd’s of London has offered to cover...
NOAA: No Spring Drought Relief for California, Nevada, Oregon
Apr 6 2015 // Californians facing a fourth year of drought conditions — and some other parts of the West – shouldn’t count on any relief in the coming months. In California this doesn’t bode well for chances of a...
The West Not Yet Fully Won for Ridesharing
Apr 3 2015 // On the heels of last week’s cross-industry compromise on insurance requirements for ride-sharing drivers, and with some legislative sessions drawing to a close, it’s a good time to take a look at where...
Nasburg and Huggins in Oregon Merge and Affiliate with Leavitt Group
Apr 2 2015 // Nasburg & Company Insurance and Huggins Insurance, both based in Coos Bay, Ore., have merged to become Nasburg Huggins Insurance, and at the same time have entered into an affiliation with Leavitt Group. The...
Ski Areas Ask Oregon Legislature For Liability Protection
Apr 1 2015 // Ski areas are asking the Oregon Legislature for enhanced protection from lawsuits after the state Supreme Court invalidated the broad liability waivers often printed on the back of lift tickets. Ski facility executives...
Lawsuit Over Oregon Crab Fisherman’s Death Settled
Mar 24 2015 // A lawsuit filed in the death of a man who drowned when a fishing vessel sank nearly three years ago has been settled. The Oregonian newspaper reported the estate of David Terris sued the owner of the commercial fishing...
Lawsuit Says Oregon Woman’s Brain Tumor Sample for Biopsy Lost
Mar 23 2015 // An Oregon woman has sued a Portland hospital for $900,000, alleging that a brain tumor sample set aside for biopsy has been lost, leaving her uncertain about whether the tumor was cancerous. Catherine Stewart is seeking...
NOAA: No Spring Drought Relief for California, Nevada, Oregon
Mar 19 2015 // Californians facing a fourth year of drought conditions – and some other parts of the West – shouldn’t count on any relief in the coming months. In California this doesn’t bode well for chances of a mild...
Columbia Sportswear in Oregon Awarded $3.3M in Lawsuit
Mar 13 2015 // A federal judge awarded Portland, Ore.-based Columbia Sportswear $3.3 million in its lawsuit against a company that allegedly supplied faulty components for Columbia’s electrically heated jackets. The Oregonian...
Oregon School District Sued by Women Over Alleged 1969 Abuse
Mar 9 2015 // Three women who say they were sexually abused by a sixth-grade teacher 45 years ago have sued the Oregon school district that employed him. The federal lawsuit also lists the teacher as a defendant. The complaint says the...
Lawsuit Says Oregon Woman’s Brain Tumor Sample For Biopsy Lost
Mar 5 2015 // An Oregon woman has sued a Portland hospital for $900,000, alleging that a brain tumor sample set aside for biopsy has been lost, leaving her uncertain about whether the tumor was cancerous. Catherine Stewart is seeking...
