Latest Oregon Headlines
All the headlines from our Oregon Topic Page, ordered by recency.
SAIF in Oregon Declares $60M Dividend for Workers’ Comp Policyholders
Sep 11 2024 // The board of SAIF, a not-for-profit workers’ compensation insurer in Oregon, declared a $60 million dividend for their current policyholders. The funds will start being dispersed starting in October, with 51,288...
Oregon Hospital Sued for $303M; Nurse Accused of Replacing Fentanyl With Tap Water
Sep 5 2024 // Attorneys representing both living and deceased patients of an Oregon hospital filed a $303 million lawsuit against the facility after a nurse was accused of replacing prescribed fentanyl with nonsterile tap water in...
Inszone Acquires Cascade Insurance Center in Oregon
Sep 5 2024 // Inszone Insurance Services acquired Cascade Insurance Center in the Bend, Oregon. The Cascade Insurance Center team will continue to operate out of their Bend location under the Inszone Insurance Services...
Oregon Roofing Materials Supplier Fined $92K for Repeated Fall Hazard Exposure
Aug 16 2024 // The Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division fined a building materials supplier $92,226 for repeatedly failing to protect workers from potential fall hazards. The citation issued to ABC Supply Co. Inc. followed an...
Record-Breaking Wildfires Scorched 1.4M Acres in Oregon, Authorities Say
Aug 14 2024 // Wildfires in Oregon have burned more acres of land in 2024 than in any year since reliable records began, authorities said, with the mid-August peak of fire season still on the horizon. Blazes have scorched more than 1.4...
People Moves: Davis Joins Alliant Insurance Services Team as SVP in Oregon
Aug 9 2024 // Alliant Insurance Services named Travis Davis a senior vice president within its Alliant Americas division. Davis is based in Bend, Oregon. Davis has a decade of experience in the insurance industry, supplemented by tenure...
Oregon Wildfire Growing After Active Day
Jun 27 2024 // A wildfire near La Pine, Oregon that has prompted evacuation orders grew to 3,889 acres on Thursday morning. The Darlene 3 Fire, which started Tuesday, is now 30% contained. Winds and warm temperatures on Tuesday resulted...
Oregon Contractor Fined for Repeatedly Exposing Workers to Fall Hazards
Jun 17 2024 // The Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division fined a Grants Pass roofing company $86,149 for workplace safety violations, including repeatedly failing to safeguard workers from fall hazards that could seriously...
Oregon Wineries and Vineyards Seek $100M from PacifiCorp for Wildfire Smoke Damage
Jun 17 2024 // Dozens of Oregon wineries and vineyards have sued PacifiCorp over the deadly 2020 wildfires that ravaged the state, alleging that the utility’s decision to not turn off power during the Labor Day windstorm...
PacifiCorp to Pay $178M in Latest Settlement Over Deadly 2020 Oregon Blazes
Jun 6 2024 // Pacific Power, part of PacifiCorp, said Monday it has agreed to a $178 million settlement with over 400 Oregon plaintiffs in the latest multimillion-dollar payout related to the deadly 2020 wildfires that ravaged the...
Oregon Report Keys in on Disabling Claims for Occupational Injuries
Jun 5 2024 // Oregon’s Department of Consumer and Business Services received notification of 24,947 accepted disabling claims for occupational injuries and diseases in 2022, according to a new report looking back on data from the...
Oregon Utility Regulator Rejects PacifiCorp Request to Limit Liability in Wildfire Suits
Jun 4 2024 // Oregon utility regulators have rejected a request from PacifiCorp that sought to limit its liability in wildfire lawsuits. Under the proposal, PacifiCorp would only have been responsible for paying out actual economic...
Oregon Wineries and Vineyards Seek $100M from PacifiCorp for Wildfire Smoke Damage
May 31 2024 // Dozens of Oregon wineries and vineyards have sued PacifiCorp over the deadly 2020 wildfires that ravaged the state, alleging that the utility’s decision to not turn off power during the Labor Day windstorm...
Gallagher Updates Regulation for Artificial Intelligence
May 22 2024 // Gallagher’s Cyber practice remains laser focused on emerging technology and the potential for increased risks as organizations begin to use them. Throughout 2024, we’re concentrated on evolving compliance...
Safety Lapses Contributed to Patient Assaults at Oregon State Hospital: Federal Report
May 9 2024 // Safety lapses at the Oregon State Hospital contributed to recent patient-on-patient assaults, a federal report on the state’s most secure inpatient psychiatric facility has found. The investigation by the Centers for...
Appeals Court Rejects Climate Change Suit by Young Oregon Activists
May 6 2024 // A federal appeals court panel last week rejected a long-running lawsuit brought by young Oregon-based climate activists who argued that the U.S. government’s role in climate change violated their constitutional...
Warren Buffett’s PacifiCorp Now Faces $30B Claim Demand in Oregon Wildfires
May 1 2024 // Berkshire Hathaway Inc.’s PacifiCorp now faces a demand for $30 billion from victims of Oregon’s 2020 Labor Day wildfires, an escalation of a legal onslaught on the largest grid operator in the western...
Cryptocurrency Asset Platform Settles with Oregon over Violations
Apr 15 2024 // The Oregon Division of Financial Regulation reached a settlement agreement in principle with a cryptocurrency asset platform for violating state securities regulations. The group of affiliated companies known as Abra —...
Oregon OSHA Fines Bend Contractor $103K for Repeated Fall Protection Violations
Apr 15 2024 // The Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division fined a Bend construction company $103,438 for repeatedly violating a requirement to provide protective systems to safeguard workers from fall hazards. The division cited...
Oregon Schools Sued for $9M After Young Girl Allegedly Raped
Apr 11 2024 // A young girl and her guardian have sued an Oregon nonprofit organization, Portland Public Schools and Multnomah County for $9 million, alleging they were negligent when male classmates sexually abused her at school and...
