Latest Oregon Headlines
All the headlines from our Oregon Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oregon Woman in $1.8M Suit: Was Misled into Mastectomy, Hysterectomy
Oct 26 2017 // A 36-year-old Oregon woman has filed a $1.8 million lawsuit against medical professionals who she says mistakenly suggested she undergo a double mastectomy and a hysterectomy. The Oregonian/OregonLive reported Monday that...
Collaborative Project Saved Homes in Oregon from Fires. Can It Be Duplicated?
Oct 17 2017 // Lightning started a forest fire one August afternoon near Sisters, an Oregon tourist town, and it was spreading fast. Residents in outlying areas evacuated as flames marched toward their homes. Just a few months earlier,...
Tornado in Oregon Damages Small Planes
Oct 17 2017 // Authorities say that it was a tornado that touched down south of Portland, Ore. last week overturning small airplanes, downing power lines and damaging several glass greenhouses. National Weather Service meteorologists say...
Family of Oregon Cyclist Sues Garbage Truck Company for Death
Oct 16 2017 // The family of a Portland, Ore., woman who died after a collision with a garbage truck is suing the company for $10 million. The lawsuit was filed in court in late Steptember against Republic Services Alliance Group after...
$8.75M Suit by Couple Against 2 Oregon Doctors Dismissed
Oct 11 2017 // A lawsuit filed by a Bend, Ore. couple that accused two physicians of failing to detect warning signs before the woman went into cardiac arrest has been dismissed. The Bend Bulletin reported Shelley and Brent Harding...
City in Oregon Suing Over Restrictive Flood Map Recommendations
Oct 9 2017 // The city of Coos Bay, Ore. has filed a lawsuit in federal court against the National Marine Fisheries Service over its recommendation for more restrictive floodplain regulations, which would restrict development in most of...
Oregon Scouts Sued for $21M in Sex Abuse Claim
Oct 6 2017 // Attorneys representing three former Boy Scouts are suing the Boy Scouts of America and its Portland, Ore.-area chapter for $21 million, saying they let a known pedophile become a scout leader. The lawsuit filed in...
Driver Assist on Big Rigs Being Tested by Oregon Vehicle Manufacturer
Oct 4 2017 // A Portland-based manufacturer of commercial vehicles is performing trials on Oregon highways of tractor-trailers with driver-assist technology. The Bend Bulletin reported Daimler Trucks North America is testing the same...
Family of Oregon Cyclist Sues Garbage Truck Company for Death
Oct 2 2017 // The family of a Portland, Ore. woman who died after a collision with a garbage truck is suing the company for $10 million. The Oregonian/OregonLive reported the lawsuit was filed in court last week against Republic...
Heffernan Names Grootendorst Branch Manager in Oregon
Sep 22 2017 // Heffernan Insurance Brokers has promoted Brenda Grootendorst to branch manager of the firm’s Portland, Ore. Grootendorst, who is a senior vice president in the firm, has more than 30 years of insurance and risk...
Woodruff-Sawyer Names Kyle Vice President in Oregon
Sep 21 2017 // Woodruff-Sawyer & Co. has named Brandi Kyle vice president in employee benefits in the firm’s Portland, Ore. office. Kyle has 15 years of insurance experience. She was previously with Wells Fargo Insurance as an...
Oregon’s Cellphone And Distracted Driving Law Brings Bigger Fines, Jail
Sep 21 2017 // Oregon drivers soon can be pulled over for not only texting and talking on their cellphones, but also for navigating, using social media and any other “hands-on” cellphone and electronics use. The changes,...
PEMCO Insurance Launching Rideshare Driver Endorsement in Oregon
Sep 18 2017 // Seattle-based PEMCO Insurance launched an auto policy endorsement for rideshare drivers in Oregon in September. The company said the endorsement enhances personal auto policies for rideshare drivers. The product is already...
Oregon Workers’ Comp Costs to Drop for 5th Consecutive Year
Sep 18 2017 // Oregon employers will see a key portion of their workers’ compensation costs drop by an average of 14 percent in 2018, according to the Department of Consumer and Business Services. This marks the fifth year in a row...
Husband’s Death Spurs Widow’s $10M Suit Against Oregon Hospital, Doctors
Sep 18 2017 // The widow of a Eugene, Ore., man who died five days before his 29th birthday seeks $10 million in a lawsuit against a hospital, doctors and physicians’ groups. The suit says Aaron Martineau died in September 2014, a...
Oregon Workers’ Comp Costs to Drop for 5th Consecutive Year
Sep 12 2017 // Oregon employers will see a key portion of their workers’ compensation costs drop by an average of 14 percent in 2018, according to the Department of Consumer and Business Services. This marks the fifth year in a row...
Woodruff-Sawyer Adds Wells Fargo’s Madlener as Vice President in Oregon
Sep 6 2017 // Woodruff-Sawyer & Co. has named Jeanna Madlener vice president, account executive/producer at the firm’s Oregon property/casualty practice. Madlener specializes in risk management and coverage placement for...
Report: Written Premiums for California Comp Insurers to Be Flat Through 2017
Sep 4 2017 // Written premiums from workers’ compensation insurers in California for the year are expected to be flat at $18.1 billion compared with 2016 thanks largely to rate decreases, according to analysts with the...
4,500 Evacuated as Oregon Wildfires Burn
Aug 31 2017 // Wildfires in Oregon are burning an area roughly equivalent to half the state of Rhode Island, affecting air quality throughout the state and forcing the evacuations of more than 4,500 people, fire authorities said on Aug....
PEMCO Insurance Launching Rideshare Driver Endorsement in Oregon
Aug 31 2017 // Seattle-based PEMCO Insurance announced it is introducing its auto policy endorsement for rideshare drivers in Oregon on Sept. 1. The company said the endorsement enhances personal auto policies for rideshare drivers,...
