Latest Oregon Headlines
All the headlines from our Oregon Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oregon’s New Fall Protections for Home Builders Much Stricter
Jan 23 2017 // A state regulation that took effect Jan. 1 requires Oregon construction contractors to make sure workers are protected from falls if work is done six or more feet above a surface. The Oregon Occupational Safety and Health...
University of Oregon Student Files $3M Suit over Slow Meningitis Diagnosis
Jan 17 2017 // A University of Oregon student seeks $3 million in a lawsuit against medical providers who she says failed to properly diagnose her with meningococcal disease in 2015. The Register-Guard reported that Christina...
Oregon’s New Fall Protections Now 6′ And Up for Home Builders
Jan 9 2017 // A state regulation that took effect Jan. 1 requires Oregon construction contractors to make sure workers are protected from falls if work is done six or more feet above a surface. The Oregon Occupational Safety and Health...
Oregon Bystander Lawsuit Allowed to Proceed
Dec 27 2016 // The Oregon Supreme Court has allowed a lawsuit to proceed that was filed on behalf of two boys who witnessed their younger brother hit and killed by a pickup truck five years ago. The decision was a reversal of two lower...
$3.9M Wrongful Death Suit Filed Against Oregon Tavern for Overserving
Dec 12 2016 // An Oregon man has filed a $3.9 million wrongful death lawsuit against a Eugene tavern and one of its customers. Julio Ortiz Ahumada of Springfield says the Keg Tavern served alcohol to a “visibly intoxicated”...
Oregon Backs off Testing Regulations for Pot Industry
Dec 7 2016 // The state of Oregon has temporarily eased up on testing requirements for marijuana, days after business insiders warned that new rules would cause a drop in state tax revenues, an increase in black-market sales and layoffs...
Oregon Water District, Couple Sued over Fatal 2015 Slide
Dec 7 2016 // Two sons of an Oregon woman who died when a mudslide tore through her home last winter seek nearly $10 million in a lawsuit filed against a Florence couple and a utility district. Stephen Miller and Keith Eldien allege the...
Cleanup Costs of Oregon Train Derailment Along River Pilling Up
Dec 6 2016 // Six months after a train hauling Bakken crude oil derailed along the Columbia River Gorge, Washington, Oregon and other officials are still tabulating a bill to send to Union Pacific Railroad. Union Pacific said in a...
Texas Workers’ Comp Division: Rates Among Nation’s Lowest
Dec 5 2016 // Texas has some of the nation’s most affordable workers’ compensation coverage, the Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation reports. A study by the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services ranks...
Oregon Mill Worker Sues Company for Hostile Work Environment
Nov 23 2016 // A millwright with Roseburg Forest Products in Oregon has accused his employer of creating a hostile work environment after he complained about facing anti-gay slurs and other harassment form co-workers. The Register-Guard...
Oregon’s Building Backlog of Food Inspections Increasing Disease Risk
Nov 17 2016 // Rodents, insects and microscopic bacteria: All these hazards can exist in food and where it is stored, and it is up to the Oregon Department of Agriculture to ensure they’re not there. But the department’s Food...
2 Men File Sex Abuse Lawsuits against Boy Scouts In Oregon
Nov 17 2016 // Two Oregon men have filed sexual abuse lawsuits against the Boy Scouts of America. The Oregonian/OregonLive reported that the lawsuits were filed on Tuesday. They allege the plaintiffs were sexually abused by former scout...
Insurers for Oregon Homeowners to Pay in Settlement of Tree Cutting Case
Nov 9 2016 // Two Gresham, Ore. couples have agreed to pay $135,000 to settle a lawsuit accusing them of cutting down or damaging dozens of protected trees to improve the views from their homes. The Oregonian/OregonLive reported court...
Bookkeeper for Oregon Nonprofit Files $375K Whistleblower Suit
Nov 3 2016 // A former bookkeeper for a Portland nonprofit that worked to help Oregon’s foster children is suing the organization, alleging she was fired after reporting misspending by her employer. The Oregonian reported that...
tKg Names Convery Vice President in Oregon
Nov 2 2016 // tKg Wholesale Brokerage has named Eric Convery vice president of the small business division in its new Portland, Ore. office. Convery will be responsible for growth and financial performance as well as broker and client...
Liberty Mutual Issues Statement Following Shooting at Oregon Office
Oct 25 2016 // Liberty Mutual issued a statement today addressing a Portland, Ore. shooting over the weekend reportedly involving co-workers at the insurance company who knew each other. Portland police are investigating whether a...
Report Shows California and New Jersey Have Highest Workers’ Comp Rates
Oct 18 2016 // California and New Jersey had the nation’s most expensive workers’ compensation rates, while North Dakota had the lowest rates in the nation, a new report shows. A report released this week by the Oregon...
Volunteers in Oregon Gather to Assess Damage from Tornado on Coast
Oct 18 2016 // Volunteers who worked to keep residents safe when a tornado ripped through a coastal Oregon town are now assessing the damage. The Oregonian/OregonLive reported that no one was hurt or killed by the tornado that ripped...
Weather Service: Tornado, Rain Walloped Pacific Northwest
Oct 17 2016 // A tornado struck an Oregon beach town, sending debris flying and toppling power lines and trees as strong winds and heavy rain walloped the Pacific Northwest over the weekend, according to the National Weather...
Islamic Woman Fired from Oregon Nonprofit Sues for $1M
Oct 11 2016 // A woman of Islamic faith has filed a $1 million lawsuit against a Portland nonprofit, alleging she was fired because of her religion, national origin and disability of asthma. The lawsuit filed last week by Sharmin Rahman...
