Latest Oregon Headlines
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Injured Snowboarder Can Sue, Oregon High Court Rules
Jan 12 2015 // The Oregon Supreme Court has ruled a ski resort’s broad liability waiver cannot prevent a paralyzed snowboarder from suing. The justices ruled that the liability waiver was “unconscionable” and contrary...
Oregon State Warned About Building in Tsunami Zone
Dec 29 2014 // Oregon’s state geologist urged Oregon State University not to put a marine studies building in a tsunami zone south of Newport’s Yaquina Bay Bridge – or at least build it to withstand waves as high as 43...
Oregon Business Paying For Lack of Insurance
Dec 29 2014 // A garbage collection business that serves the Eastern Oregon community of Pilot Rock has been ordered to pay the state more than $75,000 for not providing workers’ compensation insurance. Owner and operator Randee...
In Oregon Studded Tires Losing Popularity
Dec 24 2014 // Studded tires are losing traction with Oregon drivers. The state Department of Transportation has released a report showing only 4 percent of registered vehicles in Oregon were equipped with studded tires in 2014....
Oregon Man Pays $1,000 To Settle 5-year-old $57 Ticket
Dec 23 2014 // An Oregon man admits he was driving too fast on a rural highway in Nevada five years ago, but he says the state’s wheels of justice turn too slow, and his wallet is a grand lighter because of it. Robert Larsen of...
Injured Snowboarder Can Sue, Oregon High Court Rules
Dec 22 2014 // The Oregon Supreme Court has ruled a ski resort’s broad liability waiver cannot prevent a paralyzed snowboarder from suing. The justices ruled that the liability waiver was “unconscionable” and contrary...
Drought Costs Eastern Oregon Farm Tens of Millions of Dollars
Dec 15 2014 // Three straight years of dry conditions and below-average snowpacks have cost farmers in Eastern Oregon tens of millions of dollars. The irrigation supply for farmers in Malheur County who get their water from the Owyhee...
Oregon Jury Awards Former AT&T Employee $224,000 in Racial Case
Dec 12 2014 // A Portland, Ore. jury has awarded more than $224,000 to a woman who said she suffered retaliation for complaining about racism on the job at AT&T. The Multnomah County Circuit Court jury awarded the money Monday to...
Uber Fights $2,000 Fine Handed Down by Oregon City
Dec 12 2014 // The online taxi business Uber, a company worth billions, is contesting a $2,000 fine issued by Eugene, Ore., which says Uber should get a license. The Register-Guard reported Thursday that city lawyers contend Uber fits...
Uber Launches Sans Oregon City’s Approval
Dec 8 2014 // The ridesharing app Uber has launched in Portland, Ore. without city approval. The app began working Friday at 5 p.m., and drivers were able to immediately begin offering rides, regional manager Brooke Stever...
Pregnant Oregon Woman Fired For Restroom Breaks Sues for $400K
Dec 5 2014 // An Oregon woman is suing her former high-tech employer for more than $400,000, contending she was fired while pregnant with her second child after being told she took too many restroom breaks. The Oregonian reported that...
‘Silver Tsunami’ Predicted by Oregon Economist
Nov 26 2014 // A prominent Oregon economist says one of the counties hardest hit by the decline of the state’s forest industries should expect a “silver tsunami” of retirees as aging baby boomers flee California and, if...
Oregon City fines Uber company For Failure to Get License
Nov 21 2014 // The city of Eugene, Ore. has fined the ridesharing company Uber $2,000 for failing to get a city license, and a city official says the fine could be repeated daily. But the Eugene Register-Guard reported that whether Uber...
Oregon School District Named in Sexual Assault Suit
Nov 20 2014 // A federal lawsuit seeks $5 million from the Lincoln County, Ore. school district, alleging that district officials failed to protect a developmentally disabled boy from being sexually assaulted by a classmate on...
Estate of Oregon Keeper Killed By Cougar Sues Sanctuary
Nov 20 2014 // The estate of a young woman who was mauled to death by a cougar while working at a wild-cat sanctuary in suburban Portland, Ore. is suing the sanctuary and its owners. The lawsuit against WildCat Haven and owners Michael...
Helmets Now Commonplace on Oregon Slopes
Nov 14 2014 // They come in nearly every color scheme imaginable, from camouflage to bright pink. Most skiers and snowboarders on the slopes are wearing them, and if you’re not, well, you are not just reckless, you are . GASP!...
Monsanto Settles Farmer Suits Over Oregon Experimental GMO Wheat
Nov 13 2014 // Monsanto Co. said on Wednesday it reached a settlement with U.S. wheat farmers who sued the seed company over market disruption after unapproved genetically engineered wheat was discovered growing without oversight in...
Ekstrom Joins Woodruff-Sawyer in Oregon
Nov 10 2014 // Woodruff-Sawyer & Co. has named Justine Ekstrom senior benefits consultant in its Portland, Ore. office. Ekstrom will assist employers in designing and managing benefit programs. She will drive planning, manage...
Bauer Joins Integro’s Casualty Practice in Oregon
Oct 31 2014 // Insurance brokerage and risk management firm Integro has named Kate Bauer as vice president in its casualty practice. Bauer will be based in Portland, Ore. and she will work with Integro clients to develop and deliver...
Oregon Lawmakers Told By Oracle Lawsuit is a Waste Of Money
Oct 31 2014 // Oracle Corp. is appealing to Oregon legislative leaders in the legal fight over the failed Cover Oregon health insurance website. In a letter sent last week to Senate President Peter Courtney and House Speaker Tina Kotek,...
