Latest Oregon Headlines
All the headlines from our Oregon Topic Page, ordered by recency.
SeaFire Seeks Agency Partners for Dealership Programs in Oregon and Idaho
Apr 17 2014 // Overland Park, Kan.-based SeaFire Insurance Services is seeking new agency partners in Oregon and Idaho for its auto dealer and repair insurance program. SeaFire will consider appointments for retail insurance agencies...
Oregon Lawsuit Over Translation That Sent Medics To Wrong Spot
Apr 17 2014 // A wrongful death lawsuit filed in Portland, Ore. alleges that a 911 Spanish language interpreter botched the translation of an address, sending medics to the wrong place after a caller reported that a young woman could not...
Dog Attack Prompts Oregon Mail Carrier Suit
Apr 16 2014 // An Oregon postal worker seeks more than $180,000 in a lawsuit filed against the owner of a dog that allegedly attacked her. The Register-Guard newspaper reported that Kristin Joachim’s suit was filed in Lane County...
Gas Tax Causes $500M Shortfall in Oregon Transportation Funding
Apr 15 2014 // People are driving less, and their vehicles have become more fuel efficient. While those might be considered positive trends, a potential decline in gas-tax revenue is one reason the Oregon Department of Transportation...
Injured Skier Sues Oregon Resort Over ‘Drunken’ Snowboarder
Apr 7 2014 // A skier injured when an allegedly drunken snowboarder collided with her has filed a $900,000 lawsuit against the snowboarder and Skibowl in Oregon. The suit from Maria Magdalena Stanila alleges the Mount Hood ski resort...
Oregon State University Pays $101K Settle Campus Paper Suit
Apr 4 2014 // Oregon State University has paid $1,000 plus $100,000 in legal fees to a former student to settle a lawsuit over the confiscation of distribution boxes for a conservative-leaning student newspaper. The Oregonian reported...
Oregon Workplaces Claim 29 People In 2013
Mar 24 2014 // State workplace safety officials say 29 people died on the job in Oregon during 2013. The statistics released last week by the Department of Consumer and Business Services show a slight decrease from 2012’s figure of...
Oregon Newspaper Sued Over Rental Ad Prohibiting Children
Mar 13 2014 // The state labor agency has sued a weekly Junction City newspaper over a rental ad that prohibited families with children. The Register-Guard reported the lawsuit filed against The Tribune News is seeking $59,500 in...
Oregon Restaurant Sued Over Mashed Potatoes
Mar 10 2014 // A man who says he broke two teeth when he bit into some mashed potatoes is suing at Outback Steakhouse restaurant in Portland, Ore. Roger Branstetter says there were bits of broken porcelain in the food in February 2012...
Oregon Legislature Approves Bills Aimed at Fixing Ills at Insurance Exchange
Mar 6 2014 // Two bills aimed at rectifying the problems at Cover Oregon and avoiding repeats in the future advanced in the Oregon Legislature, garnering overwhelming support despite warnings from critics that they will have little...
Woman Sues Oregon Hospital For $600K In Slip-And-Fall Case
Feb 24 2014 // A woman seeks $600,000 in a slip-and-fall lawsuit filed against a Bend, Ore. hospital. The Bend Bulletin reported the lawsuit filed on behalf of Diana Jones alleges the hospital failed to warn of a slippery tile floor as...
Work First Casualty Names Schumacher Vice President in Oregon
Feb 24 2014 // Klamath Falls, Ore.-based Work First Casualty Co. named Brian Schumacher vice president of information services. Schumacher, who previously served as director of information services, will be responsible for spearheading...
Oregon Disaster Agency Issues Revealed in Audit
Feb 24 2014 // Oregon’s emergency management agency may not be well equipped to recover from a major disaster because of a history of leadership problems and an incomplete plan to handle emergencies, according to an audit issued by...
Oregon Restaurant Sued Over Mashed Potatoes
Feb 20 2014 // A man who says he broke two teeth when he bit into some mashed potatoes is suing at Outback Steakhouse restaurant in Portland, Ore. Roger Branstetter says there were bits of broken porcelain in the food in February 2012...
Service Dog Lawsuit Settled by Oregon University
Feb 18 2014 // Portland State University in Oregon will pay $161,500 to settle a lawsuit claiming it discriminated against disabled students who have service animals. Deaf student Cindy Leland and the Fair Housing Council of Oregon filed...
Goughnour Joins Woodruff-Sawyer & Co. in Oregon
Feb 13 2014 // Matt Goughnour has joined Woodruff-Sawyer & Co. as vice president the firm’s Portland, Ore. office. Goughnour will focus on growing and servicing companies in the forest products industry. Goughnour has more than...
$74k Fine For Oregon Company’s Lack Of Fall Protection
Feb 13 2014 // An Oregon construction company has been fined nearly $73,000 for repeatedly not protecting its employees from falls. The fine comes after the state’s Occupational Safety and Health Division cited Woodburn-based...
Oregon, California Among Top for Lasers Pointed Into Cockpits
Feb 13 2014 // Airline pilots and federal officials are launching a campaign to warn the public about the dangers of pointing lasers into cockpits. Some pilots have been temporarily blinded by the powerful beams of light. According to...
Oregon Disaster Agency Issues Revealed in Audit
Feb 12 2014 // Oregon’s emergency management agency may not be well equipped to recover from a major disaster because of a history of leadership problems and an incomplete plan to handle emergencies, according to an audit issued by...
Oregon Judge Lops Big Chunk off $18.6M Jury Award
Feb 1 2014 // An Oregon woman who won nearly $19 million in a lawsuit against Equifax over credit reporting mistakes saw the jury award cut to less than $2 million last week by a federal judge in Portland. Judge Anna J. Brown reduced...
