All the headlines from our Oregon Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Aug 20 2020 // A federal judge has upheld a $925 million damages award in a class-action case against a Michigan-based marketing company that a jury in Portland, Oregon, found had conducted unlawful telemarketing practices.ViSalus Inc....
Aug 18 2020 // A wildfire burning in the scenic Columbia River Gorge that has destroyed dozens of structures is 65% contained, according to authorities.Some evacuation orders were downgraded as of Monday because of the containment...
Jul 30 2020 // A federal judge says a wrongful death lawsuit stemming from the fatal shooting of a man who helped lead the armed occupation of an Oregon wildlife refuge can proceed against Oregon State Police, but allegations against...
Jul 23 2020 // The Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services’ Division of Financial Regulation extended its emergency orders for property/casualty, long-term care and life and disability insurance.The department made a...
Jul 13 2020 // The Portland, Ore. police said earlier this week that ongoing protests had cost businesses in the downtown area $23 million in property damage and lost revenue, but those figures are skewed by just one business, a mall...
Jul 13 2020 // The Oregon Supreme Court ruled a law limiting noneconomic damages in personal injury cases to $500,000 is unconstitutional because it violates the legal remedy clause of the Oregon constitution.Capping noneconomic damages,...
Jul 13 2020 // Crowded bars and house parties have been identified as culprits in spreading the coronavirus. Meat packing plants, prisons and nursing homes are known hot spots. Then there’s the complicated case of America’s...
Jul 10 2020 // Downtown businesses in Portland, Ore. have sustained about $23 million in damages and lost customers because of violent nightly protests that have brought the city to its knees, authorities said Wednesday.At a police...
Jun 23 2020 // The Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services’ Division of Financial Regulation extended its emergency orders for property/casualty, long-term care, and life and disability insurance. The orders mean that...
Jun 22 2020 // A second lawsuit has been filed against an Oregon ranch accused of causing millions of dollars in damages by negligently igniting a 2018 wildfire.The federal government filed a complaint claiming that J-Spear Ranch of...
Jun 18 2020 // A former Fred Meyer employee who says he was fired from a Portland, Ore., store after he complained about a pattern of racism has filed a $2 million lawsuit against the grocery store chain.Michael Mangum, who is 26 and...
Jun 3 2020 // SAIF, Oregon’s state chartered workers’ compensation insurer, has declared a $100 million dividend for policyholders.Kerry Barnett, president and CEO of SAIF, remarked that the dividend comes at a difficult...
Jun 3 2020 // Oregon officials disclosed that a Hood River County, Ore. pear-packing company is the site of the latest COVID-19 outbreak connected to the agriculture industry.Six employees of Duckwall Fruit have tested positive for...
Jun 1 2020 // A cab driver seriously hurt after being hit while a Portland, Ore. police officer chased a motorist the wrong way down Interstate 84 will receive a $125,000 settlement from the city.The Portland City Council voted...
Jun 1 2020 // The daughter of a woman who died after contracting the coronavirus at a Portland long-term care facility filed a $1.8 million lawsuit last month claiming elder abuse.Angela Brown says her 75-year-old mother, Judith Jones,...
Jun 1 2020 // A drought declaration passed by Coos County Commissioners has been approved by Oregon Gov. Kate Brown.The governor’s declaration, which expires Dec. 31, will authorize state agencies to expedite water management...
May 28 2020 // The representatives of three children who attended a Polk County, Ore. day care are suing multiple people and state agencies over sexual abuse for $5.1 million.The children attended the now-closed Stinky Feet Childcare in...
May 26 2020 // The Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services has issued emergency orders related to COVID-19 for insurance companies providing property/casualty, long-term care, and life and disability insurance.The orders...
May 21 2020 // A drought declaration passed by Coos County Commissioners has been approved by Oregon Gov. Kate Brown.The governor’s declaration, which expires Dec. 31, will authorize state agencies to expedite water management...
May 19 2020 // The parents of an infant who died from meningitis after he was released from Silverton Medical Center in Oregon are suing the hospital for $6.3 million.The wrongful death lawsuit was filed in the death of 7-month-old...