All the headlines from our Oregon Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 18 2019 // Oregon is on the precipice of becoming the second state after California to adopt a cap-and-trade program, a market-based approach to lowering the greenhouse gas emissions behind global warming.Supporters call it the...
Jun 18 2019 // The U.S. Supreme Court ordered reconsideration of a $135,000 award against an Oregon bakery that refused to make a cake for a same-sex wedding in a case that revived a fractious debate over religious rights and equal...
Jun 7 2019 // Two years after she was struck and killed by a light rail train, Chance Hoyt’s family is suing TriMet for $12.5 million, alleging that the transit agency could have prevented the Portland woman’s death.The...
Jun 6 2019 // An Oregon jury has awarded $250,000 to a former sergeant who says a sheriff retaliated against him for reporting unfavorable statistics.The Oregonian/OregonLive reported that a jury last week found former Multnomah County...
Jun 3 2019 // Bermuda-based specialty insurer Sompo International Holdings Ltd. has hired Steven E. Grippo as senior vice president, where he will lead the unit’s U.S. Architects & Engineers practice. Grippo brings to Sompo...
May 31 2019 // An Oregon hospital has agreed to pay a settlement to the husband of a woman whose wedding rings disappeared within hours of her death.The Oregonian/OregonLive reported Wednesday that an insurance adjuster for Providence...
May 22 2019 // The U.S. Geological Survey confirmed a magnitude 3.7 earthquake hit along Oregon’s Pacific coast. The agency says the earthquake struck a spot 1.3 miles southwest of Rose Lodge, a town of about 1,900 people, at 9:23...
May 13 2019 // Portland, Ore.-based Fournier Group has named Jana Solis vice president and risk management and hospitality team leader. Solis has more than 25 years of experience in risk management program design and development as well...
May 6 2019 // ProAg, AmTrust AgricultureProducers Ag Insurance Group Inc. has agreed to acquire Leawood, Kan.-based managing general agent AmTrust Agriculture Insurance Services. The deal, which is subject to regulatory approvals, is...
Apr 29 2019 // An Oregon woman who lost both legs after being hit by a freight train has filed a lawsuit against several railroad companies.The Oregonian/OregonLive reported that Cindy Rodriguez filed a $33.8 million lawsuit April 19...
Apr 25 2019 // Ian Williams has joined SAIF as vice president of human resources.Williams will oversee all aspects of HR, including compensation and benefits, employee engagement and retention and recruitment. Most recently, he was vice...
Apr 23 2019 // Portland, Ore. police say a man driving a stolen pickup truck 100 mph crashed into a sport-utility vehicle, killing an Uber passenger.Police believe the pickup truck driver was under the influence of intoxicants when he...
Apr 22 2019 // Brown & Brown of Oregon LLC has acquired substantially all of the assets of ALMEA Insurance’s Vancouver, Wash. location. Following the deal, the ALMEA Insurance team will continue doing business from its existing...
Apr 22 2019 // An Oregon county has agreed to pay $100,000 to a black employee who sued after a co-worker pinned up a Blue Lives Matter flag in the office.The Oregonian/OregonLive reported that Karimah Guion-Pledgure alleged in her...
Apr 16 2019 // The family of a man shot to death by a security guard outside a Salem, Ore. restaurant is suing his attacker, and the security company that employed him, for $10 million.The Statesman Journal reported the negligence of...
Apr 15 2019 // The Oregon Department of Human Services says that a data breach may have exposed the personal information of the 1.6 million residents the department serves.The department said last month it isn’t sure exactly how...
Apr 10 2019 // State officials are urging Oregon residents to be alert for landslides across much of the state with recent heavy rains and flooding.The Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries said this week that heavy rain...
Apr 1 2019 // Worley Claims Services LLC has acquired Eugene, Ore.-based Alacrity Renovation Services LLC from Lowe’s Companies Inc. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Worley, based in Fishers, Indiana, is a provider of...
Apr 1 2019 // Preliminary research indicates that the legalization of recreational marijuana in 10 states has increased accident rates, the Insurance Information Institute said.The group cited an October 2018 study by the Highway Loss...
Mar 28 2019 // Every time Mariana Alvarez leaves her home, she crosses herself in prayer in hopes she will be able to return to her three children.Alvarez moved to Salem from Mexico, and lives in Oregon without proof of legal residence....