All the headlines from our Oregon Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mar 27 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 on Thursday it isn’t sure exactly how...
Mar 15 2019 // Hanson Insurance Group of Corvallis has acquired KMI Insurance LLC of McMinnville, Ore. KMI will be merging into the Hanson Insurance Group name. Kelly McDonald of KMI Insurance will continue to serve as an advisor to his...
Mar 13 2019 // Pfizer has agreed to shell out $975,000 after Oregon’s Department of Justice found the pharmaceutical giant misled consumers with deceptive coupons.Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum announced details of the...
Mar 6 2019 // The Idaho Supreme Court says individuals have the right to sue if they think someone implied – but didn’t outright say – something defamatory.The ruling was handed down this week in a lawsuit brought by former...
Feb 28 2019 // The mother of a 5-year-old girl mauled by a pit bull at Portland International Airport has filed a $1.1 million lawsuit against the Port of Portland for allegedly letting a dangerous “emotional support animal”...
Feb 13 2019 // A woman who says she’s a victim of sex trafficking has filed a $4 million lawsuit against a Portland motel, alleging it failed to prevent pimps from forcing her to have sex with countless men there. The...
Feb 13 2019 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Salem, Ore.-based Surety Solutions LLC and Agency Multiplied Inc. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Surety Solutions is a surety focused agency that specializes in offering...
Feb 11 2019 // Portland, Ore.-based Fournier Group has named Melissa Larson its commercial insurance manager. Larson is responsible for boosting departmental efficiencies, refining procedures, and recruiting, training and managing...
Feb 4 2019 // USG Insurance Services Inc. has named Jeremy Weyrauch a producer/broker in its satellite Oregon City, Ore. branch. Weyrauch has 13 years of experience. He started in the industry at Travelers Insurance, then moved to...
Feb 1 2019 // A new audit says Oregon’s marijuana program has failed to keep up with mandatory inspections, its weak testing system threatens to expose consumers to contaminants and regulators have done little to address black...
Jan 28 2019 // A $13 million lawsuit has been filed against a fitness center chain after a 62-year-old Oregon man collapsed and died while running on a treadmill.The Oregonian/OregonLive reported the lawsuit filed last week in Oregon by...
Jan 28 2019 // A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Oregon. The U.S. Geological Survey confirmed. The agency reported the earthquake hit a spot 286.5 miles west of Yachats at 7:40 p.m. on Saturday....
Jan 7 2019 // Crashes are up by as much as six percent in Colorado, Nevada, Oregon and Washington, compared with neighboring states that haven’t legalized marijuana for recreational use, according to research from the Insurance...
Jan 2 2019 // Marijuana could take the next step toward joining pinot noir and craft beer on Oregon’s list of famous exports, under a proposal likely to go before state lawmakers in the new year.The Statesman Journal reports that...
Dec 28 2018 // Crashes are up by as much as six percent in Colorado, Nevada, Oregon and Washington, compared with neighboring states that have not yet legalized marijuana for recreational use, according to research from the Insurance...
Dec 20 2018 // It took Robb Lawson until he was 45 to finally confront a dark memory from his days as a Boy Scout.Lawson was a teenager at the time, a member of a troop in Georgia, picked to attend a wilderness challenge to win entry in...
Dec 19 2018 // Oregon lawmakers will consider making it illegal for businesses to fire employees who flunk drug tests for using marijuana off the clock, reviving a workers’ rights campaign that failed in the statehouse last...
Dec 10 2018 // A Portland, Ore. lawyer whose home and business were seriously damaged when a fire started at a homeless camp has filed a $541,000 lawsuit against the city.Raylynna Peterson’s lawsuit filed last week says the city...
Nov 9 2018 // An Oregon man has filed what may be a first of its kind Medicare lawsuit against PeaceHealth, claiming the organization didn’t follow federal Medicare guidelines specific to Oregon and overbilled him for...
Nov 8 2018 // Mile Auto Inc. has launched its pay-per-mile insurance product in Oregon and Illinois.In a press announcement, Mile Auto said its pay-per-mile model can save low mileage drivers 30 percent to 40 percent over traditional...