All the headlines from our Oregon Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 7 2011 // In a seeming effort to encourage green behavior, Oregon senators have approved a bill that would remove some of the barriers to developing community car sharing programs. House Bill 3149 establishes standards for personal...
May 27 2011 // The Oregon Senate has passed a bill that makes insurance fraud in claims a crime. According to the insurance fraud bill, SB 401, fraud warnings would be mandatory on policies, noting that presenting a fraudulent claim for...
May 24 2011 // The Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters Society Oregon Chapter has named its 2011 officers. They are: President Chuck Nagan, President-Elect Dale Thomas, Vice-President Linda Rooke, Treasurer Diane Connolly, Secretary...
May 2 2011 // Oregon’s Constitution requires that the state Legislature meet in Salem. So what would happen if disaster struck Oregon and lawmakers needed to urgently approve relief funds in a capital city they couldn’t...
Apr 25 2011 // Oregon recorded four compensable workplace fatalities in the first quarter of 2011, compared to seven compensable workplace fatalities for the same period in 2010. According to the Department of Consumer and Business...
Apr 25 2011 // Falls and highway accidents caused the most permanent total disabilities in Oregon in 2009, according to a new report by the Department of Consumer and Business Services. In its report, “Permanent Total Disabilities...
Apr 20 2011 // Pasadena, Calif.-based Statewide Insurance Brokers, a broker of contractors insurance for general liability, workers’ compensation, commercial vehicle coverage and bonds, has added Oregon to the states the company is...
Apr 19 2011 // Motorcycle fatalities declined in 2010 by at least 2 percent, according to a new report by the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA). Based on preliminary data, GHSA’s motorcycle fatality report projects that...
Apr 18 2011 // Oregon legislators are consdiering capping noneconomic damages in medical malpractice claims against health care providers at $500,000. House Bill 3228, introduced by Rep. Jim Thompson, R-Dallas, stipulates that the cap...
Apr 14 2011 // After staying home on April 11 and 12, students at Trillium Charter School in Portland returned to class on the 13th after a dispute over insurance caused the school to cancel classes.The Oregonian reports the K-12 school...
Apr 12 2011 // The Oregon State Bar has cleared a Republican state lawmaker from central Oregon in a contract dispute between two of his clients.The Bulletin newspaper in Bend reports the bar found no basis for a claim of dishonesty...
Apr 4 2011 // The Oregon Supreme Court has ruled that a claim for property damage arising from construction defects may lie in tort, in addition to contract.According to court documents in Abraham v. T. Henry Construction Inc., Richard...
Apr 1 2011 // Oregon legislators are considering a proposal that would relax the state’s motorcycle helmet law, requiring only persons under 21 years of age to wear motorcycle helmet while riding on or operating motorcycle....
Mar 25 2011 // Oregon legislators have proposed capping non-economic damages in medical malpractice claims against health care providers at $500,000. House Bill 3228, introduced by Rep. Jim Thompson, R-Dallas, stipulates that the cap...
Mar 21 2011 // Oregon will receive about $3.6 million as part of a multi-state settlement with the American International Group over misreporting of workers’ compensation insurance premiums. A two-year examination of AIG and its...
Mar 16 2011 // The Oregon Supreme Court has ruled that a claim for property damage arising from construction defects may lie in tort, in addition to contract, even when the homeowner and builder are in a contractual...
Mar 15 2011 // Oregon officials are considering ways to better police outdoor guides to make sure they’re licensed and professional. The Mail Tribune of Medford reports that the state Marine Board has been touring the state in...
Mar 10 2011 // Oregon will receive about $3.6 million as part of a multi-state settlement with the American International Group (AIG) over misreporting of workers’ compensation insurance premiums.A two-year examination of AIG and...
Mar 9 2011 // Seventeen people covered by Oregon’s workers’ compensation system died on the job during 2010, the Department of Consumer and Business Services (DCBS) announced.The total represents an all-time low in Oregon...
Feb 15 2011 // Twenty Oregon legislators want to relax the state’s motorcycle helmet law, so only drivers younger than 21 would be required to wear a helmet. House Bill 3141 sponsor Rep. Andy Olson, R, believes relaxing the helmet...