All the headlines from our Oregon Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mar 15 2007 // Medical malpractice claim payouts in Oregon are lower than those in all but seven other states despite the elimination of a cap on such awards in 1999, a new study shows.The study researchers tried to measure the effects...
Mar 14 2007 // The Oregon Senate has approved a bill to provide protection for farmworkers. Senate Bill 202 requires farm labor contractors to provide workers’ compensation insurance for workers, and requires applicants for farm...
Mar 13 2007 // The Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division has proposed more than $15,000 in fines against ski operator Mt. Bachelor Inc., saying safety violations contributed to a chairlift-maintenance accident that injured four...
Mar 13 2007 // With Ore. Gov. Ted Kulongoski’s proposed surcharge on auto insurance to pay for more state troopers not gaining any traction, some lawmakers are pushing for a proposal to set aside $65 million in lottery proceeds to...
Mar 12 2007 // It was nearly 19 months ago, but Sara Weidenhaft is still haunted by the animal’s amber eyes just moments after it ripped her lips apart.It remains a part of every word that escapes her mangled lips, every stare from...
Mar 12 2007 // Markel Insurance Co. named Thomas K. “Smitty” Smith vice president of marketing. Smith joins Markel after three years as senior vice president and managing director of the Richmond, Va., branch of Riggs,...
Feb 26 2007 // Attorneys Fees State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. v. Lestenkof (Alaska, Sept. 29, 2006)Ruling: In this case, the court considered whether an auto insurer must pay unlimited (Alaska Civil Rule 82) attorney’s...
Feb 25 2007 // Attorneys FeesState Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. v. Lestenkof (Alaska, Sept. 29, 2006) Ruling: In this case, the court considered whether an auto insurer must pay unlimited (Alaska Civil Rule 82) attorney’s...
Feb 15 2007 // The University of Oregon has hired insurance executive Pat Kilkenny, an alum and prominent school booster, as its new athletic director.Kilkenny replaces Bill Moos, who in November announced plans to step down next month....
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Jan 29 2007 // Oregon’s Construction Claims Task Force has released a report noting 11 recommendations to help protect homeowners from construction defects and ensure affordable liability insurance for contractors.Highlights of the...
Jan 28 2007 // Oregon task force aims to improve constructionOregon’s Construction Claims Task Force has released a report noting 11 recommendations to help protect homeowners from construction defects and ensure affordable...
Jan 24 2007 // The recent death of a skier who collided with a snowboarder at Mount Hood Meadows is triggering demands for safety on the slippery slopes of Oregon ski areas.“People are constantly asking me about it,” says...
Jan 19 2007 // Oregon’s Construction Claims Task Force has released a report noting 11 recommendations to help protect homeowners from construction defects and ensure affordable liability insurance for contractors.Highlights of the...
Jan 11 2007 // With his proposed surcharge on auto insurance going nowhere fast, Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski is pressing state lawmakers to find another way to fund 139 additional state troopers so the state can have 24-hour patrol...
Jan 8 2007 // Settling nearly 170 claims of priest sex abuse would cost the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Portland, Ore., about $75 million under a reorganization plan. The plan represents the first bankruptcy in the nation filed by a...
Jan 8 2007 // The Oregon Insurance Division is recognizing the Insurance Marketplace Standards Association as a group that can help to establish “best practices” and promote consumer protection in the state. In a recent...
Jan 8 2007 // Calif. State Fund receives $3 million-plus San Diego Superior Court Judge William H. McAdam has ordered the owners of a San Diego area roofing company to pay $3 million in restitution to California’s State...
Jan 7 2007 // Settling nearly 170 claims of priest sex abuse would cost the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Portland, Ore., about $75 million under a reorganization plan proposed to end. The plan represents the first bankruptcy in the...
Jan 7 2007 // Calif. State Fund receives $3 million-plusSan Diego Superior Court Judge William H. McAdam has ordered the owners of a San Diego area roofing company to pay $3 million in restitution to California’s State...