Ore. Supreme Holds Claims for Lost Money are No Exception to Statute of Repose November 29, 2023 By Jim Sams Oregon’s statute of repose bars any action for negligent injury filed more than 10 years after the act or omission...
Ore. Supreme Ct. Refuses to Expand Exception to Exclusive Remedy July 11, 2023 By Jim Sams A law passed by the state legislature in 2001 to address a court decision that created an exception to workers’...
Ore. Supreme Ct. Voids State Farm ‘Anti-Stacking’ Uninsured Motorist Policy Limit September 20, 2021 By Jim Sams A provision in State Farm auto policies that limits payouts for uninsured motorist claims to the maximum amount allowed by...
Allianz Wins Order Requiring Other Insurers to Contribute to Defense of Asbestos, Pollution Claims March 26, 2021 By Jim Sams Carriers that insured Freightliner Corp. before it was purchased by Daimler-Benz AG in 1981 — even those that entered into...
Oregon Supreme Court Finds Treatment Can be Compensable for Injuries not Accepted June 4, 2019 The Oregon Supreme Court reversed both the Workers’ Compensation Board and the Court of Appeals and ruled that an injured...
Oregon Supreme Court Decides the Meaning of ‘Recovery’ for Claims Under ORS §742.061 September 20, 2017 By Steven Plitt Under ORS §742.061, insurance companies are required to pay their insured’s attorney’s fees in Oregon if, in the insured’s lawsuit...
Oregon Supreme Court Allows Bystander Lawsuit to Proceed December 28, 2016 By STEVEN DUBOIS The Oregon Supreme Court on Thursday allowed a lawsuit to proceed that was filed on behalf of two boys who...
Oregon Supreme Court Finds That Covenants Not to Execute are Not Releases March 23, 2016 By Steven Plitt Insuring clauses of many insurance policies obligate the insurance company to indemnify the insured for sums that the insured is...
Oregon High Court Rules Injured Snowboarder Can Sue December 22, 2014 By JONATHAN J. COOPER The Oregon Supreme Court ruled Thursday a ski resort’s broad liability waiver cannot prevent a paralyzed snowboarder from suing. The...
Oregon Court Rules City Not Liable for Sewage Spill May 12, 2014 By NIGEL DUARA Sharon Dunn heard a roar, felt her house shake and watched a sludgy goo of brown-gray sewer water ooze out...