LEGAL UPDATES

By Jamison McCune Interpleader can a powerful tool to protect insurers and sureties from double or multiple liabilities. In December...

By Helaina Chinn Vaccines may provide light at the end of the tunnel created by the COVID-19 pandemic, but not without presenting new...

By Jamison McCune In Roberts v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, 311 Or App 235 (May 2, 2021), the Court of Appeals held...

By Vicki Smith For the general liability insurance industry, Oregon’s 2021 legislative session made few changes to normal practice. ...

By Skip Winters In the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, Oregon’s Governor Kate Brown declared a statewide emergency that began on...

By: Jason Gardner Like other states, Oregon has statutes governing tort actions brought on behalf of deceased individuals. The more...

By: Rick Lee Oregon’s Supreme Court weighed in once more on the constitutionality of the $500,000 cap on non-economic damages set forth...

By: Jamison McCune In Phillips v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Company, 302 Or App 500 (2020), the Oregon Court of Appeals held a...

By: Skip Winters By Executive Order, Oregon’s Governor Kate Brown declared a state of emergency beginning on March 8, 2020 related to the...

By: Jamison McCune Earlier this year, Governor and former presidential candidate Jay Inslee signed Senate Bill 5795 into law. Senate Bill...

By: Vicki Smith Insurance claims handlers and attorneys handling coverage matters for insurers can breathe a little easier in Washington....