LEGAL UPDATES

Oregon Court of Appeals Opens the Door to First-Party Bad Faith

By Jamison McCune Peace of mind? Not for insurers in Oregon right now. In Moody v. Oregon Community Credit Union, 317 Or App 233 (Jan....

Oregon Court of Appeals Clarifies Causation

By Rachel Perry In Haas v. Estate of Carter, 316 Or App 75 (Dec. 1, 2021), the Oregon Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court’s refusal...

Oregon Amends Interpleader Rules

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

Are We Out of the Woods Yet? Private Employers Roadmap to COVID-19 Vaccination Policies

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

Insured Vehicle Exclusions Are Enforceable - For Now

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

2021 Legislative Updates Relating to Insurance

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

Opening The Flood Gates

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

Wrongful Death and Survival Actions 101

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

Article I, Section 10: To Limit Non-economic Damages or Not to Limit Non-economic Damages...

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...

Domestic Animal Exclusion in Landlord’s Policy Held Enforceable

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

Oregon Extends Statute of Limitations Due to COVID-19

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

Washington Amends Construction Contractor Bond Requirements

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

Washington’s Supreme Court Holds Claims Handlers are Not Subject to CPA or Statutory Bad Faith Claim

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

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