Dec 30, 20212 minOregon Amends Interpleader Rules By Jamison McCune Interpleader can a powerful tool to protect insurers and sureties from double or multiple liabilities. In December...
Dec 30, 20215 minAre We Out of the Woods Yet? Private Employers Roadmap to COVID-19 Vaccination PoliciesBy Helaina Chinn Vaccines may provide light at the end of the tunnel created by the COVID-19 pandemic, but not without presenting new...
Nov 11, 20212 minInsured Vehicle Exclusions Are Enforceable - For NowBy Jamison McCune In Roberts v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, 311 Or App 235 (May 2, 2021), the Court of Appeals held...
Nov 11, 20212 min2021 Legislative Updates Relating to InsuranceBy Vicki Smith For the general liability insurance industry, Oregon’s 2021 legislative session made few changes to normal practice. ...
Nov 11, 20212 minOpening The Flood GatesBy Skip Winters In the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, Oregon’s Governor Kate Brown declared a statewide emergency that began on...
Sep 2, 20206 minWrongful Death and Survival Actions 101By: Jason Gardner Like other states, Oregon has statutes governing tort actions brought on behalf of deceased individuals. The more...
Sep 2, 20203 minArticle 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...
Sep 2, 20204 minDomestic Animal Exclusion in Landlord’s Policy Held EnforceableBy: Jamison McCune In Phillips v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Company, 302 Or App 500 (2020), the Oregon Court of Appeals held a...
Sep 2, 20201 minOregon Extends Statute of Limitations Due to COVID-19By: Skip Winters By Executive Order, Oregon’s Governor Kate Brown declared a state of emergency beginning on March 8, 2020 related to the...
Dec 30, 20191 minWashington Amends Construction Contractor Bond RequirementsBy: Jamison McCune Earlier this year, Governor and former presidential candidate Jay Inslee signed Senate Bill 5795 into law. Senate Bill...
Dec 30, 20192 minWashington’s Supreme Court Holds Claims Handlers are Not Subject to CPA or Statutory Bad Faith ClaimBy: Vicki Smith Insurance claims handlers and attorneys handling coverage matters for insurers can breathe a little easier in Washington....