A former Eugene woman is trying to keep the state of Oregon from claiming more than $200,000 from a medical malpractice settlement she received after suffering a stroke at age 27 that left her with only limited use of her …
A man who prosecutors say falsely accused four Catholic priests in four states of sexually abusing him has admitted to a federal judge in Portland, Ore., that he filed a phony lawsuit against the Archdiocese of Portland. Shamont Sapp told …
State regulators say a former McMinnville, Ore., insurance agent has been ordered to reimburse seven clients for $46,000 in premiums he kept instead of forwarding to insurers. The state Department of Consumer and Business Services said Wednesday its Insurance Division …
A consumer group says Oregon needs to change its new medical malpractice law to prevent it from protecting bad doctors. Public Citizen says cases that are settled in mediation should be reported to a national database, just like medical malpractice …
Oregon insurance regulators say they’ve stopped moving to decertify a workers’ compensation self-insurance trust after the group increased its security deposit. The Department of Consumer and Business Services said Monday that the Oregon Employers Trust Inc. submitted a letter of …
A Eugene, Ore., family whose lives changed after a drunken driving crash 10 months ago faces continuing medical and financial problems and has sued the young driver involved with the wreck, along with his parents. Chris Burgess early Aug. 12 …
Tens of thousands of immigrants living in Oregon without legal permission will be able to get four-year driver’s licenses starting Jan. 1 under a bill given final legislative approval by the House on Tuesday. The House passed the measure in …
The mother of an Oregon woman who died from drug toxicity seeks nearly $2 million in a lawsuit filed against a Eugene doctor and a clinic. The Register-Guard newspaper reports the suit alleges that Dr. Roy Blackburn prescribed too many …
Several cars burned about 10 p.m. Sunday at a southeast Portland car lot. The Oregonian reports it’s a tow lot. Portland fire and rescue says an electric fence was an added hazard. Extra firefighters were called because of limited fire …
A prolific thief motived by a drug problem helped boost property crime rates in multiple Oregon counties but now faces a 14-year prison sentence. Randy Steven Coenen Jr. was convicted of theft, identity theft, burglary and unauthorized use of a …