Auto Repairs Go Wrong: Fire Destroys Three Vehicles
A man was taken to the hospital to be treated for burns after a home and three cars caught fire in Hillsboro Sunday evening.
February 13, 2017
Auto
Property
Oregon
Father, Son Injured In Scaffolding Accident On Portland Bridge
Two construction workers fell between 40 and 50 feet on the Ross Island Bridge Wednesday morning, suffering serious injuries and requiring a dramatic rescue by Portland firefighters.
February 9, 2017
Workers' Compensation
Oregon
Nearly 50 Vehicles Piled Up On Icy Portland Interstate
A massive pile up kept Interstate 5 southbound closed for several hours Friday morning. Portland Police had to close I-5 at the Interstate 84 southbound entrance to prevent more crashes, as about 50 vehicles became involved in a pile up near Capital Highway in the southbound lanes.
February 7, 2017
Auto
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Oregon
Haze Surrounds Marijuana Use And Workers’ Compensation
It’s a topic that gets much buzz — how will the cloud of legislation surrounding recreational and medical marijuana use affect businesses, specifically when it comes to compensability for workers’ compensation?
February 6, 2017
Legislation & Regulation
Workers' Compensation
Alaska
Arkansas
California
Colorado
District Of Columbia
Lawsuit Accuses Body Shop Of Hostility Toward Adjusters
Insurance giant Geico is asking a federal judge to free it from having to do business with a Tigard-based autobody shop, alleging in a lawsuit that continuing to do so puts its employees’ safety at risk - in violation of Oregon law.
February 1, 2017
Auto
Litigation
Risk Management
Oregon
Ford Recalls F-150 For Instrument Cluster, Focus For Chassis Integrity Issues
Ford just issued two new recalls, covering two wildly different vehicle segments. In fact, these two recalls exist on opposite ends of a number of spectrums.
January 27, 2017
Auto
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Marijuana Insurance Industry Is Taking Off Like Wildfire
This emerging market is rapidly growing strength throughout the United States with legalized cannabis. The marijuana insurance industry has exploded since certain forms and uses of medicinal cannabis received approval.
January 26, 2017
Excess & Surplus Lines
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Western Buildings Collapsing Under Dangerous Snow Loads
For buildings in parts of the snow-covered U.S. West, it has become a winter where the weak do not survive. The accumulated weight of snow has crushed an old lumber mill in Oregon, the main grocery store in a small Idaho town, a sports complex in Alaska and a conference center in Colorado, among others.
January 25, 2017
Property
Alaska
Colorado
Idaho
Oregon
Washington
When Cars Fight Back Against Thieves
Every 45 seconds, a car is stolen in the U.S., for a total value of $4.9 billion in stolen vehicles during 2015. And as vehicles have become more sophisticated, they’ve often inadvertently been left exposed to car theft in new ways.
January 18, 2017
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
U.S. Roads Keep Getting More Dangerous
New government estimates project that for the second straight year, the United States will see the largest leap in motor vehicle fatalities in 50 years. In the first nine months of 2016, the Department of Transportation estimates that 27,875 people died in motor vehicle crashes.
January 18, 2017
Auto
Liability
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Ontario, Oregon To Declare State Of Emergency
Ontario is the latest area town to declare the need for a state of emergency in the wake of winter storms that have battered the Treasure Valley, leaving ice, floods and devastation in their wake.
January 13, 2017
Property
Oregon
Winter Storms Keep Body Shops Full
During the weekend storm, Oregon State Police responded to more than 750 traffic crashes, stalled cars and other incidents on the roads in just 36 hours. Now, body shops are trying to handle the rush for repairs.
January 13, 2017
Auto
Oregon
80K Rock Salt Lamps Sold By Michaels Recalled
Thousands of rock salt lamps sold at Michaels are under recall due to shock and fire hazards. The recall involves about 80,000 rock salt lamps sold under the Lumiere brand.
January 12, 2017
Liability
Life & Health
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Toshiba Expands Laptop Lithium-Ion Battery Recall
Last March, Toshiba recalled the lithium-ion battery packs used in approximately 91,000 laptops that were found to overheat, posing burn and fire hazards to consumers. Now, the company is expanding the safety initiative, recalling an additional 83,000 units.
January 5, 2017
Technology
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Damaging Ice Storm Strikes Central Lane County, Oregon
A major ice storm wreaked havoc throughout central Lane County on Wednesday evening, as ice-glazed trees toppled onto cars, homes and power lines to cut electricity to thousands of residents.
December 15, 2016
Auto
Property
Oregon
