Businesses and homeowners in Oregon often assume their insurance will cover a contractor’s faulty work. That assumption was put to the test in Twigg v. Admiral Insurance Co., 373 Or. 475 (2025), an Oregon Supreme Court...more
Last week, the Oregon Supreme Court issued an important decision interpreting the Oregon Environmental Cleanup Assistance Act (OECAA), clarifying the boundaries of insurer contribution rights and the scope of the statute’s...more
For lawyers like me who practice at the intersection of law and insurance, the swift and widespread adoption of Artificial Intelligence across the business world is bringing new challenges and questions nearly every day. In...more
As wildfires grow more frequent and severe across California, Oregon, and Washington, homeowners and businesses face mounting challenges in securing and maintaining property insurance. The Los Angeles wildfires alone have...more
In recent years, wildfires have become an increasingly devastating force, scorching landscapes and upending lives across California, Oregon, and Washington. The Los Angeles wildfires, in particular, have left a haunting...more
In a landmark decision in 2023, the Oregon Supreme Court in Moody v. Oregon Community Credit Union, 371 Or. 772, 542 P.3d 24 (2023), reshaped the contours of bad-faith insurance litigation in Oregon. This ruling has since...more
The Oregon Supreme Court has long held the legislature did not create a private right of action under the Unfair Claims Settlement Practices Act (ORS 746.230). Policyholders could bring a tort claim against their insurance...more