Elizabeth Hayes

2 months ago | bizjournals.com | Elizabeth Hayes

The firms were among more than 500 to lend their names to a friend-of-the-court brief filed in U.S. District Court. Six of Portland’s largest law firms were among the 500-plus firms lending their signatures to a friend-of-the-court brief filed Friday in U.S. District Court in support of Perkins Coie LLP, which President Donald Trump targeted in an executive order last month.

2 months ago | bizjournals.com | Elizabeth Hayes

The Oregon Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously reversed a lower court decision to dismiss part of a deceptive marketing lawsuit against Tillamook County Creamery Association originally filed in 2019. The lawsuit, brought by four Oregon consumers seeking class action status, alleged that Tillamook falsely represented the nature and origin of its cheeses, ice creams and other dairy products.

2 months ago | bizjournals.com | Elizabeth Hayes

The plaintiffs had been seeking $360 million but they reached a settlement about a month before a lawsuit was expected to go to trial for a second time. Umpqua Bank has settled a class action lawsuit in which plaintiffs were seeking more than $360 million in damages related to a customer's Ponzi scheme, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The settlement was first reported by the Oregonian on Tuesday.

2 months ago | bizjournals.com | Elizabeth Hayes

Kaiser Permanente plans to replace its 303-bed Clackamas hospital with a new, seven-story hospital tower, slated to open in 2029. Kaiser Permanente plans to replace its 303-bed Clackamas hospital with a new, seven-story hospital tower, slated to open in 2029, the health system announced Monday. The new hospital building will rise on the existing, 50-year-old Sunnyside Medical Center campus, with construction set to begin next year.

Mar 28, 2025 | bizjournals.com | Elizabeth Hayes

Neither side provided details, but the agreement will keep OHSU providers in network for more than 70,000 members. After months of negotiations, OHSU and UnitedHealthcare announced Friday they had reached agreement on a new contract before a March 31 deadline. The multi-year agreement will keep OHSU hospitals and clinics in network for 70,000 UnitedHealth members.