Marisa Miller, John Yacoelle and Kazim Naqvi | Construction & Infrastructure Law Blog On June 10, 2023, a jury in Portland, Oregon found PacifiCorp and Pacific Power (collectively, “PacifiCorp”) liable for negligence, trespass, and nuisance based on a series of four wildfires that occurred during Labor Day weekend in 2020. PacifiCorp prevailed against the plaintiffs… Continue reading Beyond Inverse Condemnation in Wildfire Litigation: An Oregon Jury Finds Utility Liable for Negligence, Trespass and Nuisance
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Oregon Court of Appeals Analyzes Insurance Coverage Issues in Construction Dispute
Blake Robinson | Davis Wright Tremaine Twigg v. Admiral Insurance Co. illustrates how relying on breach of contract claims may disadvantage property owners. In Twigg v. Admiral Insurance Co.,[1] the Oregon Court of Appeals recently resolved an insurance coverage dispute arising out of a construction project. Two homeowners hired a contractor to build a new home. The homeowners… Continue reading Oregon Court of Appeals Analyzes Insurance Coverage Issues in Construction Dispute
A Recent Oregon Court of Appeals Decision Bears on Insurance Coverage for Repair of Construction Defects
Laurie Hager | Snell & Wilmer In a February 15, 2023 decision in Twigg v. Admiral Insurance Company, the Oregon Court of Appeals held that an insurance company was not required to indemnify its insured based on a claim for breach of a repair agreement that settled underlying construction defect claims. As background, the Twiggs hired… Continue reading A Recent Oregon Court of Appeals Decision Bears on Insurance Coverage for Repair of Construction Defects
Retention on Progress Payments for Oregon Construction Projects is Now…Complicated
D. Gary Christensen | Miller Nash Retainage from progress payments is commonplace for most Oregon construction contractors. Traditionally, there have been few laws governing retention; almost all of the “rules” were established in the parties’ construction contract. Beginning in 2000, however, all that changed. Now public and private contractors need to take a fresh look… Continue reading Retention on Progress Payments for Oregon Construction Projects is Now…Complicated
New Oregon Law Complicates Retainage on Construction Projects
Antonija Krizanac | Ahead of Schedule If you do not follow the Oregon legislature closely, you may have missed a new law, which went into effect January 1, 2020, that impacts the treatment of retainage on private and public construction projects over $500,000. For private and public construction contracts entered into on or after January 1,… Continue reading New Oregon Law Complicates Retainage on Construction Projects