SALEM, Oregon, Dec. 28 -- Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum issued the following news release on Dec. 27, 2022: Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum and Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes announced they've settled a data breach enforcement case against Avalon Healthcare Management. It is part of the Avalon Health Care Group that provides skilled nursing, therapy, senior living/assisted living and other medical services in six states, including Oregon and Utah. The $200,000 settlement st  more

SALEM, Oregon, Dec. 29 (TNSper) -- Gov. Kate Brown, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Dec. 28, 2022: Governor Kate Brown today announced five appointments to fill judicial vacancies, all effective January 1, 2023. The Governor appointed Judge Stephen Bushong and Judge Bronson James to the Oregon Supreme Court, Judge Megan Jacquot to the Oregon Court of Appeals, and Bryan Francesconi and Rima Ghandour to the Multnomah County Circuit Court. In total, Governor Brown has appointed 112   more

SALEM, Oregon, Dec. 30 -- Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum issued the following news release on Dec. 30, 2022: This morning the Oregon Supreme Court in Watkins v. Ackley held that the requirement of unanimous jury verdicts in serious criminal cases applies to older criminal cases as well as those still on appeal. In doing so, the Court acknowledged that Oregon law had not been clear on this important issue of retroactivity. At least hundreds of convictions are involved, and the Oregon D  more

SALEM, Oregon, Dec. 30 (TNSres) -- Williamette University issued the following news: Throughout 2022, the College of Law has worked diligently to position itself as a leader in experiential education, particularly in national conversations around attorney licensure reform. Over the past year, the College of Law has also continued to advance its visibility throughout the legal academy and broader legal landscape. As part of doing so, the law school has made great strides in strengthening faculty  more