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Paperwork squabble threatens bill to protect lawyers clients
Enacted in 15 other states, a proposed consumer safeguard faces obstacles in Oregon.
In 2019, when Portland attorney Lori Deveny was indicted for allegedly stealing millions of dollars from her clients, it was just the latest instance in which an Oregon lawyer was accused of improperly diverting settlement cash into their own pocket.
Now, a consumer protection bill designed to curb the unsavory practice faces an uncertain future despite strong support from the Oregon State Bar, the quasi-governmental organization that regulates lawyers.
The bill s premise is simple. It requires that when an insurer pays a settlement to a client s lawyer, it alerts the client it has done so.
Lobbyists try for influence, without as much access to Oregon lawmakers
Updated Mar 03, 2021;
Posted Mar 03, 2021
Visitors, lobbyists and lawmakers hold conversations outside the legislative chambers. The pandemic has closed the Capitol to the public and lobbyists. The OregonianLC- The Oregonian
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By Jake Thomas, Salem Reporter
SALEM An impromptu five-minute conversation can be politically effective in the halls of the Oregon Capitol.
Such encounters have long been crucial for the army of Oregon lobbyists hoping to get a moment with a state legislator.
Paloma Sparks, the vice president of Oregon Business and Industry who serves as the group’s lobbyist, described her practice of parking herself outside of a committee hearing or a legislator’s office. Once the legislator emerged, she could walk with them to their next appointment or committee hearing.
Oregon House Health Committee hears testimony on bill that removes supervision requirements for Physician Assistants Sydney Kurle | Feb 5, 2021
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The Oregon House Committee on Health Care heard public testimony on a bill that would remove the requirement for physician assistants to practice under physicians.
Currently, a supervising physician may use the services of a Physician Assistant (PA) in accordance with a practice agreement, which is a written agreement between a PA and a supervising physician or supervising physician organization (SPO) that describes what and how the PA will practice. The supervising physician or SPO is responsible for the direction and review of medical services provided by a PA.
Oregon lawmakers hear flood of testimony on extended eviction moratorium, new landlord compensation fund
Updated Dec 18, 2020;
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Oregon lawmakers heard fervent public testimony Thursday night as they continued to refine proposals meant to help landlords and tenants, restaurants and school districts ahead of Monday’s one-day special session.
A legislative committee took three hours of input on three proposed bills during a virtual public hearing. The vast majority of it focused on a proposal to extend the state’s residential eviction moratorium until the end of June for renters facing financial hardships, allocate $150 million to a new compensation fund for landlords whose tenants have fallen behind on payments and dedicate an additional $50 million to existing rental relief programs.