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In July, Oregon’s Court of Appeals ruled the City of Newport couldn’t use a legal shield known as recreational immunity to dismiss a lawsuit from a woman who sued the city after slipping and ...
A bill designed to keep hiking trails open by shielding cities and counties from lawsuits passed the Oregon House and heads to Gov Tina Kotek to sign.
A 2019 lawsuit that originated in Newport has called Oregon's recreational immunity law into question, causing cities up and down the coast to close trails for fear of liability.
The 50-year old recreational immunity law had typically protected local governments from such suits, which was Newport’s defense when the case moved through the courts, eventually landing at the ...
In 2019, a woman filed a lawsuit against the city of Newport after she fell on a trail. Some coastal towns are now closing trails to avoid similar lawsuits.
Scott Winkels, a lobbyist with the League of Oregon Cities, says municipalities are trying to determine whether keeping trails open is worth the new risk created by precedent in a Newport case.
On the latest episode of Beat Check, we check in with Mike Rogoway to discuss the economic crisis plaguing Oregon's recreational marijuana industry.
Cities including Bandon and Ashland are waiting for guidance from the state Legislature to decide whether to close trails to avoid new potential liability.
Newport's Ocean to Bay Trail is a roughly five-mile journey from Agate Beach State Recreation Site to Yaquina Bay, and is accessible and enjoyable for all ages.
Maps show where weed and marijuana products are legal for recreational and medical use in the United States.
A push to repeal Oregon's controversial wildfire hazard map is moving forward. The Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Wildfire has voted to advance the legislation.
Five more states could follow in their footsteps of the 38 that have already approved the use of medical marijuana and 24 that permit recreational use.