Ore. Court Reverses Decision Throwing out $800,000 Default Judgment in Asbestos-Related Insurance Action



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PORTLAND, Ore. –– The Oregon Supreme Court has reversed an intermediate appellate court’s decision to throw out a $800,000 default judgment in an insurance action involving a dispute over indemnification of an underlying asbestos settlement.

In the July 25 ruling, the high court found that while Portland General Electric Co. had failed to state a monetary claim for relief in its declaratory action, Lexington Insurance Co.’s challenges to a subsequent default judgment were “too late.”

The instant proceedings were prompted by an underlying asbestos case filed by a former Portland General Electric (PGE) employee. After reaching an asbestos settlement …






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