Oregon Supreme Court Decisions 2025

Justia Opinion Summary: The petitioner, Abraham Torres-Lopez, sought to compel the Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC) to grant him credit towards his Marion County prison sentence for the 125 days he spent in Clackamas and Marion County…

Justia Opinion Summary: Grange Hill LLC sought approval from Yamhill County to operate a nine-guestroom bed and breakfast on its vineyard property, which is zoned for Exclusive Farm Use (EFU). The county approved the application, determining…

Justia Opinion Summary: The case involves a criminal trial where the defendant was charged with second-degree sexual abuse and third-degree rape. Before his arrest, law enforcement conducted a phone interview with the defendant, during which he…

Justia Opinion Summary: The case involves a dispute between a nurse, the plaintiff, and her former employer, the defendant hospital. The plaintiff alleged that her termination was in retaliation for her complaints about safety issues. She…

Justia Opinion Summary: The case involves a criminal matter where the defendant was charged with first-degree assault and unlawful use of a weapon following a stabbing incident. The central issue at trial was whether the defendant acted in…

Justia Opinion Summary: The case involves a criminal matter where the defendant was charged with four Measure 11 offenses, including first-degree unlawful sexual penetration and three counts of first-degree sexual abuse against a child under…

Justia Opinion Summary: A landlord sought to terminate a rental agreement with a tenant due to extensive property damage caused by the tenant's guinea pigs. The landlord issued a 30-day termination notice stating that no cure opportunity was…

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs, mostly elderly individuals, purchased lifetime membership contracts for an RV resort in Oregon. The resort was sold to the defendant, who refused to honor these contracts despite knowing that some plaintiffs…

Justia Opinion Summary: The case involves a defendant who was charged with second-degree disorderly conduct, second-degree criminal trespass, harassment, and resisting arrest after an incident at a Fred Meyer store. The defendant was reportedly…

Justia Opinion Summary: The defendant is being prosecuted for the murder of DB. The state challenged a trial court order that suppressed statements the defendant made about DB while in custody for an unrelated crime. At the time of his arrest…

Justia Opinion Summary: An informant informed law enforcement that a person named "Tom Collins" was dealing heroin from a residence in Albany, Oregon. Detectives planned to use the informant in a controlled buy at the residence. Instead of…

Justia Opinion Summary: In this case, the plaintiffs, Weston and Carrie Twigg, hired Rainier Pacific Development LLC to build a home. After taking possession, they discovered various construction defects, including issues with the garage floor.…

Justia Opinion Summary: The case involves allegations of child sexual abuse against the defendant, who was accused by his daughter, M, of sexually abusing her when she was between 5 and 10 years old. M disclosed the abuse to her mother when she…

Justia Opinion Summary: The case involves a petition for a writ of mandamus filed by the Oregon State Building and Construction Trades Council (OBTC) against a preliminary injunction issued by the Marion County Circuit Court. The injunction was…

Justia Opinion Summary: The case involves an insurance contribution action under the Oregon Environmental Cleanup Assistance Act (OECAA). The parties are insurers who issued comprehensive general liability (CGL) insurance policies to Schnitzer…

Justia Opinion Summary: The defendant was charged with reckless driving and recklessly endangering another person. Unable to secure counsel, the defendant represented himself at trial, where his arguments were not responsive to the charges,…

Justia Opinion Summary: The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) established terms for "community benefit contracts" for certain highway improvement projects, which included provisions for contractor training, use of apprentices, and…

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs in this case are four Oregon residents who filed a putative class action against Tillamook County Creamery Association (Tillamook) under Oregon’s Unlawful Trade Practices Act (UTPA). They allege that Tillamook…

Justia Opinion Summary: The case involves a dispute between an individual plaintiff and Farmers Insurance Company of Oregon regarding the adequacy of a notice provided by the insurer. The plaintiff alleged that the notice issued by Farmers did…

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioners challenged an amendment to the energy facility site certificate for constructing a high-voltage electrical transmission line from Boardman, Oregon, to Hemingway, Idaho. The Energy Facility Siting Council…

Justia Opinion Summary: A law enforcement officer, qualified as an expert in evaluating impaired driving, testified in a criminal case that babies have limited peripheral vision and that a person impaired by alcohol could be said to be seeing…

Justia Opinion Summary: The case involves a defendant who intentionally set a fire in her apartment building, resulting in property damage and serious injuries to another resident. The defendant was convicted of first-degree arson after the…

Justia Opinion Summary: The plaintiff, an adult in custody at an Oregon correctional institution, sued the Oregon Department of Corrections and others for breach of contract and civil rights violations. He sought economic damages based on lost…

Justia Opinion Summary: The case involves the defendant, who was charged with 46 sex crimes against the same person over an eight-year period. The counts in the indictment were identical and did not specify the incidents they were based on.…

Justia Opinion Summary: The petitioner pleaded guilty to three counts of first-degree sodomy and was sentenced to 60 months in prison for Count 1, 100 months for Count 3, and 100 months for Count 5, with the sentences for Counts 3 and 5 to be…