The Rights of Oregon Wildfire Victims Will Expire in September 2022

A Bonaparte & Bonaparte client is featured prominently in this Oregonian article regarding the devastation wrought by the 2020 wildfires in the Santiam Canyon area. Many Oregonians lost their homes in those fires, and many have faced serious challenges in connection with rebuilding their homes.  As the article relates, thousands of Oregonians lost their homes in the 2020 fires, and only a fraction of the destroyed homes have been rebuilt to date. In many instances, affected homeowners have been unable to rebuild their homes due to the failure of their insurance companies to comply with coverage obligations under their homeowners insurance policies.

Homeowners in that situation should know that a two-year statute of limitations governs their right to bring suit against their insurers. For many victims of the 2020 fires, that time is nearly past.