Repwest Insurance Co. v. Portland Adventist Medical Center

Defendant Portland Adventist Medical Center appeals from a declaratory judgment entered in favor of its workers’ compensation excess insurer, plaintiff Repwest Insurance Company. The parties had disputed whether Portland Adventist’s insurance policy with Repwest covered excess payments Portland Adventist had made to an employee for workers’ compensation benefits for aggravations of injuries the employee had sustained in 1992, during the policy period. To resolve that dispute, Repwest filed this action for a declaration that Portland Adventist’s claim was not covered by the policy. Based on…