Teresa Carson
Oregon sues Oracle, claiming fraud over failed Obamacare website
The state of Oregon sued Oracle America and six of its top executives, accusing the software giant of fraud for failing to deliver a working website for the Affordable Care Act program.
The lawsuit, filed in Marion County Circuit Court, claims that fraud, lying and "a pattern of racketeering" by Oracle cost the state and its Cover Oregon program hundreds of millions of dollars.
Oregon paid Oracle about $240.3 million for a system that never worked, the suit said. The Oracle-built site for the Cover Oregon never worked and Oregonians were forced to submit paper applications in a hastily-organized process.