PANPAT v. OWENS-BROCKWAY GLASS CONTAINER

(9708-06234; CA A104501)

21 P.3d 97 (2001)

172 Or. App. 470

Sommuang PANPAT, as Personal Representative for the Estate of Achara Tanatchangsang, Respondent, v. OWENS-BROCKWAY GLASS CONTAINER, INC., a Delaware corporation, Appellant, and Stanley-Smith Security, a Texas corporation, dba Wallace Security; Wallace Prince, individually and in his capacity as Security Supervisor; and A.J. Campbell, individually and in his capacity as a Security Officer, Defendants. Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Third-Party Plaintiff, v. Estate of Chris A. Blake, Third-Party Defendant.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided February 14, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lee Ann Huntington, San Francisco, CA, argued the cause for appellant. With her on the briefs were Stephen M. Hankins, Charles F. Adams, Andrew R. Gardner, Morgenstein & Jubelirer LLP, San Francisco, and Stoel Rives LLP, Portland.

Jana Toran, Portland, argued the cause for respondent. With her on the brief was James Patrick McHugh, Jr.

Before HASELTON, Presiding Judge, and LINDER and KISTLER, Judges.


KISTLER, J.

Employer1 appeals from an order granting plaintiff's motion for a new trial in this wrongful death action. We reverse the order as to employer and remand with instructions to enter judgment in employer's favor.

Chris Blake and Achara Tanatchangsang worked on the same shift in employer's Portland manufacturing plant. Blake and Tanatchangsang were also involved in a romantic relationship...

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