GAMBARO v. OREGON DEPT. OF JUSTICE

090506756; A143270.

270 P.3d 377 (2012)

247 Or. App. 609

Thom GAMBARO and Joanne Denzer, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. OREGON DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE; Portland Fire & Rescue; Portland Fire & Rescue Hazmat Response Team; Multnomah County Health Department; Gary Oxman; Oregon Public Health Division; Michael Schaeffer; Schaeffer & Associates, Inc.; AMEC Earth & Environmental; NRC Environmental; Marine and Environmental Testing; and Chemical Waste Management of the Northwest, Inc., Defendants-Respondents, and NRA Environmental and Refuge Removal Chemical Waste Management, Inc., Defendants.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided January 5, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thom Gambaro and Joanne Denzer filed the briefs pro se.

John R. Kroger , Attorney General, Mary H. Williams , Solicitor General, and Cecil A. Reniche-Smith , Assistant Attorney General, filed the brief for respondents Oregon Public Health Division and Oregon Department of Justice.

Henry Lazenby, Jr. , County Attorney for Multnomah County, Stephen L. Madkour , Assistant County Attorney, Stephanie E. Duvall , Assistant County Attorney, and Cindy Gaddis , Certified Law Student, filed the brief for respondents Multnomah County Health Department and Gary Oxman.

Franco A. Lucchin , Deputy City Attorney, filed the brief for respondents Portland Fire & Rescue and Portland Fire & Rescue Hazmat Response Team.

Robert E.L. Bonaparte and Shenker & Bonaparte, LLP, filed the brief for respondents AMEC Earth & Environmental and Marine Environmental Testing.

Melissa J. Ward , Dan R. Schanz , and Spooner & Much, P.C., filed the brief for respondents Michael Schaeffer and Schaeffer & Associates, Inc.

Thomas W. McPherson and Mersereau Shannon, LLP, filed the brief for respondent Chemical Waste Management of the Northwest, Inc.

Daniel J. Nichols and Gordon & Rees LLP filed the brief for respondent NRC Environmental Services, Inc.

Before SCHUMAN, Presiding Judge, and WOLLHEIM, Judge, and NAKAMOTO, Judge.


NAKAMOTO, J.

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