ORTEGA v. MARTIN

A159190.

427 P.3d 1103 (2018)

293 Or.App. 180

Cole A. ORTEGA, Plaintiff-Respondent Cross-Appellant, v. Darrell D. MARTIN, Defendant, and State of Oregon, Defendant-Appellant Cross-Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

August 1, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peenesh Shah , Assistant Attorney General, argued the cause for appellant-cross-respondent. On the opening brief were Ellen F. Rosenblum , Attorney General, Paul L. Smith , Deputy Solicitor General, and Denise G. Fjordbeck , Assistant Attorney General. Also on the reply-cross answering brief were Ellen F. Rosenblum, Attorney General, Benjamin Gutman , Solicitor General, and Denise G. Fjordbeck, Assistant Attorney General.

Helen C. Tompkins , Lake Oswego, argued the cause and filed the briefs for respondent-cross-appellant.

Kathryn H. Clarke filed the brief amicus curiae for Oregon Trial Lawyers Association.

Before DeHoog, Presiding Judge, and Lagesen, Judge, and Aoyagi, Judge.


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