SHERMAN v. STATE

A167156.

464 P.3d 144 (2020)

303 Or. App. 574

Janae SHERMAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. STATE of Oregon, acting by and through Department of Human Services, a state agency, Defendant-Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

April 15, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carl Post filed the briefs for appellant.

Ellen F. Rosenblum , Attorney General, Benjamin Gutman , Solicitor General, and Peenesh Shah , Assistant Attorney General, filed the brief for respondent.

Before Armstrong, Presiding Judge, and Tookey, Judge, and Shorr, Judge.


In this tort action against defendant Department of Human Services (DHS), plaintiff alleged that DHS negligently failed to protect her from being abused in foster care. The trial court dismissed plaintiff's claims as untimely after concluding that they were barred by the statute of ultimate repose. Plaintiff's appeal from that ruling concerns...

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