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· 8/8/2002

Jensen v. Whitlow

Citations

  • 51 P.3d 599
  • 334 Or. 412
  • 2002 Ore. LEXIS 523

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • noting Lakin’s state- ment that the noneconomic damages cap in that case inter- fered with the plaintiffs’ right to receive the full amount of compensatory damages awarded
  • assuming, without deciding, that the plaintiff ’s injury was protected by Article I, section 10, “because the second step of the Smothers analytical framework is dispositive”
  • noting Lakin’s state- ment that the noneconomic damages cap in that case inter- fered with the plaintiffs’ right to receive the full amount of compensatory damages awarded
  • discussing substitution of state for individuals under the Oregon Tort Claims Act
  • ‘In 1967, the legislature passed the Oregon Tort Claims Act (OTCA), which abrogated, in part, the state’s sovereign immunity.’
  • “In 1967, the legislature passed the Oregon Tort Claims Act (OTCA), which abrogated, in part, the state’s sovereign immunity.”

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Judges: De Muniz

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