Oregon Senate Approves Public Liability Increase
Salem, OR February 23, 2009 2:57 p.m.
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DiscussGovernment agencies could end up paying more money when they lose a lawsuit under a bill that won approval from the Oregon Senate Monday.
The measure applies to lawsuits over government negligence. The current liability limit is $200,000. But the Oregon Supreme Court has said that’s too low.
The ruling came after a family sued Oregon Health and Science University over a botched surgery on a child that resulted in permanent brain damage.
Democratic Senator Vicki Walker of Eugene says raising liability limits is about fairness.
Vicki Walker: “This bill is the right way to rectify a wrong that has been in statute for a long period of time.”
The bill would raise the liability limit for government agencies to $1.5 million. The legislation does not affect lawsuits against private companies and individuals. It now moves to the Oregon House.
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