Tonenia JENSEN, as guardian for Vanessa Gurkin, a child, Plaintiff,
v.
Clifford WHITLOW, Cubazell O'Neill, Kathleen M. Powers, Ruth Marten, Mike Lutz, William Hedges, and Hedges & Mitchell, PC, an Oregon corporation, Defendants.
Supreme Court of Oregon, En Banc.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Argued and Submitted September 11, 2001.
Decided August 8, 2002.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Kathryn Hall Clarke, Portland, argued the cause for plaintiff. Mark Morrell, Portland, filed the brief for plaintiff.
Robert M. Atkinson, Assistant Attorney General, Salem, argued the cause for defendants. With him on the brief were Hardy Myers, Attorney General, and Michael D. Reynolds, Solicitor General.
Jonathan M. Radmacher, Portland, waived appearance for defendants Hedges, and Hedges & Mitchell, PC.
Maureen Leonard and Kathryn Hall Clarke, Portland, filed a brief on behalf of amicus curiae Oregon Trial Lawyers Association.
Gerald H. Itkin, and Thomas Sponsler, County Attorney, Portland, filed a brief on behalf of amicus curiae Multnomah County.
William F. Gary, Jerome Lidz, James E. Mountain, Jr., and Harrang Long Gary Rudnick PC, Eugene, filed a brief on behalf of amicus curiae Oregon Health and Science University.
Harry Auerbach, Senior Deputy City Attorney, Portland City Attorney's Office, Portland, filed a brief on behalf of amicus curiae League of Oregon Cities.
Supreme Court of Oregon, En Banc.
DE MUNIZ, J.
This court accepted certification of the following questions from the United States District Court for the District of Oregon:
"1. Does the limitation of causes of action for a tort committed by an agent of a public body to a cause of action against only the public body violate Article I, section 10, of the Oregon Constitution?"2. Does the limitation of causes of action for a tort committed by an agent of a public body to a cause of...
Let's get started
Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting Sign on now to see your case. Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.
Updated daily.
Uncompromising quality.
Complete, Accurate, Current.
Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full
text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.
Cited Cases
No Cases Found
Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the
full text of the citing case.
