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Approve tort reform.

Publication: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
Publication Date: 27-FEB-09 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Approve tort reform.(Editorials)(Bill would boost the liability cap on public agencies)(Editorial)

Article Excerpt
Byline: The Register-Guard

The Oregon Senate recently approved a reasonable and responsible increase in the maximum amounts that can be paid out in lawsuits against state and local agencies. The House should follow suit and ensure that victims of public negligence are fairly compensated for their suffering.

Senate Bill 311 was prompted by the Oregon Supreme Court, which decided in 2007 that the state's four-decade-old limits on the amount that public agencies can be ordered...



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