Tort Actions

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Section
31.010

[Repealed by 1981 c.898 §53]

Section
31.020

[Repealed by 1981 c.898 §53]

Section
31.030

[Repealed by 1981 c.898 §53]

Section
31.040

[Repealed by 1981 c.898 §53]

Section
31.050

Section 31.050

Section
31.150

Special motion to strike; when available; burden of proof.

Section
31.152

Time for filing special motion to strike; discovery; attorney fees.

Section
31.155

Exempt actions; substantive law not affected.

Section
31.180

Certain felonious conduct of plaintiff complete defense in tort actions; proof; exceptions.

Section
31.200

Liability of radio or television station personnel for defamation.

Section
31.205

Damages recoverable for defamation by radio, television, motion pictures, newspaper or printed periodical.

Section
31.210

When general damages allowed.

Section
31.215

Publication of correction or retraction upon demand.

Section
31.220

Effect of publication of correction or retraction prior to demand.

Section
31.225

Publisher’s defenses and privileges not affected.

Section
31.230

Wrongful use of civil proceeding; pleading; procedure.

Section
31.250

Mandatory dispute resolution for certain actions against health practitioners and health care facilities.

Section
31.260

Definitions for ORS 31.260 to 31.278.

Section
31.262

Notice of adverse health care incident.

Section
31.264

Discussion of adverse health care incident; offers of compensation; reporting to commission.

Section
31.266

Discussion communications; admissibility; disclosure.

Section
31.268

Mediation.

Section
31.270

Payment and resolution.

Section
31.272

Statute of limitations; evidence of offers and payments.

Section
31.274

Patient representatives.

Section
31.276

Duties of Oregon Patient Safety Commission; rules.

Section
31.278

Use of information relating to notice of adverse health care incident.

Section
31.280

Task Force on Resolution of Adverse Health Care Incidents; rules.

Section
31.300

Pleading requirements for actions against design professionals.

Section
31.350

Pleading requirements for actions against real estate licensees.

Section
31.360

Proof required for claim of economic damages in action arising from injury caused by dog.

Section
31.370

Presumption of absence of negligence if defendant conducts criminal records check through Department of State Police.

Section
31.550

"Advance payment" defined.

Section
31.555

Effect of advance payment; payment as satisfaction of judgment.

Section
31.560

Advance payment for death or personal injury not admission of liability; when advance payment made.

Section
31.565

Advance payment for property damage not admission of liability.

Section
31.580

Effect of collateral benefits.

Section
31.600

Contributory negligence not bar to recovery; comparative negligence standard; third party complaints.

Section
31.605

Special questions to trier of fact; jury not to be informed of settlement.

Section
31.610

Liability of defendants several only; determination of defendants’ shares of monetary obligation; reallocation of uncollectible obligation; parties exempt from reallocation.

Section
31.615

Setoff of damages not allowed.

Section
31.620

Doctrines of last clear chance and implied assumption of risk abolished.

Section
31.700

Right to include medical expenses paid by parent or conservator in action to recover for damages to child; effect of consent to inclusion.

Section
31.705

Economic and noneconomic damages separately set forth in verdict; "economic damages" and "noneconomic damages" defined.

Section
31.710

Limitation on award for noneconomic damages in claim for wrongful death.

Section
31.715

Limitation on recovery of noneconomic damages arising out of operation of motor vehicle; uninsured plaintiff; plaintiff driving under influence of intoxicants.

Section
31.725

Pleading punitive damages; motion to amend pleading to assert claim for punitive damages; hearing.

Section
31.730

Standards for award of punitive damages; required review of award by court; additional reduction of award for remedial measures.

Section
31.735

Distribution of punitive damages; notice to Department of Justice; order of application.

Section
31.740

When award of punitive damages against health practitioner prohibited.

Section
31.760

Evidence of nonuse of safety belt or harness to mitigate damages.

Section
31.770

Inadmissibility of calculation of future earning potential based on race or ethnicity; jury instruction.

Section
31.800

Right of contribution among joint tortfeasors; limitations; subrogation of insurer; effect on indemnity right.

Section
31.805

Basis for proportional shares of tortfeasors.

Section
31.810

Enforcement of right of contribution; commencement of separate action; barring right of contribution; effect of satisfaction of judgment.

Section
31.815

Covenant not to sue; effect; notice.

Section
31.820

Severability.

Section
31.825

Assignment of cause of action against insurer.

Section
31.850

Section 31.850

Section
31.855

Section 31.855

Section
31.860

Section 31.860

Section
31.862

Section 31.862

Section
31.865

Section 31.865

Section
31.870

Section 31.870

Section
31.872

Section 31.872

Section
31.875

Section 31.875

Section
31.878

Section 31.878

Section
31.880

Section 31.880

Section
31.885

Section 31.885

Section
31.890

Section 31.890

Section
31.980

Action for alienation of affections abolished.

Section
31.982

Action for criminal conversation abolished.