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Lawyers, Business Groups Go to Task over Ore. Product Liability Laws

West News • June 25, 2007
Business advocates and trial lawyers could be headed for a showdown over Oregon's product liability laws before the legislative session comes to its scheduled end next week, and the verdict is ...

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Subject: Broken Bulb?

Posted On: June 25, 2007, 1:05 pm CDT
Posted By: AZAZ
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"Individual families have lost their rights because of an arbitrary date," said Richardson, who is also a lawyer. "When people are seriously injured by defectively designed products, those responsible for the design should pay. Otherwise, it shifts responsibility to the taxpayers, which is unfair and irresponsible."

How arbitrary can the OR date be when numerous other states have time specific statutes of limitations on products related claims?

WI is one year - MT is three---

In this particular case, if there was a "broken" bulb in the gym - what happened - their eyes were effected by a one time exposure or was the school negligent by not replacing the bulb when it broke?

Anyone have more information on this case?
Subject Posted By Posted On
RE: Broken Bulb? Sam
Jun 25, 2007, 2:29 pm
Here you go again.. trial lawyers.!! Patriot
Jun 25, 2007, 1:12 pm
RE: Broken Bulb? GWells
Jun 25, 2007, 1:09 pm
Broken Bulb? AZAZ
Jun 25, 2007, 1:05 pm
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