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Limits of Oregon Ski Area Negligence Release Liability: Oregon Supreme Court Review
On January 7, 2014, the Supreme Court:
“1. Allowed petitions for review in:
Myles A. Bagley v. Mt. Bachelor, Inc. (S061821) (A148231) (appeal from Dechutes County Circuit Court; opinion reported at 258 Or App 390, 310 P3d 692 (2013)).
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Oregon Legal Guide for Grandparents and Other Relatives Raising Children
Update update (ahem) to the “Oregon’s Legal Guide for Grandparents and Other Relatives Raising Children” handbook:
I have checked with the lead editor of “Oregon’s Legal Guide for Grandparents and Other Relatives Raising Children” and she confirmed that the 2012 edition is most recent one and an update isn’t likely much before 2015.
You can link to this publication from the OSU Extension website, but don’t confuse this legal guide with the “… Resources Guide ….” You want the “… Legal Guide ….”
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Proposed Changes to the Oregon Uniform Trial Court Rules (UTCR)
Visit the OJD website for information about the UTCR and proposed changes.
This is also the website you check for Interim Chief Justice Orders (CJO) and Rules Adopted Out-of-Cycle.
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Vanornum II: Are Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure Statutes or Rules?
See Justice Landau’s concurring opinion in State of Oregon v. Ian George Vanornum (SC S060715), decided December 27, 2013 (on page PDF page 24 or Opinion page 23 or Concurring page 1)
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Vanornum I: ORCP 1.735: Applicable to Appellate Courts? Tracking and Interpreting Legislative and Council on Court Procedures (CCP) History
State of Oregon v. Ian George Vanornum (SC S060715), decided December 27, 2013:
Excerpt, p. 7: “.... The initial question that this case raises — whether ORCP 59 H controls appellate court review of claims of instructional error — arises because subsection (1) declares that “a party may not obtain review on appeal” of a trial court’s asserted error in giving or refusing to give a jury instruction unless the party identified the asserted error to the trial court and made a timely notation of exception….” [Link to full opinion.]
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2013 Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS) are Here!
Reason to celebrate: The (print) 2013 Oregon Revised Statutes (ORSs) are In The Law Library – Hurrah!
The online version is likely not far behind.
(The print volumes are burnt orange 🙂