Oregon Supreme Court Rules Loss-Of-Chance Applies In Medical Negligence Suits

(May 16, 2017, 12:30 PM EDT) -- SALEM, Ore. — The Oregon Supreme Court on May 11 found that a lower court erred in affirming a decision to dismiss a medical negligence suit because the loss-of-chance theory applies in medical negligence cases and remanded the suit to the circuit court for further proceedings (Joseph L. Smith v. Providence Health & Services-Oregon, et al., No. SC S063358, Ore. Sup.)....

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