Mealey's (August 7, 2018, 1:05 PM EDT) -- SALEM, Ore. — The Oregon Court of Appeals on Aug. 1 affirmed the statutory cap on a $1.5 million award to a surfer who had his arm severed when he collided with a small fishing vessel called a dory boat. Also affirmed were rulings that the state was not entitled to recreational immunity related to the public’s use of the beach and ocean or discretionary immunity related warning of the risks posed by dory boats (Cole A. Ortega v. Darrell D. Martin, et al., No. 372, Ore. App., 293 Ore. App. 180)....