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2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 030 - Actions and Suits in Particular Cases › Section 30.693 - Additional exceptions to limitations on liability; effect of written release.

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, nothing in ORS 30.691 shall limit the liability of an equine activity sponsor or an equine professional if the equine activity sponsor or the equine professional:
(a) Provided the equipment or tack, failed to make reasonable and prudent inspection of the equipment or tack, and that failure was a cause of the injury to the participant;
(b) Provided the equine and failed to make reasonable and prudent efforts to determine the ability of the participant to safely ride, train, drive, groom or ride as a passenger upon an equine, to determine the ability of the equine to behave safely with the participant and to determine the ability of the participant to safely manage the particular equine; or
(c) Owns, leases, rents or otherwise is in lawful possession and control of the land or facilities upon which the participant sustained injuries because of a dangerous latent condition which was known to or should have been known to the equine activity sponsor or the equine professional and for which warning signs have not been conspicuously posted.
(2) The limitations on liability provided in ORS 30.691 shall apply to an adult participant in the circumstances listed in subsection (1)(b) of this section if the participant, prior to riding, training, driving, grooming or riding as a passenger upon an equine, knowingly executes a release stating that as a condition of participation, the participant waives the right to bring an action against the equine professional or equine activity sponsor for any injury or death arising out of riding, training, driving, grooming or riding as a passenger upon the equine. A release so executed shall be binding upon the adult participant, and no equine professional or equine activity sponsor shall be liable in the circumstances described in subsection (1)(b) of this section except as provided in ORS 30.691 (2). [1991 c.864 §4]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 030 - Actions and Suits in Particular Cases › Section 30.695 - Effect of written release on liability of veterinarian or farrier.

(1) No veterinarian or farrier shall be liable to any person who assists the veterinarian or farrier in rendering veterinarian or farrier services to an equine if the person, prior to assisting the veterinarian or farrier, executes a release stating that the person rendering assistance waives the right to bring an action against the veterinarian or farrier for any injury or death arising out of assisting in the provision of veterinarian or farrier services. A release so executed shall be enforceable regardless of lack of consideration.
(2) A release executed pursuant to this section shall not limit the liability of a veterinarian or farrier for gross negligence or intentional misconduct. [1991 c.864 §5]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 030 - Actions and Suits in Particular Cases › Section 30.697 - Effect on workers’ compensation benefits.

Nothing in ORS 30.687 to 30.695 shall affect the right of any person to any workers’ compensation benefits that may be payable by reason of death, injury or other loss. [1991 c.864 §6]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 030 - Actions and Suits in Particular Cases › Section 30.740 - Right of gambling loser to recover double losses.

All persons losing money or anything of value at or on any unlawful game described in ORS 167.117, 167.122 and 167.127 shall have a cause of action to recover from the dealer winning the same, or proprietor for whose benefit such game was played or dealt, or such money or thing of value won, twice the amount of the money or double the value of the thing so lost. [Amended by 1971 c.743 §308; 1977 c.850 §4]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 030 - Actions and Suits in Particular Cases › Section 30.750 - Liability of abstractors.

Any person who, after May 24, 1923, certifies to any abstract of title to any land in Oregon, shall be liable for all damages sustained by any person who, in reliance on the correctness thereof, acts thereon with reference to the title of such land, and is damaged in consequence of any errors, omissions or defects therein, regardless of whether the abstract of title was ordered by the person so damaged. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the maker of any abstract of title to land from limiting in the certificate to the abstract the liability of the maker thereunder to any person named in such certificate, but such limitation of liability must be expressly set forth in the certificate.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 030 - Actions and Suits in Particular Cases › Section 30.765 - Liability of parents for tort by child; effect on foster parents.

(1) In addition to any other remedy provided by law, the parent or parents of an unemancipated minor child shall be liable for actual damages to person or property caused by any tort intentionally or recklessly committed by such child. However, a parent who is not entitled to legal custody of the minor child at the time of the intentional or reckless tort shall not be liable for such damages.
(2) The legal obligation of the parent or parents of an unemancipated minor child to pay damages under this section shall be limited to not more than $7,500, payable to the same claimant, for one or more acts.
(3) When an action is brought under this section on parental responsibility for acts of their children, the parents shall be named as defendants therein and, in addition, the minor child shall be named as a defendant. The filing of an answer by the parents shall remove any requirement that a guardian ad litem be required.
(4) Nothing in subsections (1) to (3) of this section applies to foster parents. [1975 c.712 §§1,4; 1977 c.419 §1; 1991 c.968 §5]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 030 - Actions and Suits in Particular Cases › Section 30.772 - Liability of landowner arising out of aviation activity; exceptions.

(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Airstrip" means land that contains a runway or heliport operated and maintained for the takeoff and landing of motorized aircraft and that is registered with the Oregon Department of Aviation or the Federal Aviation Administration at the time of the flight at issue.
(b) "Aviation activity" includes but is not limited to hang gliding, parachuting, paragliding and operating airplanes or ultralight aircraft.
(c) "Charge" has the meaning given that term in ORS 105.672.
(d) "Land" has the meaning given that term in ORS 105.672.
(e) "Nonpublic airstrip" means an airstrip that is registered as a private use airport with the Oregon Department of Aviation or the Federal Aviation Administration at the time of the flight at issue.
(f) "Owner" has the meaning given that term in ORS 105.672.
(g) "Public airstrip" means an airstrip that is not a nonpublic airstrip.
(2) An owner of land is not liable for any personal injury, death or property damage arising from the use of land for purposes of aviation activity, unless the owner intentionally causes the injury, death or property damage.
(3) Subsection (2) of this section does not apply to any of the following:
(a) An owner of a public airstrip.
(b) An owner of a nonpublic airstrip if:
(A) The owner is contacted by the operator of a motorized aircraft prior to the beginning of the aircraft’s flight;
(B) The owner provides permission to the operator to use the owner’s land for activities related to the aircraft’s flight; and
(C) Gross negligence of the owner causes injury, death or property damage related to the aircraft’s flight.
(c) An owner of land who imposes a charge for the use of the land for aviation purposes. [2015 c.308 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 030 - Actions and Suits in Particular Cases › Section 30.774 - Indemnification of property owner that allows nonprofit organization or educational provider to use property.

(1) As used in this section, "educational provider" means a public or private elementary or secondary school or an education service district.
(2) A property owner that enters into a contract to allow a nonprofit organization or an educational provider to use the property owner’s property or facilities may not require in any separate agreement any individual to indemnify the property owner for damages not caused by the individual while the nonprofit organization or educational provider and the individual use the property or facilities.
(3) This section does not prohibit a property owner from requiring a nonprofit organization or educational provider to indemnify the property owner for damages caused by the organization’s or provider’s use of the property or facilities. [2015 c.749 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 030 - Actions and Suits in Particular Cases › Section 30.780 - Liability for damages caused by gambling.

Any person violating ORS 167.108 to 167.164 shall be liable in a civil suit for all damages occasioned thereby. [1959 c.681 §3; 1971 c.743 §309]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 030 - Actions and Suits in Particular Cases › Section 30.785 - Liability of construction design professional for injuries resulting from failure of employer to comply with safety standards.

(1) A construction design professional who is retained to perform professional services on a construction project, or an employee of the construction design professional in the performance of professional services on the construction project, shall not be liable for any injury to a worker on the construction project that is a compensable injury under ORS chapter 656 and that results from the failure of the employer of the worker to comply with safety standards on the construction project unless the construction design professional by contract specifically assumes responsibility for compliance with those safety standards. The immunity provided by this section to a construction design professional shall not apply to the negligent preparation of design plans or specifications.
(2) As used in this section, "construction design professional" means an architect, registered landscape architect, professional engineer or professional land surveyor. [1987 c.915 §12]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 030 - Actions and Suits in Particular Cases › Section 30.788 - Liability of architect, engineer, inspector or building evaluator for emergency relief services.

(1) An action for damages arising out of the practice of architecture, as defined in ORS 671.010, may not be maintained by any person against an architect for services rendered by the architect under the provisions of this section.
(2) An action for damages arising out of the practice of engineering, as described in ORS 672.007, may not be maintained by any person against an engineer for structural engineering services rendered by the engineer under the provisions of this section.
(3) An action for damages arising out of the provision of building code inspections, plan reviews or post-disaster building evaluations may not be maintained by any person against a certified inspector or certified building evaluator if the inspector or building evaluator is providing building code inspections, plan reviews or post-disaster building evaluations under the provisions of this section and the inspector or building evaluator is operating within the scope of the certification.
(4) The immunity provided by this section applies only to services that meet all of the following requirements:
(a) The services are rendered without compensation.
(b) The services are rendered within 60 days after the Governor declares a state of emergency under the provisions of ORS 401.165.
(c) The services are rendered to assist in relief efforts arising out of the emergency giving rise to the declaration of emergency.
(5) This section does not affect the liability of any architect, engineer, inspector or building evaluator for gross negligence or intentional torts.
(6) The immunity provided by this section applies only to:
(a) Inspectors certified under ORS 455.715 to 455.740;
(b) Building evaluators certified for post-disaster building evaluation by the Department of Consumer and Business Services;
(c) Architects who are registered under ORS 671.010 to 671.220;
(d) Engineers who are registered under ORS 672.002 to 672.325; and
(e) Architects and engineers who are licensed or registered under the laws of another state. [1995 c.616 §1; 2009 c.259 §19; 2013 c.196 §15]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 030 - Actions and Suits in Particular Cases › Section 30.792 - Liability of health care provider or health clinic for volunteer services to charitable organization.

(1) As used in this section:
(a)(A) "Charitable organization" means a charitable organization, as defined in ORS 128.620, that:
(i) Spends at least 65 percent of its revenues on charitable programs; and
(ii) Has a financially secure source of recovery for individuals who suffer harm as a result of actions taken by a volunteer on behalf of the organization.
(B) "Charitable organization" does not include hospitals, intermediate care facilities or long term care facilities, as those terms are defined in ORS 442.015.
(b) "Health care provider" means an individual licensed in this state as a practitioner of one or more healing arts as described in ORS 31.740.
(c) "Health clinic" means a public health clinic or a health clinic operated by a charitable organization that provides primarily primary physical health, dental or mental health services to low-income patients without charge or using a sliding fee scale based on the income of the patient.
(2) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, a person may not maintain an action for damages against:
(a) A health care provider who voluntarily provides assistance, services or advice through a charitable organization if:
(A) The assistance, services or advice that caused the damages are within the scope of the license of the health care provider; and
(B) The health care provider was acting within the course and scope of the provider’s volunteer duties when the damages occurred; or
(b) A health clinic for the assistance, services or advice provided by a health care provider described in paragraph (a) of this subsection.
(3) The immunity provided in this section does not apply to:
(a) Any person who receives compensation other than reimbursement for expenses incurred by the person providing the assistance, services or advice described in subsection (2) of this section.
(b) A person operating a motor vehicle, vessel, aircraft or other vehicle for which the person or owner of the vehicle, vessel, aircraft or other vehicle is required to possess an operator’s license or to maintain insurance.
(c) The liability of any person for damages resulting from the person’s gross negligence or from the person’s reckless, wanton or intentional misconduct.
(d) Any activity for which a person is otherwise strictly liable without regard to fault. [1995 c.616 §2; 2005 c.362 §2; 2012 c.41 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 030 - Actions and Suits in Particular Cases › Section 30.794 - Liability of physician or hospital arising out of care provided by direct entry midwife.

(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Direct entry midwife" means a person practicing direct entry midwifery as defined in ORS 687.405.
(b) "Hospital" has the meaning given that term in ORS 442.015.
(2) A person may not bring a cause of action against a physician licensed under ORS chapter 677 or against a hospital for injury to a patient if:
(a) The injury occurred as a result of care provided by a direct entry midwife in a setting outside the hospital; and
(b) The direct entry midwife requested that the patient be transported to the hospital because the direct entry midwife could not provide appropriate care to the patient.
(3) This section does not apply to the extent the physician or hospital contributed to the injury or to a claim of vicarious liability for care provided by a direct entry midwife.
(4) This section does not limit the liability of a physician or a hospital for gross negligence or reckless, wanton or intentional misconduct. [2011 c.650 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 030 - Actions and Suits in Particular Cases › Section 30.800 - Liability for emergency medical assistance.

(1) As used in this section and ORS 30.805, "emergency medical assistance" means:
(a) Medical or dental care not provided in a place where emergency medical or dental care is regularly available, including but not limited to a hospital, industrial first-aid station or the office of a physician, naturopathic physician, physician assistant or dentist, given voluntarily and without the expectation of compensation to an injured person who is in need of immediate medical or dental care and under emergency circumstances that suggest that the giving of assistance is the only alternative to death or serious physical aftereffects; or
(b) Medical care provided voluntarily in good faith and without expectation of compensation by a physician licensed under ORS chapter 677, a physician assistant licensed under ORS 677.505 to 677.525, a nurse practitioner licensed under ORS 678.375 to 678.390 or a naturopathic physician licensed under ORS chapter 685 and in the person’s professional capacity as a provider of health care for an athletic team at a public or private school or college athletic event or as a volunteer provider of health care at other athletic events.
(2) No person may maintain an action for damages for injury, death or loss that results from acts or omissions of a person while rendering emergency medical assistance unless it is alleged and proved by the complaining party that the person was grossly negligent in rendering the emergency medical assistance.
(3) The giving of emergency medical assistance by a person does not, of itself, establish a professional relationship between the person giving the assistance and the person receiving the assistance insofar as the relationship carries with it any duty to provide or arrange for further medical care for the injured person after the giving of emergency medical assistance. [1967 c.266 §§1,2; 1973 c.635 §1; 1979 c.576 §1; 1979 c.731 §1; 1983 c.771 §1; 1983 c.779 §1; 1985 c.428 §1; 1989 c.782 §35; 1997 c.242 §1; 1997 c.751 §11; 2013 c.688 §8; 2014 c.45 §3; 2017 c.356 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 030 - Actions and Suits in Particular Cases › Section 30.802 - Liability for use of automated external defibrillator.

(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Automated external defibrillator" means an automated external defibrillator approved for sale by the federal Food and Drug Administration.
(b) "Public setting" means a location that is:
(A) Accessible to members of the general public, employees, visitors and guests, but that is not a private residence;
(B) A public school facility as defined in ORS 327.365;
(C) A health club as defined in ORS 431A.450; or
(D) A place of public assembly as defined in ORS 431A.455.
(2) A person may not bring a cause of action against another person for damages for injury, death or loss that result from acts or omissions involving the use, attempted use or nonuse of an automated external defibrillator when the other person:
(a) Used or attempted to use an automated external defibrillator;
(b) Was present when an automated external defibrillator was used or should have been used;
(c) Provided training in the use of an automated external defibrillator;
(d) Is a physician, physician assistant licensed under ORS 677.505 to 677.525, nurse practitioner licensed under ORS 678.375 to 678.390 or a naturopathic physician licensed under ORS chapter 685 and provided services related to the placement or use of an automated external defibrillator; or
(e) Possesses or controls one or more automated external defibrillators placed in a public setting.
(3) The immunity provided by this section does not apply if:
(a) The person against whom the action is brought acted with gross negligence or with reckless, wanton or intentional misconduct; or
(b) The use, attempted use or nonuse of an automated external defibrillator occurred at a location where emergency medical care is regularly available.
(4) Nothing in this section affects the liability of a manufacturer, designer, developer, distributor or supplier of an automated external defibrillator, or an accessory for an automated external defibrillator, under the provisions of ORS 30.900 to 30.920 or any other applicable state or federal law. [2005 c.551 §1; 2010 c.27 §3; 2014 c.45 §4; 2017 c.356 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 030 - Actions and Suits in Particular Cases › Section 30.803 - Liability of licensed emergency medical services provider acting as volunteer.

A person may not maintain a cause of action for injury, death or loss against a licensed emergency medical services provider who acts as a volunteer without expectation of compensation, based on a claim of negligence unless the person shows that the injury, death or loss resulted from willful and wanton misconduct or intentional act or omission of the emergency medical services provider. [1987 c.915 §11; 2011 c.703 §19]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 030 - Actions and Suits in Particular Cases › Section 30.805 - Liability for emergency medical assistance by government personnel.

(1) No person may maintain an action for damages for injury, death or loss that results from acts or omissions in rendering emergency medical assistance unless it is alleged and proved by the complaining party that the acts or omissions violate the standards of reasonable care under the circumstances in which the emergency medical assistance was rendered, if the action is against:
(a) The staff person of a governmental agency or other entity if the staff person and the agency or entity are authorized within the scope of their official duties or licenses to provide emergency medical care; or
(b) A governmental agency or other entity that employs, trains, supervises or sponsors the staff person.
(2) As used in this section, "emergency medical care" means medical care to an injured or ill person who is in need of immediate medical care:
(a) Under emergency circumstances that suggest that the giving of assistance is the only alternative to serious physical aftereffects or death;
(b) In a place where emergency medical care is not regularly available;
(c) In the absence of a personal refusal of such medical care by the injured or ill person or the responsible relative of such person; and
(d) Which may include medical care provided through means of radio or telecommunication by a medically trained person, who practices in a hospital as defined in ORS 442.015 and licensed under ORS 441.015 to 441.119 and 441.993, and who is not at the location of the injured or ill person. [1979 c.782 §8; 1981 c.693 §27; 1985 c.747 §48]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 030 - Actions and Suits in Particular Cases › Section 30.807 - Liability for emergency transportation assistance.

(1) No person shall maintain an action for damages for injury, death or loss that results from acts or omissions in rendering emergency transportation assistance unless it is alleged and proved by the complaining party that the person rendering emergency transportation assistance was grossly negligent. The provisions of this section apply only to a person who provides emergency transportation assistance without compensation.
(2) As used in this section, "emergency transportation assistance" means transportation provided to an injured or ill person who is in need of immediate medical care:
(a) Under emergency circumstances that suggest that the giving of assistance is the only alternative to serious physical aftereffect or death;
(b) From a place where emergency medical care is not regularly available;
(c) In the absence of a personal refusal of such assistance by the injured or ill person or the responsible relative of the person; and
(d) Which may include directions on the transportation provided through means of radio or telecommunications by a medically trained person who practices in a hospital, as defined in ORS 442.015 and who is not at the location of the injured or ill person. [1987 c.915 §10; 1997 c.242 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 030 - Actions and Suits in Particular Cases › Section 30.809 - Liability of fraternal organization that provides used eyeglasses or hearing aids.

(1) A fraternal organization, as defined in ORS 307.134, that is also a charitable corporation, as defined in ORS 128.620, and any other charitable corporation, as defined in ORS 128.620, that is affiliated with the fraternal organization are not liable for any damages arising out of providing previously owned eyeglasses or hearing aids to a person if:
(a) The person is at least 14 years of age; and
(b) The eyeglasses or hearing aids are provided to the person without charge.
(2) The immunity provided by subsection (1) of this section applies to eyeglasses only if the eyeglasses are provided by a licensed optometrist or ophthalmologist who has:
(a) Personally examined the person who will receive the eyeglasses and issued a prescription for the eyeglasses; or
(b) Personally consulted with the licensed optometrist or ophthalmologist who issued the prescription for the eyeglasses. [2011 c.59 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 030 - Actions and Suits in Particular Cases › Section 30.811 - Liability of person providing outreach services to homeless individual or individual at risk of becoming homeless individual.

(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Homeless individual" has the meaning given that term in 42 U.S.C. 11302, as in effect on March 16, 2012.
(b) "Outreach services" includes, but is not limited to:
(A) Case management services such as assessment and referral for alcohol or other drug-related services and for housing, financial, educational and related services; and
(B) Medical or dental services provided by a health practitioner who complies with ORS 676.340 and 676.345.
(2) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, a person providing outreach services to homeless individuals or individuals at risk of becoming homeless individuals is immune from civil liability for all acts or omissions in providing the care if:
(a) The person has registered as a volunteer with a nonprofit corporation organized under the laws of this state that has as one of its principal missions the provision of services to homeless individuals or individuals at risk of becoming homeless individuals; and
(b) The services are provided without compensation from the nonprofit corporation, the individual to whom services are rendered or any other person.
(3) This section does not apply to intentional torts or to acts or omissions that constitute gross negligence. [2012 c.41 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 030 - Actions and Suits in Particular Cases › Section 30.813 - Liability of person who enters motor vehicle to remove unattended child or domestic animal; exceptions.

(1) As used in this section, "motor vehicle" has the meaning given that term in ORS 801.360.
(2) A person who enters a motor vehicle, by force or otherwise, to remove a child or domestic animal left unattended in the motor vehicle is not subject to criminal or civil liability if the person:
(a) Before entering the motor vehicle, determines that the motor vehicle is locked or there is no reasonable method for the child or animal to exit the motor vehicle without assistance;
(b) Has a good faith and reasonable belief, based upon the circumstances, that entry into the motor vehicle is necessary because the child or animal is in imminent danger of suffering harm;
(c) Before or as soon as is reasonably practicable after entering the motor vehicle, notifies law enforcement or emergency services;
(d) Uses no more force than is necessary to enter the motor vehicle and remove the child or animal; and
(e) Remains with the child or animal in a safe location, in reasonable proximity to the motor vehicle, until law enforcement, emergency services or the owner or operator of the motor vehicle arrives.
(3) This section does not limit the liability of a person for gross negligence or for reckless, wanton or intentional misconduct.
(4) This section does not limit the liability of a peace officer as defined in ORS 161.015. [2017 c.424 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 030 - Actions and Suits in Particular Cases › Section 30.815 - Liability of seller or lessor of law enforcement dog.

(1) As used in this section, "law enforcement dog" means a dog that is sold or leased to a law enforcement agency and intended to be a law enforcement animal as defined in ORS 167.310.
(2) A seller or lessor of a law enforcement dog is not liable under ORS 30.920 for physical harm or damage to property caused by the law enforcement dog if the law enforcement agency to which the dog was sold or leased has begun or completed training the dog using a training program approved by the law enforcement agency or an accredited and recognized animal handling organization. [2017 c.258 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 030 - Actions and Suits in Particular Cases › Section 30.817 - Action against animal abuser for costs of providing veterinary care; attorney fees.

(1) As used in this section, "abuse" means an act or omission in violation of ORS 167.310 to 167.351 that results in physical injury to a domestic animal.
(2) A person that provides or ensures the provision of veterinary care for an animal for the purpose of addressing the effects of abuse has a private right of action against the person inflicting the abuse. A court shall award a plaintiff prevailing in an action under this section compensatory damages for all reasonable expenses incurred by the person in relation to veterinary care for the abused animal, plus costs and reasonable attorney fees.
(3) Subsection (2) of this section does not affect the existence of a lien arising under ORS 87.159 or any petition or order for forfeiture under ORS 167.347.
(4) When determining whether to require a defendant in a criminal proceeding to pay restitution for the cost of veterinary care provided to an injured animal, a court may not consider the availability of an action under this section. [2019 c.161 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 030 - Actions and Suits in Particular Cases › Section 30.820 - Action against seller of drugged horse; attorney fees.

In addition to and not in lieu of the penalty provided in ORS 165.825 (2), any person who buys a horse sold in violation of ORS 165.825 (1) may bring an action against the seller for any damages the buyer incurs as a result of the sale. The court may award reasonable attorney fees to the prevailing party in an action under this section. [1971 c.175 §3; 1981 c.897 §8; 1995 c.618 §25]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 030 - Actions and Suits in Particular Cases › Section 30.822 - Action for theft of or injury to search and rescue animal or therapy animal; attorney fees.

(1) In addition to and not in lieu of any other penalty provided by state law, the owner of a search and rescue animal or a therapy animal, as defined in ORS 167.352, may bring an action for economic and noneconomic damages against any person who steals or, without provocation, attacks the search and rescue animal or therapy animal. The owner may also bring an action for such damages against the owner of any animal that, without provocation, attacks a search and rescue animal or therapy animal. The action authorized by this subsection may be brought by the owner even if the search and rescue or therapy animal was in the custody or under the supervision of another person when the theft or attack occurred.
(2) If the theft of or unprovoked attack on a search and rescue animal or therapy animal described in subsection (1) of this section results in the death of the animal or the animal is not returned or if injuries sustained in the theft or attack prevent the animal from returning to service as a search and rescue animal or therapy animal, the measure of economic damages shall include, but need not be limited to, the replacement value of an equally trained animal, without any differentiation for the age or the experience of the animal.
(3) If the theft of or unprovoked attack on a search and rescue animal or therapy animal described in subsection (1) of this section results in injuries from which the animal recovers and returns to service, or if the animal is stolen and is recovered and returns to service, the measure of economic damages shall include, but need not be limited to, the costs of temporary replacement services, veterinary medical expenses and any other costs and expenses incurred by the owner as a result of the theft of or injury to the animal.
(4) No cause of action arises under this section if the owner or the person having custody or supervision of the search and rescue animal or therapy animal was committing a criminal or civil trespass at the time of the attack on the animal.
(5) The court may award reasonable attorney fees to the prevailing party in an action under this section. [1993 c.312 §4; 1995 c.618 §26]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 030 - Actions and Suits in Particular Cases › Section 30.825 - Action for unlawful tree spiking; attorney fees.

Any person who is damaged by an act prohibited in ORS 164.886 (1) to (3) may bring a civil action to recover damages sustained. A party seeking civil damages under this section may recover upon proof by a preponderance of the evidence of a violation of the provisions of ORS 164.886 (1) to (3). The court may award reasonable attorney fees to the prevailing party in an action under this section. [1989 c.1003 §4; 1995 c.618 §27]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 030 - Actions and Suits in Particular Cases › Section 30.833 - Action for dissemination of intimate image; attorney fees.

(1) Irrespective of any criminal prosecution or the result thereof, a person depicted in an image disclosed in violation of ORS 163.472, or that person’s parent or guardian, representative or estate, shall have a civil action to secure an injunction, damages or other appropriate relief against any and all persons whose actions are unlawful under ORS 163.472.
(2) Upon prevailing in such action, the plaintiff may recover:
(a) The greater of:
(A) Special and general damages, including damages for emotional distress; or
(B) Statutory damages of $5,000 per plaintiff against each defendant found liable under this section;
(b) An amount equal to any economic gain received by the defendant for the disclosure; and
(c) Punitive damages.
(3) The court may award reasonable attorney fees to the prevailing plaintiff in an action under this section.
(4) An emancipated minor, or the parent, parents or legal guardian of an unemancipated minor, shall be liable for any judgment recovered against such minor under this section, in an amount not to exceed $5,000.
(5) A civil action under this section does not affect a right or remedy available under any other law of this state.
(6) An award of statutory damages described in subsection (2) of this section is not evidence of the existence or the amount of economic damages for purposes of restitution under ORS 137.106. [2019 c.304 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 030 - Actions and Suits in Particular Cases › Section 30.835 - Action for improper disclosure of private information; attorney fees.

(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Disclose" includes, but is not limited to, transfer, publish, distribute, exhibit, advertise and offer.
(b) "Injure" means to subject another to bodily injury or death.
(c) "Harass" means to subject another to severe emotional distress such that the individual experiences anxiety, fear, torment or apprehension that may or may not result in a physical manifestation of severe emotional distress or a mental health diagnosis and is protracted rather than merely trivial or transitory.
(d) "Personal information" means:
(A) The plaintiff’s home address, personal electronic mail address, personal phone number or Social Security number;
(B) Contact information for the plaintiff’s employer;
(C) Contact information for a family member of the plaintiff;
(D) Photographs of the plaintiff’s children; or
(E) Identification of the school that the plaintiff’s children attend.
(e) "Stalk" means conduct constituting the crime of stalking under ORS 163.732 or conduct that would give rise to an action for issuance or violation of a stalking protective order under ORS 30.866.
(2) A plaintiff has a cause of action for improper disclosure of private information if the plaintiff establishes by a preponderance of the evidence that:
(a) The defendant, with the intent to stalk, harass or injure the plaintiff, knowingly caused personal information to be disclosed;
(b) The defendant knew or reasonably should have known that the plaintiff did not consent to the disclosure;
(c) The plaintiff is stalked, harassed or injured by the disclosure; and
(d) A reasonable person would be stalked, harassed or injured by the disclosure.
(3) A plaintiff who prevails in a claim under this section may recover:
(a) Economic and noneconomic damages, as those terms are defined in ORS 31.710;
(b) Punitive damages;
(c) Injunctive relief;
(d) Reasonable attorney fees; and
(e) Any other appropriate equitable relief.
(4) An action under this section must be commenced not later than two years after the conduct that gives rise to a claim for relief occurred. [2021 c.300 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 030 - Actions and Suits in Particular Cases › Section 30.845 - Action against person who summons police with improper intent; attorney fees.

(1) A person may bring a civil action for damages against any person who knowingly causes a police officer to arrive at a location to contact another person with the intent to:
(a) Infringe on the other person’s rights under the Oregon or United States Constitutions;
(b) Unlawfully discriminate against the other person;
(c) Cause the other person to feel harassed, humiliated or embarrassed;
(d) Cause the other person to be expelled from a place in which the other person is lawfully located; or
(e) Damage the other person’s:
(A) Reputation or standing within the community; or
(B) Financial, economic, consumer or business prospects or interests.
(2) Upon prevailing in an action under this section, the plaintiff may recover:
(a) The greater of:
(A) Special and general damages, including damages for emotional distress; or
(B) Statutory damages of $250 against each defendant found liable under this section; and
(b) Punitive damages.
(3) The court may award reasonable attorney fees to the prevailing plaintiff in an action under this section.
(4) A civil action under this section:
(a) May be brought in the small claims department of a circuit court if the total damages do not exceed the jurisdictional limit of the small claims department.
(b) Does not affect a right or remedy available under any other law of this state. [2019 c.415 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 030 - Actions and Suits in Particular Cases › Section 30.849 - Action for injunction compelling private school to comply with certain laws.

(1) A person may bring an action for an injunction compelling a private school to comply with the provisions of any of the following laws:
(a) ORS 339.366 and 339.368 (policies on teen dating violence and domestic violence);
(b) ORS 339.370 to 339.400 (reporting of suspected abuse and suspected sexual conduct);
(c) ORS 342.704 (policy on sexual harassment); and
(d) ORS 419B.005 to 419B.050 (reports on child abuse).
(2) A court may enter an order compelling compliance and may prescribe the requirements and timelines for satisfaction of the order. When a court enters an order under this subsection, the court may award reasonable attorney fees and costs to the prevailing plaintiff.
(3) If a private school does not satisfy an order entered as provided by subsection (2) of this section, a student, or the parent or guardian of a student, may bring a civil action and recover damages for the greater of $1,000 or the total amount for special and general damages, including damages for emotional distress. A court may award reasonable attorney fees and costs to the prevailing plaintiff in an action under this subsection. [2021 c.479 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 030 - Actions and Suits in Particular Cases › Section 30.851 - Action for interfering with health care facility; attorney fees.

(1) Irrespective of any criminal prosecution or the result thereof, a person or health care facility aggrieved by conduct prohibited by ORS 166.119 may bring a civil action against the person or group of persons engaging in the prohibited conduct, individually or jointly with other aggrieved persons, in the appropriate court for relief.
(2) A plaintiff who prevails in a claim described in this section may recover:
(a) Economic or noneconomic damages, as those terms are defined in ORS 31.705;
(b) Statutory damages of $500 per day for each day that the prohibited conduct occurred for a plaintiff who is an individual, or $5,000 per day for each day that the prohibited conduct occurred for a plaintiff that is a health care facility;
(c) Injunctive relief;
(d) Reasonable attorney fees; and
(e) Any other appropriate equitable relief.
(3) In a proceeding on an action described in this section, the court shall take all steps reasonably necessary to safeguard the individual’s privacy and prevent harassment of a health care patient or health care provider who is a party to or witness in the proceeding, including granting protective orders and motions in limine when appropriate.
(4) The following persons and entities qualify as aggrieved for the purposes of subsection (1) of this section:
(a) A person, physically present at the health care facility when the prohibited conduct occurs, whose access is or is about to be obstructed or impeded;
(b) A person, physically present at the health care facility when the prohibited conduct occurs, whose care is or is about to be disrupted;
(c) The health care facility or an employee or agent of the health care facility; or
(d) The owner of the health care facility or the building or property upon which the health care facility is located.
(5) As used in this section:
(a) "Health care facility" has the meaning given that term in ORS 166.119.
(b) "Health care provider" has the meaning given that term in ORS 166.119. [2023 c.228 §46]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 030 - Actions and Suits in Particular Cases › Section 30.860 - Action for trade discrimination; treble damages; attorney fees.

(1) A person or governmental entity may not discriminate against, boycott, blacklist or refuse to buy from, sell to or trade with any person because of foreign government imposed or sanctioned discrimination based upon the race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin of the person or of the person’s partners, members, directors, stockholders, agents, employees, business associates, suppliers or customers.
(2) Any person directly injured in business or property by a violation of subsection (1) of this section may sue whoever knowingly practices, or conspires to practice, activities prohibited by subsection (1) of this section, and shall recover threefold the damages sustained. The court shall award reasonable attorney fees to the prevailing plaintiff in an action under this section. The court may award reasonable attorney fees and expert witness fees incurred by a defendant who prevails in the action if the court determines that the plaintiff had no objectively reasonable basis for asserting a claim or no objectively reasonable basis for appealing an adverse decision of a trial court. [1977 c.395 §§1,2; 1981 c.897 §9; 1995 c.618 §28; 2007 c.100 §15; 2021 c.367 §4]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 030 - Actions and Suits in Particular Cases › Section 30.862 - Action for public investment fraud; attorney fees.

(1) Conduct constituting a violation of ORS 30.862 and 162.117 to 162.121 shall give rise to a civil cause of action by the state. The court may award reasonable attorney fees to the prevailing party in an action under this section.
(2) The application of one civil remedy under any provision of ORS 30.862 and 162.117 to 162.121 shall not preclude the application of any other remedy, civil or criminal, under ORS 30.862 and 162.117 to 162.121 or under any other provision of law. Civil remedies under ORS 30.862 and 162.117 to 162.121 are supplemental and not mutually exclusive. [1993 c.768 §4; 1995 c.618 §29]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 030 - Actions and Suits in Particular Cases › Section 30.863 - Action for impersonation; attorney fees.

(1) A plaintiff has a cause of action for the recovery of compensatory damages from any person who violates ORS 165.815.
(2) In an action brought under subsection (1) of this section, the court may award the prevailing party costs and reasonable attorney fees. [2016 c.22 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 030 - Actions and Suits in Particular Cases › Section 30.864 - Action for disclosure of certain education records; limitation of action; attorney fees.

(1) Any person claiming to be aggrieved by the reckless disclosure of personally identifiable information from a student’s education records as prohibited by standards issued by the State Board of Education or the governing board of a public university listed in ORS 352.002 may file a civil action in circuit court for equitable relief or, subject to the terms and conditions of ORS 30.265 to 30.300, for damages, or both. The court may order such other relief as may be appropriate.
(2) The action authorized by this section shall be filed within two years of the alleged unlawful disclosure.
(3) In an action brought under this section, the court may allow the prevailing party costs, disbursements and reasonable attorney fees. [1993 c.806 §8; 1995 c.618 §30; 2013 c.768 §102; 2015 c.767 §45]