Lang v. Rogue Valley Medical Center/Asante

Pursuant to ORCP 54 B(l), the trial court dismissed plaintiffs wrongful death action because it found that plaintiffs counsel willfully failed to comply with two court orders and that, as a result, dismissal was an appropriate sanction. The Court of Appeals affirmed the resulting judgment without opinion. Lang v. Rogue Valley Medical Center, 276 Or App 610, 369 P3d 450 (2016). We allowed plaintiffs petition for review to clarify the standard that applies when a trial court dismisses an action pursuant to ORCP 54 B(l) for failing to comply with a court order. We now reverse the Court of…