Kohring v. Ballard

The issue in this mandamus proceeding is whether the trial court correctly denied defendants’ motion to change venue. ORS 14.080(2) provides that venue is proper wherever a defendant engages in “regular, sustained business activity.” In this case, plaintiffs, a husband and wife, initiated a medical malpractice action against defendants in Multnomah County. Defendants argue that venue lies in Clackamas County, because that is where the clinic is located, where the doctor who provided the husband’s medical services resides, and where the husband received treatment. Plaintiffs argue that venue…