Legal Opinion
Ortega v. Port of Portland
Court of Appeals of Oregon
Decided April 16, 1997No. 9509-06299; CA A91279PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHaselton, J.
Plaintiff appeals from the dismissal of his actions for negligence, based on general maritime law, against the Port of Portland. The trial court, on summary judgment, concluded that, because plaintiff had received benefits from his employer under the federal Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (LHWCA), 33 USC sections 901 et seq, his “third-party’ action against the Port was precluded under the Oregon Tort Claims Act. ORS 30.265(3)(a). We affirm.
The material facts were, for purposes of summary judgment, undisputed. Plaintiff worked as a rigger for Cascade General, Inc., which…
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