Aline Miller v. Ford Motor Co.

ORDER

JAY S. BYBEE, Circuit Judge, Presiding

Pursuant to Oregon Revised Statutes § 28.200, we certify the following question to the Oregon Supreme Court:

Oregon’s statute of repose for products liability actions (Or. Rev. Stat. § 30.905(2)) provides that a civil action “must be commenced before the later of ... ten years ... or ... the expiration of any statute of repose for an equivalent civil action in the state in which the product was manufactured.... ” If the state of manufacture has no relevant statute of repose, is a plaintiff entitled to an unlimited period (subject to the statute of…