Merten v. Portland General Electric Co.

This is an action for fraud. Plaintiff filed a workers’ compensation claim for injuries to his shoulder and back that he sustained while working for defendant. Defendant denied the claim for both injuries but later accepted plaintiffs claim for his shoulder injury. Plaintiff then filed this action seeking economic and noneconomic damages from defendant, alleging that defendant fraudulently promised to open plaintiffs back claim. Defendant moved for summary judgment on two grounds: first, that plaintiffs claim was subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Workers’ Compensation Board under…