Cler v. Providence Health System-Oregon

*483DURHAM, J.

Plaintiff Alan Cler suffered severe injury to his arm and hand after receiving intravenous chemotherapy treatment from defendant Oregon Hematology Oncology Associates, PC. Cler and his wife (plaintiffs) brought this action against defendant, alleging that one of defendant’s nurses had caused Cler’s injury by negligently administering the chemotherapy treatment. During defendant’s closing argument, defense counsel made several factual statements regarding a nurse expert who did not testify at trial; the statements had no basis in this record. The trial court overruled plaintiffs’…