Loosli v. City of Salem

The question in this case is when a public body that provides information pursuant to a statute will be liable for negligently providing incorrect information. The trial court ruled, on summary judgment, that defendant City of Salem owed plaintiffs no statutory or other duty and thus was not responsible for any economic damages that plaintiffs suffered as a result of the city’s negligence in providing information. A divided, en banc Court of Appeals affirmed. Loosli v. City of Salem, 215 Or App 502, 170 P3d 1084 (2007). We allowed plaintiffs’ petition for review and now affirm the Court of…