Legal Opinion
Wyers v. American Medical Response Northwest, Inc.
Oregon Supreme Court
Decided August 11, 2016No. 091014750; CA A149258 (Control); 091116570; A149259; 091116571; CA A149260; 091116572; CA A149261; 091216650; CA A149262; 100202934; CA A149263 (SC S063000)PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLandau, J.
The decision of the Court of Appeals is affirmed. The judgment of the circuit court is reversed, and the case is remanded to the circuit court for further proceedings.
LANDAU, J.
This consolidated appeal concerns six civil actions against an ambulance company for permitting a paramedic in its employ to sexually abuse women while they were patients. The claims are alleged under ORS 124.100(5), which authorizes a vulnerable person to bring an action against a person who “permit [s]” another person to engage in physical or financial abuse “if the person knowingly acts or fails to act under…
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