Ransom v. Radiology Specialists of the Nw.

LANDAU, S. J., concurring.

I agree with the majority that there is no basis for the trial court's decision to limit the questioning of the radiologists. Nothing in the text of ORCP 36 supports it; in fact, the text of the rule requires the contrary result. Nor does Stevens v. Czerniak , 336 Or. 392, 84 P.3d 140 (2004), compel such a limit on deposition questioning.

I write separately to raise the question whether Stevens was correctly decided in the first place. With heartfelt respect for my colleagues who decided that case, I don't understand how it squares with basic principles of statutory…