John N. Sheagren, M.D., P.C. v. Albrecht

*555De MUNIZ, J.

Defendant appeals from a judgment that awarded plaintiff damages for breach of contract and attorney fees under ORS 20.105. We reverse and remand.

Malcolm, while hospitalized, suffered from progressive aortic valve destruction that later required cardiac surgery. Malcolm retained defendant, an attorney, and sued the hospital and his physicians. Defendant contracted with plaintiff, a medical doctor specializing in infectious diseases, to provide expert testimony in Malcolm’s medical malpractice case. Plaintiff was consulted and, after a review of Malcolm’s hospital records, wrote an…