Sherwood v. Oregon Department of Transportation

Plaintiffs Noralee, David, and Nathan Sherwood 1 appeal from a judgment in favor of defendant Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT), in a tort action arising out of an automobile accident. Plaintiffs assign error to the trial court’s grant of ODOT’s motion for summary judgment and argue, specifically, that the court erred in holding that: (1) Noralee’s negligence claim was barred by both issue preclusion and claim preclusion; (2) David’s loss of consortium claim was barred by issue preclusion; and (3) Nathan’s claim for negligent infliction of emotional distress was insufficient as a…