Oregonians for Sound Economic Policy, Inc. v. State Accident Insurance Fund Corp.

Plaintiff, Oregonians for Sound Economic Policy, Inc. (OSEP), seeks reconsideration of our decision, Oregonians for Sound Economic Policy v. SAIF, 218 Or App 31, 178 P3d 286 (2008). The principal issue in that decision was the validity of the trial court’s award of monetary sanctions and attorney fees in response to defendant, State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation’s (SAIF), contempt of the court’s order for SAIF to produce certain documents. Both amounts were substantial; the trial court ordered a total of $735,370 in monetary sanctions, plus $490,000 in attorney fees.

SAIF contended that…