Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the Northwest v. Doe

Plaintiff appeals a judgment for defendant on a claim that sought a declaration that the parties had entered into an enforceable oral settlement agreement and specific enforcement of the same. ORS 28.010 et seq. Plaintiff argues that the court erred in holding that the agreement was not binding. We review de novo, ORS 19.125(3), and reverse.

Defendant is a nurse who was employed with plaintiff for several years. In 1993, she notified Myrna Baker, the Director of Human Resources for plaintiff, that she had been sexually harassed by one of plaintiffs doctors, “Smith.” 1 Defendant thereafter…