Oregon Court Reverses $10M Asbestos Award Based On California Workers’ Comp Law

(June 28, 2024, 8:09 AM EDT) -- PORTLAND, Ore. — A trial court erred in granting a plaintiff partial summary judgment after concluding that it was the defendant’s burden to demonstrate that California’s workers’ compensation exclusivity provision applied to an asbestos case, the Oregon Court of Appeals said in an unpublished opinion, reversing a $10 million loss-of-consortium award....