Oregon Law
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15.010[Repealed by 1979 c.284 §199] 15.020[Amended by 1977 c.877 §2; repealed by 1979 c.284 §199] 15.030[Repealed by 1979 c.284 §199] 15.040[Amended by 1963 c.310 §1; 1967 c.297 §1; 1969 c.181 §1; 1971 c.192 §1; 1977 c.877 §3; repealed by 1979 c.284 §199] 15.050[Repealed by 1969 c.181 §2] 15.060[Amended by 1955 c.165 §1; 1973 c.827 §5; 1977 c.877 §4; repealed by 1979 c.284 §199] 15.070[Repealed by 1979 c.284 §199] 15.080[Amended by 1961 c.344 §98; 1963 c.310 §2; 1967 c.581 §1; 1973 c.823 §87; 1975 c.604 §1; 1977 c.877 §5; repealed by 1979 c.284 §199] 15.085[1963 c.445 §2; 1969 c.597 §257; 1971 c.779 §1; repealed by 1979 c.284 §199] 15.090[Repealed by 1979 c.284 §199] 15.100[Renumbered 18.135] 15.110[Amended by 1955 c.293 §1; 1973 c.827 §6; 1977 c.877 §6; repealed by 1979 c.284 §199] 15.120[Repealed by 1979 c.284 §199] 15.130[Amended by 1955 c.70 §1; 1965 c.329 §1; 1973 c.529 §1; repealed by 1979 c.284 §199] 15.140[Repealed by 1979 c.284 §199] 15.150[Repealed by 1979 c.284 §199] 15.160[Amended by 1961 c.353 §1; 1977 c.877 §7; repealed by 1979 c.284 §199] 15.170[Repealed by 1979 c.284 §199] 15.180[Repealed by 1979 c.284 §199] 15.190[Amended by 1955 c.287 §15; subsection (5) of 1955 part derived from 1955 c.287 §§33, 34; 1959 c.440 §1; 1967 c.410 §1; 1969 c.389 §1; 1973 c.60 §1; 1977 c.877 §8; repealed by 1979 c.284 §199] 15.200[Amended by 1955 c.287 §16; subsection (3) of 1955 part derived from 1955 c.287 §§33, 34; 1959 c.440 §2; 1961 c.146 §1; repealed by 1979 c.284 §199] 15.210[1975 c.623 §7; repealed by 1979 c.284 §199] 15.220[1975 c.623 §8; repealed by 1979 c.284 §199] 15.300Definitions for ORS 15.300 to 15.380 15.305Applicability 15.320Specific types of contracts governed by Oregon law 15.325Validity of form 15.330Capacity to contract 15.335Consent 15.350Choice of law made by parties 15.355Limitations on choice of law by parties 15.360General rule 15.380Presumptive rules for specific types of contracts 15.400Definitions for ORS 15.400 to 15.460 15.405Applicability 15.410Characterization 15.415Localization and other factual determinations 15.420Determining domicile 15.430Claims governed by Oregon law 15.435Product liability civil actions 15.440General rules 15.445General and residual approach 15.450Joint tortfeasors and third parties 15.455Agreements on applicable foreign law 15.460Commentary

Chapter 15 — Choice of Laws

ORS 15.435 Product liability civil actions

(1)

Notwithstanding ORS 15.440 and 15.445, Oregon law applies to product liability civil actions, as defined in ORS 30.900, if:

(a)

The injured person was domiciled in Oregon and the injury occurred in Oregon; or

(b)

The injured person was domiciled in Oregon or the injury occurred in Oregon, and the product:

(A)

Was manufactured or produced in Oregon; or

(B)

Was delivered when new for use or consumption in Oregon.

(2)

Subsection (1) of this section does not apply to a product liability civil action if a defendant demonstrates that the use in Oregon of the product that caused the injury could not have been foreseen and that none of the defendant’s products of the same type were available in Oregon in the ordinary course of trade at the time of the injury.

(3)

If a party demonstrates that the application of the law of a state other than Oregon to a disputed issue is substantially more appropriate under the principles of ORS 15.445, that issue shall be governed by the law of the other state.

(4)

All noncontractual claims or issues in product liability civil actions not provided for or not disposed of under this section are governed by the law of the state determined under ORS 15.445.

(Choice of Law)

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