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Important Oregon Supreme Court Opinion on Negligent Construction

In what appears to be the final word on claims for negligent construction, the Oregon Supreme Court ruled last week that such claims must be brought within two years of "discovery." In Goodman v. Kingman Plastering, Inc. (2016), the Supreme Court effectively overruled Riverview Condo. Ass'n v. Cypress Ventures (2014), a recent (lower) Court of Appeals case that ruled that negligent construction claims needed to be brought within six years of discovery. read more

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