Duty of care
- legal issues not precluded by investigation or administrative proceeding
Source:
Section 677.095 — Duty of care; legal issues not precluded by investigation or administrative proceeding, https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors677.html.
Notes of Decisions
This section is addressed to standards relating to medical malpractice, so it was improper to use it as standard to judge matters of physician license revocation. Spray v. Bd. of Medical Examiners, 50 Or App 311, 624 P2d 125 (1981), as modified by 51 Or App 773, 627 P2d 25 (1981)
“Error-of-judgment” instruction is unduly confusing and obscures fact that defendant’s liability for negligence turns on exercise of reasonable care and not on exercise of judgment. Rogers v. Meridian Park Hospital, 307 Or 612, 772 P2d 929 (1989)
Under Creasey v. Hogan, 292 Or 154, 637 P2d 114 (1981), key determination is that expert possess knowledge of what constitutes proper medical treatment in similar community. Mosley v. Owens, 108 Or App 685, 816 P2d 1198 (1991), Sup Ct review denied
Whether duty extends to third parties is not addressed by definition of nature of duty toward patients. Zavalas v. Dept. of Corrections, 124 Or App 166, 861 P2d 1026 (1993), Sup Ct review denied
Law Review Citations
70 OLR 629 (1991)
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