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// JURISDICTION / OR

Truck claims
in Oregon.

Oregon follows modified comparative fault — recovery is barred if your fault is greater than 50%. Otherwise, damages are reduced proportionally.

// HIGH URGENCY · ACT NOW

Oregon has a 2-year deadline. Evidence disappears in days.

01// STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS

2 years

Two years from the date of injury under ORS § 12.110.

02// FAULT SYSTEM

Modified comparative negligence (51% bar)

Oregon follows modified comparative fault — recovery is barred if your fault is greater than 50%. Otherwise, damages are reduced proportionally.

03// DAMAGE CAPS

Maximum recovery

Non-economic damages cap of $500,000 in many cases struck down in Busch v. McInnis Waste Systems for ordinary tort claims, though Tort Claims Act caps remain.

04// NOTICE REQUIREMENTS

Pre-suit notice

Tort Claims Act notice required within 180 days under ORS § 30.275.

05// KEY STATUTE

ORS § 12.110

Cite this statute when documenting your claim. Your attorney will work from this authority.

06// TRUCK-SPECIFIC NOTES

State practice

I-5 and I-84 carry heavy freight including Pacific Northwest timber and agricultural products.

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