1 Trial Lawyer • Fall 2023 Board of Governors Fall 2023 The views expressed in Trial Lawyer are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the policies or opinions of the Oregon Trial Lawyers Association, its members, Board of Governors or staff. Trial Lawyer is a quarterly publication of the Oregon Trial Lawyers Association and is distributed as a membership benefit. For permission to reprint articles, contact Michael Kesten at 503-804-0668, michael@kestenmedia.com. For advertising rates, contact law@llmpubs.com or 503-445-2240. Publications Committee Co-Chairs — Barb Long, barb@vogtlong.com. 503-228-9858; Faith Morse, faith@morselawllc.com, 541-362-4725 Editor — Michael Kesten, KestenMedia, michael@kestenmedia.com, 503-804-0668 Oregon Trial Lawyers Association, 812 SW Washington Ste. 900, Portland OR 97205, 503-223-5587, otla@oregontriallawyers.org, www.oregontriallawyers.org Dedicated to protecting people, holding wrongdoers accountable, and promoting a fair and equitable justice system through advocacy and education. Articles Unveiling the Primary Factors in legal malpractice Sharnel Korala Mesirow..................................................................................6 When Legal Questions Result in Expansion Kirc Emerson .................................................................................................8 Professional Negligence in Residential Construction Defect Cases Robert Wilkinson..........................................................................................14 Weaponizing Care: Therapist malpractice Barb Long ....................................................................................................17 A Tale of Missed Direction: In dental malpractice Tina Stupasky, Bryan Lessley.........................................................................20 The Alphabet Soup of Vision Malpractice Greg Zeuthen ............................................................................................... 24 Lessons Learned: Navigating medical malpractice Brendan Dummigan, Deena Sajitharan ........................................................30 Heart Surgery Gone Wrong Marc Johnston .............................................................................................35 The Horse's Tail: A case study of medical malpractice Rhett Fraser...................................................................................................38 Differential Diagnosis: Rule out the danger Stephen Voorhees .........................................................................................42 Get the Most from Your Expert Chris Kuhlman ............................................................................................44 Giving a Voice to Those Silenced: Residential care facility abuse Blair Townsend ............................................................................................47 Departments President’s Message: Where I came from, what you can do Rob Kline........................................................................................................2 View from the Bench: Know the law, know the facts, know the judge Hon. Joe Charter.............................................................................................4 Annual Partners. ................................................................................................. 23 OTLA Guardians of Civil Justice........................................................................ 28 Comp Corner: Arbiter over AP Julene Quinn................................................................................................50 Between the Sheets Cody Hoesly, Lisa T. Hunt, Nadia Dahab....................................................... 51 Officers President Rob Kline President-elect Melissa Bobadilla Secretary-Treasurer Brent Barton Parliamentarian Rob Beatty-Walters Immediate Past President Blair Townsend District Governors Talia Guerriero — District 1 Nathan Sosa — District 1 Kelly Andersen — District 2 Tim Williams — District 2 Rhett Fraser — District 3 Jovita Wang — District 3 Derek Johnson — District 4 Lara Johnson — District 4 Erin Christison — District 5 Diego Conde — District 5 Governors-at-Large Steve Berman Keith Dozier Ronn Elzinga Sonya Fischer Chris Hill Neil Jackson SMona Moghimian Jeremiah Ross New Lawyer Governors Ashley Rosenbaum-DePalo Emily Johnson AAJ Governors Tom D’Amore Nadia Dahab Shenoa Payne AAJ State Delegates Ron Cheng Ryan Jennings Michael Wise OTLA Staff Email, (firstname)@oregontriallawyers.org Main phone, 503-223-5587 Kathleen Bergin, 503-223-5587 x108 Membership Director Beth Bernard, 503-223-2558 Chief Executive Officer Caroline Greenlaw, 503-223-5587 x100 Development Director Arthur Towers, 503-345-0045 Political Director/Lobbyist Dorina Vida, 503-223-5587 x111 Education and Communications Director
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