Every year, Oregon’s State Court Administrator must determine the percentage increase or decrease in the cost of living, and adjust the public tort claim limits accordingly. ORS 30.270(4). You can find a table of all tort claim limits going back …
UTCR Update to Certificate of Service
Have you updated your certificate of service form since the revisions to UTCR 2.020 went into effect on August 31, 2017? Here are the new requirements:
(1) A certificate of service must include:
(a) If the opposing party was served
ORCP 5 (Jurisdiction In Rem)
An Oregon state court has jurisdiction in rem when the action involves real or personal property in Oregon, even if the court does not have personal jurisdiction over the defendant, so long as a summons has been properly served on …
ORCP 4 O
ORCP 4O is titled “Defendant defined.” It clarifies that all subsections of Rule 4 apply to all parties who are subject to the court’s jurisdiction, not just to defendants.…