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County says estate dismissed lawsuit in 2022 fatal crash case; law firm reports litigation victory and hiring next steps
Summary
County counsel reported that the estate in Adriana Shelton v. Washington County voluntarily dismissed a lawsuit alleging county and former sheriff claims tied to a September 2022 fatal crash. County counsel said the dismissal followed statute of limitations concerns under the Oregon Tort Claims Act and noted continuing hiring for litigation staff.
Washington County’s legal team reported a voluntary dismissal this week of a wrongful‑death lawsuit that named the county and a former sheriff in a crash that killed two teenage girls in September 2022.
The county’s new litigator, Dave Lewis, briefed the board that the estate dismissed the action after counsel pointed to the two‑year statute of limitations under the Oregon Tort Claims Act as a bar to the…
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