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House rejects narrow retroactive fix for hernia-mesh claims
Summary
The House declined to pass Senate Bill 233 A, a narrowly targeted change allowing certain hernia-mesh removal claims to be filed despite the five-year statute of repose; sponsors framed the measure as an access-to-justice fix, opponents cited concerns about retroactive, narrow relief.
The House voted down Senate Bill 2 33 A, which would have allowed people to bring claims related to hernia-mesh removal occurring in a narrow date range despite Oregon—s five-year statute of repose for medical malpractice.
Representative Chi Chi, who carried the bill, told members the measure was prompted by the experience of Jim Evangelista, who said a 2018 hernia repair left him with chronic pain caused by non-dissolvable sutures; Chi Chi said that…
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