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House passes bill shielding survivors from retaliatory defamation suits and allowing fee awards
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The House passed Senate Bill 180, a measure intended to protect survivors of sexual assault from retaliatory defamation lawsuits by giving qualified privilege to good-faith disclosures and allowing survivors to recover fees if they prevail; sponsors cited California’s Speak Your Truth Act as a model.
The Oregon House on Tuesday passed Senate Bill 180, a measure designed to reduce the risk that survivors of sexual assault will be silenced by retaliatory defamation lawsuits.
Representative Mannix, who brought the bill to the floor, said the legislation protects survivors who disclose abuse “in good faith” by making those communications…
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