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Oregon courts ask Legislature for 12 positions to accelerate wildfire litigation trials
Summary
The Oregon Judicial Department told the Ways and Means Public Safety Subcommittee it needs funding for 12 staff positions across two biennia to speed hundreds of wildfire-related cases consolidated in Multnomah County and resolve claims faster for survivors and heirs.
The Oregon Judicial Department asked the Joint Committee on Ways and Means — Public Safety Subcommittee on Feb. 17 for targeted staff funding to handle litigation arising from the 2020 Labor Day wildfires.
Nancy Cozine, the state court administrator, told the panel the consolidated wildfire caseload involves “over 2,000 plaintiffs, 200 cases, and over a 100 attorneys,”…
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