Client Alert: Oregon Court of Appeals Rejects “Bare Metals Defense” in Landmark Decision
The Oregon Court of Appeals - in a unanimous 3-0 decision - rejected the “bare metals” defense in McKenzie v. A.W. Chesterson, 277 Or.App 728 (2016). The Court specifically declined to follow the line of cases of our sister states, Washington (Simonetta v. Viad Corp., 165 Wash 2d 341, 197 ...