Ashcroft v. Iqbal

Holding court need not credit "mere conclusory statements" in complaint

Klaxon Co. v. Stentor Co.

Holding that Erie doctrine applies to conflict-of-law rules

Applied Equipment Corp. v. Litton Saudi Arabia Ltd.

Holding that there is no separate cause of action for civil conspiracy, and that to establish such an action, a plaintiff must show some other underlying tort or civil wrong

McGanty v. Staudenraus

Holding that employee acting within scope of employment is not third party to contract between employer and another for purpose of tort of intentional interference with economic relations and utilizing similar "scope of employment" test

Milwaukee County v. White Co.

Holding that Constitution's Full Faith and Credit Clause requires American states to recognize their respective tax judgments

House v. Hicks

Finding no claim for IIED where university banned plaintiff from campus after making frequent unwanted contacts to a university employee

Granewich v. Harding

Holding that section 876(b) of the Restatement (Second) of Torts defines a cognizable claim under Oregon law

Keams v. Tempe Technical Institute, Inc.

Holding that field preemption did not apply under HEA to preempt state tort claim by students against accrediting agency: "It is apparent ... that Congress expected state law to operate in much of the field in which it was legislating."

Castro v. Budget Rent-A-Car System, Inc.

Holding Alabama's interests predominant over California's where auto accident occurred in Alabama, even though California resident victim could be financial burden on California

Zehr v. Haugen

Concluding that plaintiff stated claim for breach of contract by alleging that physician agreed to perform tubal ligation but failed to do so, and stating that, "where the parties have agreed upon the performance expected by the plaintiff and promised by the defendant in terms that commit the defendant to that performance without reference to, and irrespective of, any general standard of care, the defendant may be liable on the contract whether or not he or she was negligent"

Section 636 - Jurisdiction, powers, and temporary assignment

Holding that when a party fails to object to a magistrate judge's report and recommendation, our review of the district court's resulting decision is for plain error so long as the party "has been served with notice that [this consequence] will result from a failure to object"

Rule 12 - Defenses and Objections: When and How Presented; Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings; Consolidating Motions; Waiving Defenses; Pretrial Hearing

Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss

Rule 4 - Summons

Holding that if defendant is not served within 90 days after the complaint is filed, the court—on a motion, or on its own following notice to the plaintiff—must dismiss the action without prejudice against that defendant or order that service be made by a certain time

Section 3294 - When damages recoverable for sake of example and by way of punishment; employer liability for acts of employee; death from homicide

Stating plaintiff may recover punitive damages "in addition to the actual damages"

Section 30.265 - Scope of liability of public body, officers, employees and agents; liability in nuclear incident

Requiring the substitution of the State of Oregon as defendant for torts allegedly committed by a state employee acting within the scope of employment

Section 30.260 - Definitions for ORS 30.260 to 30.300

Defining "tort"

Section 415.10 - Personal delivery

Authorizing service of summons by personal delivery to person to be served

Section 818 - Damages imposed for sake of example or by way of punishment

Prohibiting exemplary or punitive damages imposed on a public entity

Section 1646 - Law and usage of place where performed

Section 174.117 - "Special government body" defined