Oregon Statutes 147.281 – Definitions
As used in ORS § 147.281 to 147.298:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 147.281
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
- Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
(1) ‘Action’ means an action, suit or proceeding.
(2) ‘Assistance’ means compensation paid by the Department of Justice under ORS § 147.005 to 147.367 to or on behalf of an applicant or recipient.
(3) ‘Claim’ means a claim of an applicant or recipient for damages for injuries against an assailant or any other person or entity alleged to be liable for the injury constituting the basis for the claim.
(4) ‘Compromise’ means a compromise between an applicant or recipient and an assailant or any other person or entity against whom the applicant or recipient has a claim.
(5) ‘Judgment’ means a judgment in an action brought by an applicant or recipient to enforce the claim of the applicant or recipient.
(6) ‘Recipient’ means a person who has received assistance.
(7) ‘Settlement’ means a settlement between an applicant or recipient and an assailant or any other person or entity against whom the applicant or recipient has a claim. [2005 c.383 § 2]