Rabkin v. Oregon Health Sciences University

350 F.3d 967 John M. RABKIN, M.D., Plaintiff-Appellee/Cross-Appellant, v. OREGON HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY, an Oregon public corporation, Defendant-Appellant/Cross-Appellee. No. 02-35077. No. 02-35178. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted September 10, 2003. Filed November 24, 2003. Marjorie A. Speirs, Hoffman, Hart & Wagner, Portland, Oregon, for the defendant-appellant/cross-appellee. Jeffrey M. Batchelor and Jeffrey M. Edelson, Markowitz, Herbold, Glade & Mehlhaf, P.C., Portland, Oregon, for the plaintiff-appellee/cross-appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Oregon, Owen M. Panner, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV-01-00943-PA. Before: RUGGERO J. ALDISERT, * SUSAN P. GRABER and RONALD M. GOULD, Circuit Judges. OPINION ALDISERT, Circuit Judge. 1 This appeal by Oregon Health Sciences University (OHSU) from an Order by the United States District Court for the District of Oregon denying Appellant's motion to reduce a jury verdict requires us to decide whether an award under Oregon's Whistleblower Law, Or.Rev.Stat. § 659A.203 (2001), is limited to $200,000 as set forth in the Oregon Tort Claims…