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From the Desk of Matt Ukishima: Oregon limits the timeframe for initiating a product liability civil action for personal injury or property damage to ten years from the date of purchase (statute of ultimate repose). In cases where the product was manufactured in a different state with a longer statute of repose, plaintiffs may sue in Oregon and get the benefit of the longer limitations period. But, what happens if the manufacturing state has no statute of repose for product liability claims? Rea