Recreational liability was the topic of discussion at a forum held by Oregon State Representative Mark Johnson in Hood River on Thursday.  An Oregon Supreme Court decision last year in a lawsuit involving a skier paralyzed in a terrain park at Mt. Bachelor found liability waivers violate the public interest and are invalid.  That has the recreational industry concerned with potential for more lawsuits and an increasing cost of doing business.  Johnson said he will be seeking an update to the state’s skier code of conduct during the upcoming February legislative session, something that hasn’t been done since 1977.  Beyond that, he says the long-term challenge is to define negligence and accepted risk in statute.  Johnson adds other states have taken steps to acknowledge the value of recreational tourism, including establishing a cabinet-level position to advise the Governor about the business.