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Oregon Car Accident Lawyers Explain Pedestrian Injury Compensation

Pedestrians Rarely Escape Injury When Involved In A Car Accident Pedestrians are some of the most vulnerable victims in car accidents.  With little protection against the impact and power of a car, pedestrians rarely escape injury when involved in a car accident. As seen in this most recent pedestrian accident, the most commonly injured victims… read more

Oregon Injury Attorneys’ Update On Potential Legislation

New Legislation Could Affect Oregon Bicycle Accident Victim Compensation As spring quickly approaches and warm weather arrives, Oregon residents are already beginning to enjoy the great outdoors. Unfortunately, an inevitable consequence of an increase in outdoor activities is that more opportunities exist for injuries to occur. In anticipation of the many outdoor activities you might… read more

Oregon Car Accident Laws Designed to Help Injury Victims

According to Oregon Car Accident Laws, Innocent Victims Deserve Fair and Just Compensation for Their Losses Driving while drunk in Oregon, or any state for that matter, is a criminal offense. In addition to being subject to penalties for the crime of drunk driving, if involved in an accident where injuries are sustained, the driver… read more

Calculating Truck Injury Compensation After an Accident

Factors to Consider When Calculating Potential Truck Injury Compensation Truck accidents often result in higher settlements for injury compensation to victims. Factors that are taken into consideration in calculating truck injury compensation differ depending upon the injuries suffered and whether or not the victim died as a result of the accident (fatal accident cases are… read more

It Can Be Hard to Get a Fair Oregon Car Accident Settlement

Oregon car accident settlements, while presumed to be fair compensation for any injuries you might sustain in an accident, are often difficult to obtain in an amount that truly makes you whole. The car accident settlement process begins immediately following a car accident and is complete when you receive a check from an insurance company… read more

Can I Sue A Car Insurance Company After an Accident?

What to Do If You ARE Seriously Injured in a Car Accident in Portland While you can’t technically sue a car insurance company after a car accident, you can bring a claim against the at-fault driver’s insurance policy. Insurance companies, regardless of how necessary and helpful, are ultimately out to make money. That means that… read more

Truck Accident Injuries are Prevented By Ban on Cell Phones

2013 Marks the Beginning of a National Hand-Held Phone Ban Regarding Interstate Commercial Truck and Bus Drivers As of January 3, 2013, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) issued a ban on the use of hand-held phones by interstate commercial truck and bus drivers. With… read more

Typical Injuries from Truck Accidents

As truck accident lawyers, DuBois Law Group can verify that truck accidents are among the most devastating of vehicle accidents, resulting in injuries and financial difficulties almost unimaginable. But, when a truck encounters a train, you are talking about an entirely different kind of devastation. Typical Injuries from Trucking Accidents With the many trucking regulations… read more

Gresham Accident Lawyers: What to Do After a Car Crash

67-Year-Old Man, Trapped Under the Dashboard of His Wrecked Vehicle, Appears to Be Okay With little to go on except a neighborhood resident explaining that GPS directions in his location sometimes misdirect people, police in Lake City are still wondering how a 67-year-old man wrecked his car, became stuck under the dashboard, and spent the… read more

Wrong-Way Vehicle Accidents Can Cause the Most Serious Injuries

Every couple of days a new report of a wrong-way driving accident hits the news. Almost epidemic in some states, wrong-way motor vehicle accidents account for approximately 350 highway deaths in the US each year. According to the Federal Highway Administration, wrong way driving has been an ongoing problem since the beginning of the interstate… read more