Año: 2012

Real Client: Man Hit By Drunk Driver Who Veered into His Lane at 60 MPH

This is a real story about one of our law firm’s real drunk driving accident clients.  All names of individuals have been changed to protect the innocent and the guilty alike.  But names of insurance companies are real, and the details of what happened have not been changed. “Arnold” was driving near Salem when a… leer más

People Admit to Distracted Driving in New Survey

We’ve all seen it as we’ve driven along Oregon roads, and car accident lawyers in Portland have been kept busy looking after clients who have been the victims of behavior that often defies belief. In spite of the obvious dangers, some drivers continue to send text messages while tearing along the interstate. Lady drivers do… leer más

Qué hacer después de un accidente por resbalón y caída en Portland

Seamos realistas. Los casos de accidentes por resbalones y caídas suelen recibir una publicidad muy negativa debido a una serie de incidentes bien documentados en los que se intentó estafar al propietario del local con reclamaciones falsas. El hecho es que la gente se cae en lugares como supermercados y centros comerciales, y se lesionan, a veces muy gravemente. Un abogado de responsabilidad de locales de Portland... leer más

US DOT ‘Hours of Service’ Rule Prevents Truck Accidents

Virtually every product manufactured in the United States is transported by a truck at some stage. Trucks are an important cog in the country’s economic wheel. Portland truck accident lawyers know that trucks are also, simply because of their sheer size and weight, very dangerous objects and especially when the driver is tired. A 2006… leer más

La violencia en la carretera desemboca en una agresión con vehículo en el norte de Portland

Lance Hamel, de 38 años, fue recientemente víctima de un caso de furia al volante que acabó en los tribunales. Hamel sabe que podría haber sido mucho peor. En lugar de estar en un tribunal explicando lo que le había ocurrido, podría haber acabado fácilmente en un cementerio. La violencia vial es un problema que... leer más

Olympic National Park: Lawsuit for Wrongful Death

When a 63-year-old Port Angeles man died from injuries he received after being attacked by a mountain goat in Olympic National Park in 2010, his family launched a wrongful death claim against the park for $10 million. The family said the park was responsible for the death and that they were negligent because they didn’t… leer más

Portland Police Bureau Cracks Down on Hit and Run Drivers

There are crimes of passion, petty crimes, crimes of negligence and neglect, white collar crimes born of greed and corruption…it’s true to say there are almost as many types of crime as there are criminals. But then there is the crime that in many ways is worse than most others. Portland bicycle accident lawyers and… leer más

PIP Covers All Drivers Who Drive With Car Owner’s Permission

The State of Oregon Court of Appeals recently heard such a case, where Geico Insurance Company was the defendant in a case taken by Brandon Sheptow (Sheptow v. Geico Gen. Ins. Co., 246 OR App 18 (2011)). This case sets a precedent that anyone driving a car (with the owner’s permission) will be covered under… leer más

Portland Rollover Accidents Are Still a Problem

If a traffic accident that injures or kills drivers and passengers could have been prevented long before the accident took place, is it right to still call it an accident? If a design flaw causes a vehicle to roll over after a tire blows out or when a driver makes a sudden turn for whatever… leer más

Gathering Your Oregon Medical Records

In the case of an Oregon traffic accident where someone has been hurt, a Portland injury lawyer will not only want to see his client’s medical records, he or she will also know what to do with them to help their client’s case. A recent study has shown that most patients would like access to… leer más