Tag: 7 Common Mistakes That Can Wreck Your Oregon Accident Case
Should I expect to receive payment for what I’m enduring as a victim of an accident?
If you’ve been the victim of an accident, you may require extensive medical treatment. So it’s important to remember that you must receive proper medical treatment so that you can recover from your accident. Also, since you have been the victim of an accident, you should know that insurance companies will compensate you for “pain… read more
Should I sign the information releases that the insurance adjuster gave me?
It is very important that you do not sign any release forms that you received from an insurance adjuster without first talking to an attorney. Remember that the insurance adjuster’s main goal is to keep the payments they make to accident victims like you as small as possible. That’s why we are here for you—to… read more
How much is my accident case worth?
If you’ve been injured in an accident, then you undoubtedly want to know how much your case is worth. There are multiple factors involved in determining the answer to this question including the extent of the damage to property, personal losses, and most importantly, your own physical well being. We are trained and experienced in… read more
Van, Truck Crash on Icy Highway
Date: February 18, 2010 Location: Oregon 6 (NW Wilson River Highway) near Banks, Oregon Names: Joseph Romero, Mark Hanson Two drivers were seriously injured in a head-on collision between a FedEx van and a pickup truck February 18, 2010, on an icy stretch of road on Oregon 6 (NW Wilson River Highway) near Banks, Oregon,… read more
Christmas Eve Car Crash Injures Nine People
Date: December 24, 2009 Location: Highway 20, between Corvallis and Albany, Oregon Names: Sudhakar Thakillapati, Trashana Hanumantha Rao, Silvamari Thakillapati, Sushma Thakillapati, Bindu Lumen, Stevie Simpson, Andrea L. Logan, Andrew Scott Tokstad Oregon State Police are looking for witnesses to a three-car highway crash caused by a wrong-way driver, in which nine people were injured…. read more
Portland Woman Dies in Crash
Date: December 2, 2009 Location: Highway 99W & SW Bell Road, Sherwood, Oregon Names: Grace C. Throckmorton, Michael D. Backman Grace C. Throckmorton, 23, of Portland, Oregon, died December 2, 2009, after she pulled her car into the path of a Jeep Cherokee driven by Michael D. Backman, 27, of Dayton. The accident occurred around… read more
Driver Seriously Injured in Highway 97 Truck Crash
Date: October 17, 2009 Location: Highway 97 north of Madras, Oregon Names: Kesar Bhatti According to an Oregon State Police press release, Kesar Bhatti, 51, of Stockton, California, was seriously injured around 3 PM, October 17, 2009, when his commercial truck and trailer, loaded with apples, left the road on Highway 97 about three miles… read more
DUII Rollover Crash Injures Two Passengers
Date: October 15, 2009 Location: 10138 Donald Road NE, Donald, Oregon Names: Cassandra Westgate, James Cothern, Shawn Stearns According to a Marion County Sheriff’s Office press release, an Aurora man was charged with driving under the influence of intoxicants and two counts of assault October 15, 2009, after an early-morning car crash injured his two… read more
Driver Killed in Truck Crash Involving Speed and Alcohol
Date: October 15, 2009 Location: SW Beaverton-Hillsdale Highway, Oregon Names: Ronald Earley According to The Portland Tribune, alcohol and speeding were factors in an early-morning truck crash October 15, 2009, that killed a 24-year-old man. The fatal accident occurred around 2:50 AM, as Ronald Earley, of Portland, Oregon, was driving a Ford Ranger pickup truck… read more
Motorcycle Crash Kills Eagle Point Man
Date: September 25, 2009 Location: U.S. 199, north of Grants Pass Names: Harrel Eugene Neal An Eagle Point motorcyclist died about 2:20 PM on September 25, 2009, after his motorcycle swerved onto the shoulder of U.S. 199 near Grants Pass, hitting a guardrail. Harrel Eugene Neal, 51, was thrown off his 2005 Honda motorcycle, Oregon… read more