Posts tagged motor vehicle accidents

• Is it Time to Revise Oregon's Motor Vehicle Laws for Older Drivers?

  Brad Brad | November 07, 2006 12:18 PM | 0 CommentsPortland, OR Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  It's way past time to revise Oregon's motor vehicle laws as they pertain to us older motorists. Just 20 states have short-cycle renewals requiring in-person driver's license exams after one attains a specified age. And most of these 20 states do not require either written or driving retesting for these individuals.The author tells us about the automobile accident that severely injured his wife...

• Jury Awards Former Portland, Oregon News Anchor in Malpractice Lawsuit

  Brad Brad | November 05, 2006 12:28 PM | 0 CommentsPortland, OR Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Medical Malpractice Lawsuit against OHSU results in the first jury award against OHSU exceeding the $200,000 liability cap that had protected OHSU doctors from liability.Early in September 2006, an Oregon jury awarded Ken Ackerman, a former Portland TV personality, $412,000 plus another $1 million in compesatory damages. The jury award in th case is the first since the Oregon Court of Appeals...

• Oregon Accident Law: Do you Have a Case?

  Brad Brad | November 04, 2006 12:36 PM | 0 CommentsPortland, OR Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  It is best to find an attorney who has expertise in the field of Oregon accident law if you hope to collect damages. One of the things you will need to know is if you have a case. A lawyer who practices Oregon accident law will have the answers for you.If you have been injured in an accident in Oregon and think you may be able to file a claim you will need the help of someone who knows Oregon...

• Oregon Accident Law: Getting Started

  Brad Brad | October 29, 2006 7:43 PM | 0 CommentsPortland, OR Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Sometimes people are injured and do not know where to turn. For people who reside in Oregon or have a case that has taken place there, lawyer who practices Oregon accident law can help you.Sometimes people are injured and do not know where to turn. For people who reside in Oregon or have a case that has taken place there, lawyer who practices Oregon accident law can help you.An Oregon accident...

• Personal Injury Lawsuits Involving Oregon Injury Lawyers

  Brad Brad | October 25, 2006 7:52 PM | 0 CommentsPortland, OR Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Have you been injured and either live in Oregon or think you might have a case that took place in Oregon? It is best to seek professional help immediately. The law is a complicated affair and best handled by a competent attorney. Check out the services of an Oregon injury lawyer and see what he/she can do for you.Have you been injured and either live in Oregon or think you might have a case that...

• Policy Limits Obtained for Pedestrian Hit By Driver

  Staff Writer | September 08, 2006 1:12 AM | 0 CommentsPortland, OR Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Our firm obtained a policy limits offer for our client who was hit, as a pedestrian, in a crosswalk by a driver. The motor vehicle accident caused serious personal injuries to our client, a resident of Portland, Oregon. Pedestrians are often hit in crosswalks by drivers failing to watch the road. In Oregon, the law requires drivers to stop for pedestrians in crosswalks.

• Hit and Run Accident with Bicyclist in Gresham

  Staff Writer | March 05, 2006 7:48 PM | 0 CommentsPortland, OR Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Police have arrested the suspected driver of a car that hit a bicyclist on Saturday. The Hit and run suspect turned himself in. It happened at Southeast 165th and Stark just before 3 p.m. Police say the suspect was driving a mid 1990s black Honda sedan and hit the cyclist, then drove away, hitting a truck at 162nd and Burnside. No one was hurt in that crash.Police later found the suspect car was...

• Accidents Involving Drunk Drivers

  Staff Writer | January 05, 2006 4:42 PM | 0 CommentsPortland, OR Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  New Years Eve was a few days ago. Drunk drivers were involved in collisions in Oregon and the Portland area. That has consequences for the drivers in terms of legal liability and may have consequences for the people serving them as well.For the drunk drivers, impairment is a form of recklessness. It is also referred to in the caselaw with a number of colorful terms like wantonness and gross...

• Liability and The Rear End Auto Accident Collision

  Staff Writer | December 27, 2005 5:36 PM | 1 CommentPortland, OR Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Most people have heard that rear-end collision type auto accidents are the fault of the driver who hits the person in front of them. In almost every case that is true. But why?The general rule of the common law forbids creating unreasonable risks of harm to others, which is Oregon's formulation of negligence law. In most automobile collision cases, the specifications of negligence include...

• Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Claims Basics

  Staff Writer | December 20, 2005 5:00 PM | 0 CommentsPortland, OR Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Part of Oregon's mandatory insurance coverage is Uninsured Motorist (UM) and Underinsured Motorist (UIM) coverage. Basically what that coverage says is that your insurer will pay for compensatory damages which the uninsured or underinsured motorist is legally obligated to pay. That general grant of coverage is riddled with exceptions and qualifications. And the insured must comply with the...