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10 THINGS TO DO IMMEDIATELY AFTER A CAR ACCIDENT
Car accidents never happen at a convenient time. When they do happen, you can sometimes be so overwhelmed that you forget the steps that must be taken. We have gathered 10 things that you MUST do immediately after getting into a car accident and even created a printable that you can place inside your… Read More »
SPRINGTIME IN THE CITY
Two deer walk through the “city” within the “city” Attorneys have a soft side too. As I write this, the temperature outside is 45 degrees. One day a couple weeks ago (during an early sunshine phase), we actually had a 60 degree high. The air smells clean. Newly washed, and full of the promise of… Read More »
OREGON STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS EXTENSIONS
As civil litigators, we must be mindful of an approaching statute of limitations. If we need to file to protect our clients’ claims, we need to know when the time will expire. As it has for many other aspects of life, Covid-19 has created uncertainty around filing in the courts. In direct response to… Read More »
WHAT’S UP WITH “DIMINISHED VALUE”?
Your car is worth less after it’s been wrecked. Period. On the blog, we have talked about claiming damages after a car accident, and how to negotiate a better property damage recovery. Hopefully, this article will help give you more information about car accidents and their effect on the value of your vehicle. DIMINISHED VALUE CLAIMS Today,… Read More »
WHAT DOES BACK TO SCHOOL MEAN FOR YOU AND YOUR STUDENT?
Let’s talk about bus safety! As a personal injury lawyer, I have heard many stories about children getting hit by cars as they are trying to go to school. No child should be in danger as they ride the school bus. It is the job of the drivers to have extra caution when they… Read More »
DID YOU KNOW WOMEN ARE MORE LIKELY THAN MEN TO BE SERIOUSLY INJURED IN A CAR CRASH?
When data was analyzed spanning 17 years from 1998 to 2015, a troubling pattern emerged that women were far more likely to experience more serious injuries in motor vehicle crashes than men. Why? A study published Thursday, February 11, 2021, by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (“IIHS”), a research group supported by auto insurers, took… Read More »
HOW DO ATTORNEYS DETERMINE HOW MUCH A CASE IS WORTH?
Yesterday the school nurse told me she arrived on the scene to see Ava lying face down. Her face pressed into the ground by her body and the wheelchair still lying on top of her. A long three minutes before, the nurse was sitting in her office when she got a call telling her… Read More »
WHEN A LOVED ONE IS KILLED IN A CAR CRASH, HOW CAN THE FAMILY AFFORD THE SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED FUNERAL EXPENSES?
For the grieving family in any wrongful death claim, an additional unexpected consequence of the tragic event is the sudden funeral expense for the deceased. Funeral expenses can be made a part of the wrongful death claim against the adverse, at-fault party, but often- and especially in cases where liability for the death is… Read More »
ON CATASTROPHIC INJURIES AND HOPE
Credit: Hogan Family via KGW8 As we’ve now moved out of 2020 into 2021 I don’t mind telling you that the last year plus it’s been a struggle for me to focus on the positive. But when I do find the positive it feels not much better to know it’s still out there. Anyway,… Read More »
TRAFFIC FATALITIES INCREASED IN 2020
Last month the Columbian published an article from the Associated Press entitled, “Risky Driving: U.S. traffic deaths up despite virus lockdowns”. In the article, the National Safety Traffic Administration (NHTSA) looked at data from the first nine months (January through September) and calculated that the number of people killed on the nation’s highways rose… Read More »
