Recent Blog Posts
STREET RACING PUTS THE PUBLIC IN DOUBLE JEOPARDY
In the past few months, local media outlets have reported on increases in speeding This includes reports of increases in people driving excessively fast, organized street racing, and the like. In fact, we have already written on the increase in speeding here. Recently, the Columbian reported on how Portland’s crush of street racing has migrated north of the river. Street racing is a real double… Read More »
KEEPING SAFE WHILE HAVING FUN: BOAT SAFETY TIPS & REFRESHER
It seems that here in our neck of the woods the summer heat is finally starting to arrive. Yes, I wrote that last year too. But it is that time – to remind folks about boating safety. We’ve touched on it before – here, here, and here. Many families will be out on our local waterways enjoying… Read More »
DRIVING IN THE TIMES OF CORONAVIRUS
Local authorities’ Twitter feeds have had a consistent refrain of late: people are driving too fast during the coronavirus pandemic shelter in place time period. As someone who has left the house only for necessary purposes relating to either work or to grab groceries, I’ve only driven every few weeks or so. But, every… Read More »
KEEPING SAFE THIS FOURTH OF JULY
The Fourth of July is my favorite holiday. Friends. Family. Neighbors. Backyard games. Meat on the fire. Watermelon. Corn on the cob. Picnics. Parades. It’s a day when, for the most part, we can all just be Americans and celebrate. Many people choose to celebrate with fireworks. This year, in light of the ongoing… Read More »
COVID-INDUCED ALCOHOL-TO-GO STILL SUBJECT TO OPEN CONTAINER LAWS
I’ll start with the obvious: remember that regardless of whether it may now, temporarily be OK to purchase drinks to-go from restaurants, it’s never safe to drink and drive. It’s dangerous, often fatal, and we at Schauermann Thayer see way too much wreckage in people’s lives because of it. With that warning…. Most people probably… Read More »
CREATIVITY AS A PERSONAL INJURY ATTORNEY IN WASHINGTON & OREGON
There are often times that I marvel at just how many ways there are to get creative in what we do as personal injury attorneys. Whether it is a matter of figuring out ways to help a jury visualize the incident, to find additional insurance to help compensate an injured person, to really flush out… Read More »
PEDESTRIAN SAFETY AND HEADPHONES IN WASHINGTON & OREGON: LISTEN UP
I recently purchased some noise-canceling headphones. They’re great. Among other things, I use them to make calls when I’m out on walks. There have been multiple instances when I was walking in my neighborhood, obeying all laws, and cars and trucks have “snuck up” on me. I never had this problem simply talking on… Read More »
KEEP THE COMMUNITY A PRIORITY
I normally write on topics related to the law. As much as I enjoy and writing about new and different subtleties, they’re all part of a bigger picture. That is that we’re all living together in a community, doing our best. You can see the strength of a community in small ways. It could… Read More »
THREE REASONS CAR ACCIDENTS ARE THE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH AMONG TEENS
The month of May is Teen Driving Awareness Month. As a former teen driver who recalls at least a couple of dangerous situations where I was driving and now as a personal injury attorney who sees that the at-fault driver who caused a car crash often seems to be a person in their teens-… Read More »
DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF MARIJUANA IS DANGEROUS
While most all of us understand the dangers of driving under the influence of alcohol, many—especially young people—are unaware that driving under the influence of marijuana is also dangerous. When Washington legalized marijuana in 2013 and Oregon followed in 2015, my partner Brad Thayer authored a blog post and highlighted the numbers of collisions involving marijuana… Read More »
