Recent Blog Posts
SCHAUERMANN THAYER FULLY OPERATIONAL REMOTELY DESPITE COVID-19
As broad awareness of the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S. really began taking hold in March, we wrote about what Schauermann Thayer had begun to do in response. See our posts here, here, here, and here. At that time we may have been gulping hard at the prospect of remote work and how that would impact our clients’… Read More »
BACK TO WORK
There have been several occasions over my career handling personal injury cases where I’ve had a client ask me, “is it bad for my case if I go back to work?” In none of those cases do I recall thinking the client really didn’t want to go back to work after they had recovered… Read More »
OREGON’S NEW LAW FOR CYCLISTS
Since January 1, 2020, Oregon cyclists have been permitted by law to treat a stop sign or a flashing red light at an intersection as a yield sign. The playful term for this approach is an “Idaho stop” because it first became law in Idaho in 1982. A solid red light at an intersection… Read More »
SLIPPERY WHEN WET – A STORY OF RUBBER AND ROAD
As a lifelong resident of the Pacific Northwest, I was always confused by the road signs that say “Slippery When Wet“. It rains just about year-round. But there are definitely times and that warning should be minded. The first rain after a dry spell comes immediately to mind. If it seems like there are… Read More »
DELIVERY TRUCK ACCIDENTS – IS THE AMAZON FLEX DELIVERY MODEL PRUDENT?
As of May of 2019, Amazon became the biggest retailer on the planet, surpassing Walmart in market capitalization and annual profits from retail sales. Part of its surge to the top no doubt was a function of the fact that Amazon delivers products to the doorstep, instead of relying on the old “box store”… Read More »
HOW MUCH CAN I DRINK AND STILL DRIVE?
I currently have several cases in which my client was injured by a drunk driver. In these instances we frequently bring a case not only against the drunk driver, but also against the establishment that served too much alcohol to the driver. I’m always amazed at the level of intoxication with which people feel… Read More »
BRINGING A PRODUCTS LIABILITY CLAIM WHEN THE PRODUCT WAS DESTROYED
One thing I love about my job is that I’m learning new things about the law all the time. In a recent case I was involved in I encountered the question of how can an injured person can prove that a defective product caused their injuries, when the product itself is destroyed in the… Read More »
CONCRETE BARRIER ADDITION TO HIGHWAY 503 COMING; ROAD DESIGN CASE GENERALLY
According to the Washington State Department of Transportation (“WSDOT”) and The Columbian newspaper, a project placing a concrete barrier at the center of state Highway 503 has been in development for some time and is aimed at eliminating crossover crashes and reducing the risk of left-turn crashes between intersections in the 2 1/2 mile or so stretch of… Read More »
ONE OF THE PURPOSES OF TORT LAW – DETERRENCE
One of my partners is in mediation at the very moment I am writing this blog on a case that involves a lawsuit against a drunk driver and the bar that served her. The woman who caused the head-on crash that hurt our client had a BAC reading shortly after the crash which was… Read More »
“PERSONAL SERVICE” RULE DISCUSSION – OREGON
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