Recent Blog Posts
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
[Editor’s note: From time to time Schauermann Thayer may publish articles that could benefit other attorneys as well as our firm’s clients. They are intended to inform about legal matters of current interest. They are not intended as legal advice. Readers should not act upon the information contained in this article without seeking professional… Read More »
MEDICAL RECORD OMISSIONS
When we represent clients in personal injury cases there are any number of things that attorneys for insurers can try to use to derail us, to cast doubt on the truthfulness of our clients. Some, although not enormous bombshells in a case, are problematic and come up repeatedly. They are innocent, but made to… Read More »
COVID-19: DESPERATE TIMES, DESPERATE MEASURES
COVID-19 is wreaking havoc on our world. Even if the virus has spared the lives of our friends and family members, life as we know it will never, ever, be the same. The world is changing—probably forever. Even if taking the health issues aside, for those of us older millennials who were around for… Read More »
COVID CLIENT LETTER
COVID-19 has changed our day to day reality quickly, including how our cases are handled at this time. I’ll share an e-mail, a version of which I wrote to several clients lately, because I think it fairly summarizes the state of things right now. I wrote this a little less than two weeks ago…. Read More »
SCHAUERMANN THAYER DOING REMOTE INTAKES FOR NEW CLIENTS DURING COVID-19 CRISIS
In an ideal world, our attorneys love talking with potential new clients every day, meeting face to face with them, and trying to figure out if there is a way that our office can help them under the circumstances they face. As the COVID-19 pandemic and outbreak and public health crisis unfolds we must… Read More »
