Recent Blog Posts
HOW CAN I NEGOTIATE A BETTER PROPERTY DAMAGE RECOVERY MYSELF?
Property damage claims should be simple. In most car accidents, fault is relatively clear. The at-fault driver’s insurance company should pay to fix the car, or if it is a total loss, they should pay the value of the car. It should be fast, easy, uncomplicated, and leave the victim of negligence with minimal… Read More »
AN OPEN LETTER TO HIT AND RUN DRIVERS
The main hard-and-fast belief I strive to live by is “do not actively hurt any other human being.” As simple as that might sound, if you read the news, it seems there are not as many people living by this mantra as there should be. So let’s talk about hit and run drivers. I… Read More »
BEST LAWYERS IN VANCOUVER, WASHINGTON
I hope this post doesn’t come across as too self-congratulatory or as boasting in our own successes. But we are proud and sometimes it’s appropriate to just toot your own horn a little bit. Forgive us in advance for having done so. Schauermann Thayer was recently notified that we received a “BirdEye Best Business… Read More »
WHEN IS A MANUFACTURER OF FOOD PRODUCTS RESPONSIBLE FOR AN INJURY CAUSED BY THE FOOD WE EAT IN WASHINGTON?
It’s an unfortunate fact of life. Foods that we consume will, on occasion, contain something that isn’t supposed to be there. Sometimes it’s just gross. But sometimes is causes real, lasting injuries to the consumer. As in most legal topics, there’s a lot of nuance that maybe isn’t conducive to a succinct blog post. … Read More »
PROVING A HEAD INJURY
As lawyers, we would certainly never pretend to diagnose someone with an injury. Still, from our experience, we develop a pretty good sense of the type of medical and observational evidence needed to prove injuries resulting from another person’s wrongful conduct. In any personal injury case, the case is driven by two elements: liability… Read More »
A CALL FOR GREATER DRIVER AWARENESS
July 2019 has been a rough month in the news when it comes to highlighting the true danger that motor vehicles pose. This blog post may not a revelation on any level, but it is merely intended to serve as a reminder that as routine or habitual as driving has become in our everyday… Read More »
HOW LONG WILL MY PERSONAL INJURY CASE TAKE?
One of the questions asked by virtually every person that comes into my office to talk about injuries from a motor vehicle collision is “how long is this going to take?” Other variations on the question include “how long will it take to settle my personal injury claim?” or “it seems like the insurance… Read More »
TRIAL BY AMBUSH: ONE BIG WAY OREGON’S CIVIL CASE PROCESS DIFFERS FROM WASHINGTON’S
Because our firm handles personal injury cases in Washington and Oregon, we are well-versed in how both states’ civil court rules operate. There is much that is the same between the two states. However, there are some major differences, and maybe none as major as this: the amount of pre-trial discovery the parties are… Read More »
ARE YOU REALLY SURE YOU ARE COVERED? HOMEOWNER’S AND RENTER’S INSURANCE POLICIES AND DOG BITES
Are you a dog owner? If so, it might be a good idea to read or re-read your insurance policy. As our prior blogs have discussed, even the nicest dogs occasionally bite, and when they do, the results can be ugly – including not just the original wound, but from the potential for complicated… Read More »
OLD PEOPLE, THEY JUST GROW LONESOME
There is the beginning, the middle, and the end. One way to look at life, anyway. At age 63, I am not exactly in the middle, but not yet at the end (I am certainly not at the beginning). As a son, a father, and a grandfather though, I do have a courtside seat… Read More »
