Recent Blog Posts
OREGON’S NEW DISTRACTED DRIVING LAW – INCREASED PENALTIES
We posted before about Washington’s new law regarding cell phone use in the car. Now, Oregon has toughened its stance on this risky behavior as well. The Oregon legislature passed House Bill 2597 broadening and clarifying what constitutes “distracted driving”, imposing increased penalties, and making a third distracted driving offense a crime subject to… Read More »
CAR CRASHES INCREASE BY 14 PERCENT IN THE LAST TWO YEARS
According to Consumer Reports, car insurance prices are now pedal to the metal, meaning they’ve jumped 8.2 percent in just the last 12 months, nearly four times faster than the overall inflation rate, according to data released last Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Insurers blame distracted drivers, increasingly congested roads, and an improving… Read More »
DEPOSITIONS, WHAT ARE THEY, WHAT MIGHT YOU EXPECT?
“. . . [T]HE KEY ADVICE ONE SHOULD TAKE AWAY FROM ANY DISCUSSION OF HOW TO CONDUCT YOURSELF AT YOUR DEPOSITION IS SIMPLY THIS – MAKE SURE THAT YOU JUST TELL THE TRUTH. BE HONEST, AND STICK TO WHAT YOU KNOW.” When the offer from the insurance company is low, and doesn’t seem to… Read More »
WHAT IS AN ARBITRATION?
An arbitration is a judicial proceeding in which two parties try to resolve their case. Sometimes, parties participate in an arbitration voluntarily, other times are required by a contract, but most often, arbitrations are required by the court pursuant to what are called “mandatory arbitration” rules designed to relieve court congestion. In an arbitration,… Read More »
WINTER IS COMING—AUTO SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS
Yes it is just the beginning of October, but rain showers are already upon us, and a full-blown case of winter will be here before we know it. It dawned on me last week that, with winter, the roads are an inherently more risky business for those of us who commute to work every… Read More »
UNSECURED LOADS
On August 19, 2017, The Columbian published an article entitled “Falling Wood Injures Biker.” It reported a motorcyclist was hit by a large piece of wood that fell from an unsecured load two miles north of Battle Ground. The driver of the flatbed truck that lost the wood was charged with first degree failure… Read More »
PROPERTY DAMAGE CLAIM AFTER A CAR ACCIDENT
Many property damage claims are often not pursued because personal injury attorneys do not typically handle that aspect of their client’s claims, and many people are unaware that these claims exist. More often personal injury attorneys focus solely on the bodily injury aspect of client’s claims. There are circumstances, though, where the potential property… Read More »
STAYING SAFE DURING THE SOLAR ECLIPSE
Here in southwest Washington and northern Oregon, we have a prime view of the total solar eclipse happening on Monday, August 21, 2017. In Oregon, the eclipse will start at 9:06 a.m. and will end at 11:38 a.m., lasting for a total of two hours and 32 minutes. During this historic event, it’s important… Read More »
SPEEDING KILLS AS MANY AMERICANS AS DRUNK DRIVING
According to a recent press release from the National Transportation Safety Board, speeding was a factor in 112,580 passenger vehicle deaths between 2005 to 2014. This represents nearly 31% of all traffic fatalities and is nearly the same as the 112,948 people who were killed in alcohol-related crashes during the same period. While much of… Read More »
AVOID THIS SUNSCREEN CHEMICAL IF POSSIBLE
Next time you’re looking for sunscreen either at the store, or in your cupboard at home, you might want to check to make sure that the chemical “avobenzone” isn’t in the sunscreen. According to the article, “Here’s one chemical to avoid when shopping for sunscreen,” written by Andy Marso from the Kansas City Star,… Read More »
