Recent Blog Posts
WHO’S LEGALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR SIDEWALK REPAIRS?
Who’s legally responsible for sidewalk repairs? Hint: it’s not just the city in all cases. When a public sidewalk that sits between a public street and a private home becomes uneven, or in a state of disrepair to the point where it causes a fall and injury, who is legally responsible? That question was… Read More »
FALL SPORTS AND CONCUSSIONS
Have a Fall/Winter sports player in your family? The CDC has some great proactive information regarding concussion injuries. It’s Fall sports season and Winter sports are not far behind. Playing sports brings certain personal injury risks. One common injury is a concussion. Because symptoms may be hidden, it is important to know what to… Read More »
MEDICARE ENROLLMENT SEASON ENDS SOON
Given that Medicare enrollment season ends very soon, the Sunday Oregonian article titled, Medicare 2015: All the basics you need to know, is timely indeed. If you are age 65, nearly age 65, or might be otherwise eligible for Medicare, please take note – the opportunity to enroll in or switch plans for you this… Read More »
PRO BONO AWARENESS CELEBRATED
Firm Partner William “Bill” Thayer is now serving on the board of the Clark County Volunteer Lawyers Program. Pro bono is a Latin phrase for professional work undertaken voluntarily and without payment as a public service. The ABA (American Bar Association) celebrated National Pro Bono Week October 25 through October 31, 2015. Here in Clark… Read More »
HONORING OUR NATION’S VETERANS
Veteran’s Day is this Wednesday. Here’s to all that have sacrificed for our country. Veteran’s Day is officially Wednesday of this week (Nov. 11th), and we noted that over the past weekend a couple of celebrations were held in both Portland and Vancouver to recognize the veterans who have served our nation. The Columbian reported on a celebration… Read More »
DO YOU QUALIFY FOR STATE HEALTH INSURANCE OR A TAX CREDIT?
Do you qualify for state health insurance? It’s time to review. At the risk of seeming like I am harping on a subject that I have already written about several times, here we go again. Health insurance. If you don’t have a policy, you need to get one. And November 1 begins the period… Read More »
RIDE SHARING INSURANCE CHALLENGES
Taxi? We live in interesting times and new ride sharing services are changing how we get around… and also bringing up new insurance questions. “May you live in interesting times”, is said to have been an old Chinese curse. At Schauermann Thayer, we are grateful for all the positive change in our modern age, but… Read More »
CITY OF VANCOUVER STREET FUNDING MEASURES
As reported in a recent article in The Columbian titled, Vancouver takes aim at fixing roads, the city of Vancouver’s Commission on Street Funding has come up with a plan to generate the money needed for street maintenance, repairs, replacement and capital projects. In any population center, the quality of streets and roads have a significant… Read More »
REDUCING THE DANGERS OF TEEN DRIVING
It’s the moment that every parent dreads – no, not their darling child’s first heartbreak. Hard as that might be, it is an unavoidable rite of passage to adulthood. No, it’s that moment that your beloved child finally gets to drive solo in their first car. There will be many a sleepless night to… Read More »
LOCAL NEWS: GOOD NEWS FOR PORTLAND EV OWNERS
Portland International Airport has installed more EV chargers than any other US airport We have covered a couple of aspects of modern automobile technology lately, specifically driverless cars and car hacking. These issues both have an international impact on driving in general. Today, however, we want to share some auto information that has both a local and an international… Read More »
