Recent Blog Posts
LATE PRESENTING INJURIES AFTER A CAR ACCIDENT
After a car accident, unless those involved have suffered immediately incapacitating injuries, it’s not uncommon for them to exit the car and announce to any bystanders – even to the negligent driver – that they they are “fine.” In some cases, a reluctance to admit pain is a product of upbringing as was the… Read More »
HEALTH INSURANCE IN WASHINGTON AND OREGON
Time to get health insurance squared away. If you do not already have health insurance, now is the time to start exploring your options and getting signed up to the best health insurance plan you can afford. Open enrollment through the state-based insurance exchange commences November 1, 2015. According to the Columbian newspaper in… Read More »
AIRBNB AND LIABILITY – ARE YOU COVERED?
When you hand the keys to a guest that rented from you on AirBnB and similar sites, will you have the right insurance coverage? AirBnB has become a global powerhouse with over 800,000 listings, and about 12% of those booked at any given time. In New York city, alone, Airbnb has increased the number of short term… Read More »
THE WAY BACK – BRAD THAYER JOINS THE FIRM
Brad Thayer, joins the firm this month. I was wearing rubberized gardening gloves, holding a bucket and a broom and staring down at a used hypodermic needle on the pavement. This was just some of the garbage apparently left behind by someone the night before. I was fifteen years old and working, cleaning the… Read More »
MY FIRST ATTENDANCE OF A CELEBRITY BOOK SIGNING
Ex-President Jimmy Carter signs books at Powell’s Bookstore. Jimmy Carter came to Portland Oregon and hosted a book signing today at Powell’s Bookstore. The occasion was his new book, “A Full Life, Reflections at Ninety”. I did not vote for him in 1977, when I was just 3 years out of high school. I… Read More »
WRONGFUL DEATH AND LAW IN PORTLAND, OREGON
Most major cities see their share of wrongful deaths and related lawsuits and since our firm practices in both Washington and Oregon, we review and have handled cases on both sides of the interstate bridge — in Vancouver, Portland and throughout the two state region. And, there’s a difference in how the two states… Read More »
WHAT IS A TORT?
Visiting a personal injury attorney’s office is a lot like visiting an oncologist. In the first place you would not be there unless you really had to be and on the other, there is a lot of unfamiliar jargon flying about which makes the unfamiliar venue even more unnerving. Of course, you must bear… Read More »
TRANSITION FOR CRAIG SCHAUERMANN
CRAIG SCHAUERMANN AS OF JULY 1, 2015 — OF COUNSEL, BUT STILL A PART OF THE FIRM Craig Schauermann’s role is changing in the firm. Fall had just turned to winter when I arrived for a second interview at Schauermann Thayer Jacobs & Staples. My first interview had gone well and I was optimistically hopeful… Read More »
WHAT IS THE “CIVIL JUSTICE SYSTEM”?
The United States has a strong Civil Justice system in which our firm practices. In the United States, we are fortunate to have a strong Civil Justice system, and our law firm is pleased to practice within it. Why are we fortunate to have this system? We have written a series of articles that detail… Read More »
EMOTIONAL DISTRESS: AN ELEMENT OF EVERY PERSONAL INJURY CLAIM
In considering personal injury cases, people commonly imagine the victim of a slip and fall injury or a car crash but there are other forms of personal injury. For example, there is the damage to one’s reputation and social standing that might occur in a case of defamation through libel or slander or the… Read More »
