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• Judge Rules Medical Malpractice Settlement Cannot Be Sealed

  Staff Writer | September 14, 2006 1:04 PM | 0 CommentsPortland, OR

  Many are praising a judge's recent refusal to seal a medical malpractice settlement and are encouraging others to take the same stance. The judge's decision in the case went against the common practice within the legal community of allowing medical malpractice settlements of lawsuits to be filed confidentially.Defendants often request medical malpractice settlements be confidential and try to...

• Another Wrongful Death Case Involving Big Tobacco

  Staff Writer | August 04, 2006 8:37 AM | 0 CommentsPortland, OR

  In another wrongful death case against cigarette manufacturer Philip Morris, the Oregon Court of Appeals threw out a $150 million verdict for the estate of Oregon woman Michelle Schwarz, who died of cancer at age 53 after smoking low-tar cigarettes. Attorneys for Schwarz claimed that the company had marketed its low-tar cigarettes as a safer alternative to regular cigarettes. Multnomah County...

• Oregon Wrongful Death Case Adjudicated

  Scott Hendison | July 25, 2006 4:17 AM | 0 CommentsPortland, OR

  The Oregon Supreme Court has ruled that the Oregon state Constitution does not give a family the right to sue a company for negligence after there is a death in the workplace.Our court decided the case against two adult children and the mother of Felix Juarez. Juarez was fatally injured in 2000 when a backhoe bucket struck him at Windsor Island Mine, near Keizer. To read the entire story, see...

• Premises Injuries on Commercial Property

  Staff Writer | November 16, 2005 11:38 AM | 0 CommentsPortland, OR

  I have spoken with and represented a number of people who were injued on commercial premises like Fred Meyer, Albertson's, Home Depot, Burger King, and other stores, restaurants, and commercial properties. While most people think premises liability cases are a slam dunk, the law is actually rigged in favor of the premises owner and occupier.Oregon's law of premises liability follows the...

• Man Crashes into Tree, Charged with DUI

  Christina Cole | March 13, 2007 4:35 PM | 0 CommentsPortland, OR

  Oregon State Police is charging a Depoe Bay man with driving under the influence after he crashed his car into a tree on Highway 18, just west of Grand Ronde.The 54-year-old man suffered minor injuries when his car veered off the eastbound shoulder of the road and crashed into a tree. The accident happened on Sunday at 3:18p.m.Witnesses saw the driver of the car was driving erratically prior to...

• 2 Portland Women Die in Car Wreck

  Christina Cole | February 13, 2007 10:37 PM | 0 CommentsPortland, OR

  Two Portland women were killed and a third injured on Sunday when their vehicle was hit by a car that was traveling the wrong way on Interstate 5. According to Oregon State Police, the women were members of the Eugene Symphony and were on their way home from rehearsal. The driver of the car going the wrong way on the interstate has been arrested on manslaughter charges and is currently being...

• Widow Files Wrongful Death Claim Against the State

  Christina Cole | January 22, 2007 5:49 PM | 0 CommentsPortland, OR

  A wrongful death claim filed against Ohio state contends a police officer killed when responding to a call should have been notified the man being pursued could possibly be armed and dangerous.The officer's widow has filed suit against the Ohio Department of Public Safety and the state patrol. JuWanna Taylor's case will go before the Ohio Court of Claims on Monday, January 23rd. Taylor was...

• Property Owners Still Struggle with Measure 37

  Brad Brad | November 14, 2006 12:03 PM | 0 CommentsPortland, OR

  Washington voters will decide Nov. 7 on one of those proposals, Initiative 933. Supporters and foes alike are pointing to Oregon's experience as they troll for votes.I came across this article which should be of interest to Washington voters as they vote on their own property-rights initiative. A recent article in Seattle Times about Measure 37, the property-rights initiative overwhelmingly...

• Oregon Injury Settlements and Birth Injuries

  Brad Brad | November 01, 2006 7:30 PM | 0 CommentsPortland, OR

  There are times when you may need the help of a dedicated lawyer. Birth injuries and the possibility of Oregon injury settlements are one of those times.There are times when you may need the help of a dedicated lawyer. Birth injuries and the possibility of Oregon injury settlements are one of those times.Oregon injury settlements are often made in the case of birth injuries but you will need...

• Policy Limits Obtained for Pedestrian Hit By Driver

  Staff Writer | September 08, 2006 1:12 AM | 0 CommentsPortland, OR

  Our firm obtained a policy limits offer for our client who was hit, as a pedestrian, in a crosswalk by a driver. The motor vehicle accident caused serious personal injuries to our client, a resident of Portland, Oregon. Pedestrians are often hit in crosswalks by drivers failing to watch the road. In Oregon, the law requires drivers to stop for pedestrians in crosswalks.