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• Personal Injury Lawsuits Involving Oregon Injury Lawyers

  Brad Brad | October 25, 2006 7:52 PM | 0 CommentsPortland, OR

  Have you been injured and either live in Oregon or think you might have a case that took place in Oregon? It is best to seek professional help immediately. The law is a complicated affair and best handled by a competent attorney. Check out the services of an Oregon injury lawyer and see what he/she can do for you.Have you been injured and either live in Oregon or think you might have a case that...

• Medical Malpractice Case Against OHSU Begins

  Staff Writer | August 23, 2006 11:43 AM | 0 CommentsPortland, OR

  Trial began this week in the first medical malpractice trial against OHSU in Oregon since last month when the Oregon Court of Appeals overruled the cap (in another malpractice case). Ken Ackerman, a former Portland TV anchorman, is the plaintiff and is suing Oregon Health & Science University for medical malpractice from a back surgery. There is a tort claim cap in Oregon, against valid public...

• Drunk Driver Who Caused Automobile Accident Pleads Guilty

  Staff Writer | August 09, 2006 2:29 PM | 0 CommentsPortland, OR

  On December 21, 2004, a young woman got behind the wheel of her car drunk. While driving drunk she caused an accident killing a young man and seriously injurying his brother. On August 8, 2006, she pled guilty and was sentenced to 60 months in jail for her crimes and causing the drunk driving accident. The drunk driver's blood alcohol level was more than two times the legal limit in Oregon...

• Report Finds Heavy Toll From Medication Errors

  Staff Writer | August 08, 2006 12:15 PM | 0 CommentsPortland, OR

  Medication errors harm 1.5 million people and kill several thousand each year in the United States, costing the nation at least $3.5 billion annually, the Institute of Medicine concluded in a report released on Thursday. The report is the fourth in a series done by the institute, the nation's most prestigious medical advisory organization, that has called attention to the enormous health and...

• Arizona Senator Wants Medical Malpractice Trials Sans Juries

  Staff Writer | April 24, 2006 7:25 AM | 0 CommentsPortland, OR

  My colleague in Phoenix, Randall Udelman, takes issue with Arizona senator Jon Kyl. Kyl wants to solve the "medical malpractice crisis" by trying with medical malpractice cases without juries. I agree with Randy that this is a ridiculous idea. Be sure to check out his comprehensive medical malpractice and tort reform section.

• Arbitration and Mediation

  Staff Writer | January 19, 2006 11:44 AM | 0 CommentsPortland, OR

  Arbitration and mediation are forms of "alternative dispute resolution," meaning that they are alternatives to trying the case to a jury or to negotiating the case directly with the other side. Mediation is essentially a settlement negotiation with someone (the mediator) facilitating the negotiations. Neither side is required to do anything or to accept the mediator's suggestions. The...

• Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Claims Basics

  Staff Writer | December 20, 2005 5:00 PM | 0 CommentsPortland, OR

  Part of Oregon's mandatory insurance coverage is Uninsured Motorist (UM) and Underinsured Motorist (UIM) coverage. Basically what that coverage says is that your insurer will pay for compensatory damages which the uninsured or underinsured motorist is legally obligated to pay. That general grant of coverage is riddled with exceptions and qualifications. And the insured must comply with the...

• Delay and Compromise: the Insurer's Tools

  Staff Writer | November 16, 2005 12:12 PM | 0 CommentsPortland, OR

  So the insurance company tried to ignore your claim as long as they could? Wouldn't return voicemails? When they did reply, the offer was way too small. And the adjuster acts like you're asking the world for a trivial injury. And that cases like yours settle for their lowball amount every day. Sound familiar?The insurer is using their two most common and potent tools to save money: delay...

• Portland Defective Products Liability

  Staff Writer | November 04, 2005 10:54 AM | 0 CommentsPortland, OR

  The following information regarding defective products is brought to you as a public service by the lawyers of the State of Oregon. The material presented is general legal information intended to alert you to possible legal problems and solutions. If a defective product causes an accident that results in death, injury or property damage, the manufacturer, distributor, retailer, and lessor of the...

• Disclaimer

  Staff Writer | March 02, 2005 11:57 AM | 0 CommentsPortland, OR

  The information found on this website should not be construed as legal advice and is not a substitute for professional legal consultation. You should not base your legal decisions solely on the information found in this site and you are encouraged to seek the counsel of an attorney regarding your specific questions or situation. The information found herein may represent the opinions or...