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• Medical Malpractice Suit Declared Mistrial

  Christina Cole | February 24, 2007 10:03 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Medical Malpractice

  A medical malpractice lawsuit brought by Notre Dame Coach Charlie Weis has been declared a mistrial after two defendant doctors helped a juror who had collapsed during testimony.The unidentified gentleman began to moan before he collapsed during testimony by an expert defense witness.Weis' attorney moved for mistrial after the juror was removed from the courtroom to be taken to the hospital....

• Woman Struck by Police Car

  Christina Cole | February 19, 2007 7:34 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  A woman is in critical condition at OHSU Hospital after she was hit by a Beaverton police officer's patrol car on his way to help another fellow officer.Police are yet to release the name of the officer that has been put on paid administrative leave pending an investigation by the Washington County Crash Analysis Reconstruction Team. The woman was walking with her brother across Tualatin Valley...

• Driver Injured when Armored Truck Strikes Vehicle

  Christina Cole | February 14, 2007 10:57 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents

  An armored truck crashed into the back of a pickup truck, injuring the driver on Interstate 5, Monday.The driver was traveling northbound on I-5 at approximately 10:40am when his pickup truck was hit from behind by an Oregon Armored Services armored truck. He was transported by ambulance to Mercy Medical Center where he was treated and released.The drivers of the armored truck were not injured...

• 2 Portland Women Die in Car Wreck

  Christina Cole | February 13, 2007 10:37 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  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...

• Oregon Malpractice Payouts Decline

  Christina Cole | February 06, 2007 11:49 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Medical Malpractice

  For many years, physicians groups in Oregon and nationally have railed about a malpractice crisis said to be the cause of driving up costs and forcing doctors to close shop.But a study published on Wednesday suggests malpractice damage awards have declined considerably in recent years.Consumer advocacy group Public Citizen mined the federal government's National Practitioner Data Bank to track...

• Hit & Run Crash Injures Man

  Christina Cole | February 03, 2007 11:27 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  A Portland man is recovering from serious injury after, police say, another driver collided into his vehicle and then left the scene of the accident.The driver of the SUV left the scene which seriously injured a Portland man, say police. Sergeant Brian Schmautz with the Portland Police said police responded to a 2-car crash just before 3:00am on Saturday.Fire crews arrived on scene to find...