Oregon law requires that automobile policies provide a minimum level of liability coverage. There are two main reasons for this requirement. First, it ensures that motor vehicle drivers can respond to damages in liability. Second, it ensures that all motor vehicle accident victims are compensated for injuries that they sustain. Every automobile insurance policy issued … Read More
Cost of Future Care in Car Accident Settlement
It is a frightening scenario that many Oregonian drivers know well: you are carefully driving down a snowy road when you notice a vehicle moving in your direction too fast given the winter conditions. Loss of control in this context is as probable as an accident. In Oregon’s mountain towns like Bend, shortened winter days … Read More
Car Accident Injury Settlement Offered Prior to Trial
A woman injured in a recent automobile accident in Bend, Oregon, approached Dwyer Williams Cherkoss PC after a frustrating series of events. We immediately took this woman on as a client after hearing what she had endured. Our client was driving her car through an intersection in Bend’s downtown area when she was violently struck … Read More
Medical Expenses Reduced for Injured Motorcyclist
Dwyer Williams Cherkoss PC was recently contacted by a man who was seriously injured while riding his motorcycle. This man was lawfully riding through a quiet neighborhood when he was abruptly struck by a motorist who backed out of a driveway without inspecting oncoming traffic. He was knocked clear off of his motorcycle and he … Read More
Insurance Provider Settles Pedestrian Collision Claim
Dwyer Williams Cherkoss PC recently settled a lawsuit brought against the insurance provider of a driver who backed into a pedestrian in a grocery store parking lot. This incident occurred several months ago. At that time, a female customer was returning her shopping cart to the grocery store’s cart return area after shopping when she … Read More
Insurer Covers Rear-End Collision Injuries
Dwyer Williams Cherkoss PC recently settled a rear-end collision case whose details were all too familiar. A passenger was sitting in an idling car at a red traffic light when that vehicle was abruptly struck from behind by another motorist. While the two drivers emerged from this accident unscathed, the passenger in the idling vehicle … Read More