The most difficult aspect of any premises liability case is liability; specifically, it is the fact that plaintiffs usually control most of the circumstances surrounding the injury. Plaintiffs in premises liability cases have control over where they are looking, what they recognize as dangers, and how fast they are walking. By comparison, people in car … Read More
Personal Injury Claim Settled after Multiple Car Collision
Oregon’s roads can be treacherous in the fall and winter months. Whether you are driving along the overcast coast with its slick roads or in the mountains and high desert on snowy roads, Oregon’s roadway hazards are as high as its accident rates in the fall and winter. Reduced visibility and dangerous driving conditions are … Read More
Successful Car Accident Injury Settlement After Trial
A Central Oregonian woman was seated in her car and waiting at a stop sign just outside of Sisters, Oregon, when an oncoming vehicle slid out of control and collided with her. This second driver had been traveling too fast to make a right-hand turn at the intersection where the first driver sat, and she … Read More
Successful Redmond, Oregon, Auto Injury Settlement
The trial detailed in the previous two posts took three days. When they jury returned, they awarded my client the following: $21,000 for medical expenses, $8,480 for lost wages, No Impaired Earning Capacity, which was not a total surprise, given that my client testified that he felt he could do the same work as before … Read More
Issues At Trial In Impairment of Earning Capacity Claim
This post is part two in a three-part trial report. The judge in our case was the recently retired Honorable Stephen N. Tiktin from Bend. He was excellent, as usual. The Defense Counsel was Barry Goehler, head of Nationwide Insurance’s in-house firm. He did a fine job and was very easy to work with. The main … Read More
Impairment of Earning Capacity Claim in Oregon Car Accident Injury Case
This trial report concerns a collision that occurred at the intersection of SW 6th Street and SW Evergreen Avenue in Redmond, Oregon. My client was a passenger in his father’s Honda Accord at the time, which was stopped at the intersection specified above. Our client was looking out the car window to his left, watching an … Read More