What to Do if You Are Injured in a Truck AccidentA semi-truck accident can change your life. Although truck accidents are extremely stressful and often traumatic, the things that you do right after the crash can significantly affect your case. At Dwyer Williams Cherkoss Attorneys, PC, our Oregon semi-truck accident attorneys recommend that you take … Read More
$185,000 Semi-truck Collision Settlement in Eugene Oregon
Our client was a passenger in a car that was driving on Interstate 5 near Eugene, Oregon. The rain that day was heavy, and as a result, traffic had slowed to a near stop due to reduced visibility ahead. After our client’s car had slowed almost to a standstill in traffic, a semi-truck hit them … Read More
Four Things That an Oregon Personal Injury Attorney Will Consider Before Accepting Your Case
Four Things That an Oregon Personal Injury Attorney Will Consider Before Accepting Your Case An individual who has been involved in an accident may usually believe they have a good case for a personal injury claim against the other party. But sometimes an experienced and knowledgeable personal injury lawyer in Oregon may refuse to accept … Read More
What You Need to Know About Semi Truck Blind Spots
Many people believe that semi-truck drivers are bullies who hog the road. While that sometimes may be the case, the truth is that there are large blind spots in front, on both sides and behind a tractor-trailer. Because of these blind spots, the driver may not be able to see you, and as a result, … Read More
Things you should know after being involved in a semi-truck accident.
We here at the firm handle a large number of semi truck accident cases. Those are cases involving big rigs, 18 wheelers, usually on the freeways, either Highway 97, Highway 58, 62, or Interstate 5, so often it’s the main arterial highways because that’s where truckers are generally driving in higher numbers, and it’s also … Read More
Oregon Truck Accident Causes
Most of us don’t think about the likelihood of being involved in a road accident, never mind a collision with a truck, when we get into our vehicles. However, some truck accident statistics released by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) show that truck accidents are actually on the increase. The Numbers Around 500,000 trucking … Read More