Personal Injury Protection (PIP) is insurance that can help pay for medical expenses, lost wages, funeral expenses and some household expenses. It is available to the occupants of an automobile following an automobile collision. In most cases, the insurance paying the PIP claim is the accident victim’s own insurance, or the insurance of a family … Read More
Should You Talk to the Insurance Adjuster After an Accident?
We will be the first to tell you that you may not need a lawyer to settle your automobile insurance claim. There are some circumstances where an automobile accident victim can resolve his or her own claim. We typically find that a lawyer is not necessary when the medical treatment involved includes a simple hospital … Read More
Failure to Properly Signal in Oregon
The statutes for use of appropriate signals for stopping, turning, changing lanes, or suddenly decelerating a motor vehicle are set forth in ORS 811.390 – ORS811.405. Proper signals include turn lights or, under certain circumstances, hand and arm signals. In this section, we shall address all of these issues. In general, the DMV’s publication–the Oregon … Read More
PIP is Truly No-Fault Coverage
In recent posts, we’ve described generally that Personal Injury Protection (PIP) is used to help pay for immediate needs after an automobile collision—medical expenses, lost wages, some household expenses and funeral expenses. For more on what PIP covers, click here. One thing that distinguishes PIP from a liability claim is that PIP is “no fault.” … Read More
Hiring An Oregon Personal Injury Lawyer
The search for a lawyer should not start and stop with the phone book, a television ad, the internet or a billboard. Fantastic lawyers and bad lawyers alike use those methods to find clients, but it can be difficult to distinguish one lawyer from another. No matter how you find a prospective lawyer, here are … Read More
Oregon’s Parking, Stopping, and Standing Laws
The issues of parking, stopping, and standing are united by one common principle in Oregon law. That common principle is a significant consideration of traffic safety—which prohibits unnecessary stopping, standing or parking so as to impede the free flow of traffic. This principle is discussed under the provisions of ORS 811.550 to ORS 811.585. Now, … Read More