Ndamukong Suh, the Detroit Lions defensive tackle and Portland native, was recently in the news again – this time for a car accident in Detroit, Michigan. You may remember that the Oregonian made local news in December 2011, when he lost control and crashed on 3rd and Burnside in Portland, Oregon. In that accident, Suh … Read More
Insurance Company Lets Off Brakes on Settlement in Personal Injury Case
Our client was an employee in a large warehouse in Portland, Oregon. One day, he was performing routine tasks while riding on a forklift when the brakes on the forklift went out. In a horrifying chain of events, he was thrown from the forklift and run over by the heavy piece of machinery. Not surprisingly, … Read More
Parking Lot Accident Moves into Successful Settlement
Our client was in a line of traffic waiting to exit a downtown Bend, Oregon parking lot. While she was waiting, another driver tried to make a right turn into the parking lot. The other driver didn’t see our client’s car and sideswiped the driver’s side, injuring her quite seriously, including a left shoulder contusion, … Read More
Skilled Negotiations Lead to Settlement in Auto Accident Case
Our client was riding into downtown Portland, Oregon with a friend to get some lunch. They were driving through an intersection when a car ran the red light, t-boning the passenger side of the car our client was in. He was seriously injured and had to be transported to the hospital in an ambulance. After … Read More
No Evidence of Prior Settlement Negotiations – Motion in Limine
Now, most attorneys are taught in law school that settlement negotiations are never admissible at trial, unless the issue at trial is whether or not a claim had settled. However, I had one younger attorney attempt to get the parties’ negotiations into evidence at trial. Thankfully, I caught wind of this early, so drafted the … Read More
Auto Accident Attorney Convinces PIP Carrier to Honor Coverage
It was a gorgeous June day, and our client was driving north on I-5 near Eugene, Oregon with her 4 year old son in the back seat in his car seat. She saw a white Chevy Impala entering the Interstate from an upcoming on-ramp, so she signaled and moved to the left lane. The driver … Read More