With rare exception, evidence of the defendant’s financial condition has no place in a personal injury trial. The only issues before the jury are 1) whether the defendant was negligent or otherwise at fault, 2) whether said liability caused the plaintiff injuries or damages, and 3) a determination of the plaintiff’s related injuries and value … Read More
One Way Street Accident Case Settled in the Right Direction
Our client had attended a show at a downtown Eugene, Oregon venue and was headed home about 2:30 am. He was sober and wearing his seat belt. He was leaving downtown on a one way street when he saw a car approaching in the opposite direction – going the wrong way on the one way. … Read More
No Stop Signs on the Road to Settlement
It was a beautiful Saturday in Portland, Oregon, and our client was taking his new dog to the dog park for the first time. He was just around the corner from the park when another driver ran a stop sign, hitting the front of the driver’s side of his car. He didn’t feel like he … Read More
Faced with Facts, Insurance Company Settles Claims in Court
Our client was stopped at a stop sign at a busy intersection in LaPine, Oregon. She looked right, then left, then right again, waiting for traffic to clear. She had not moved at all, when a huge Chevy truck hauling a twelve-foot trailer backed into her Corolla while pulling out of a parking lot across … Read More
No Evidence of Remorse – Motion in Limine
Evidence of remorse has no place in a personal injury trial. The only issues before the jury are 1) whether the defendant was negligent or otherwise at fault, 2) whether said liability caused the plaintiff injuries or damages, and 3) a determination of the plaintiff’s related injuries and value of their damages. Thus, I always … Read More
Lost Wages, Medical Expenses Recovered in Car Accident Settlement
One weekday morning in Eugene, Oregon, our client was driving to work in his Toyota Rav4. He was wearing his seat belt and driving his usual commute – nothing out of the ordinary. Nothing, that is, until a Jeep Cherokee driving in the opposite direction swerved across the center line and collided head-on into our … Read More