When Public Safety Turns into Personal Injury

Earlier in September, the civil rights division of the US Justice Department’s released the findings of an investigation into the Portland, Oregon Police Bureau. Their results stated that the PPB [Portland Police Bureau] too often uses “unnecessary or unreasonable force” on people with mental illness. The investigators also wrote, “We also found that PPB employs … Read More

Tough Case No Match for Experienced Auto Accident Attorney

It was a typically rainy day in Gold Beach, Oregon, where our client happened to be stopped at a red light. Another vehicle, driving too fast for the low visibility conditions, failed to see our client or the red light and rear ended his truck.  He suffered back and neck injuries common in such auto … Read More

Young Client Gets Excellent Settlement in Premises Liability Injury

Our client, a three-year old boy, was at a Portland, Oregon clothing store with his mother. Soon after arriving at the store, he asked his mother if he could use the restroom. He was following her to the restroom when he bumped into a fire extinguisher that was hanging on the wall.  The eighteen-pound extinguisher, … Read More

Lost Wages and Medical Expenses Recovered in Auto Accident Case

Our client was headed to a sales call in Portland, Oregon, when he stopped at a traffic light. Just as the light turned green, another car rear-ended his station wagon. The other car was going fast enough that it caused our client to suffer significant injuries. He sustained a severe neck injury, which prevented him … Read More

Personal Injury Lawyer Sets Trip and Fall Claim on Solid Ground

Our client and her husband work as newspaper delivery people in Eugene, Oregon. One of their regular stops is a local bank, where they would deliver the newspaper at the drive-through teller’s window. One day, while making this stop, our client’s husband saw an old friend in the parking lot and parked the car to … Read More