This trial report concerns a collision that occurred at the intersection of SW 6th Street and SW Evergreen Avenue in Redmond, Oregon. My client was a passenger in his father’s Honda Accord at the time, which was stopped at the intersection specified above. Our client was looking out the car window to his left, watching an … Read More
Significant Premises Liability Injury Settlement Reached
A prospective client recently came to the offices of Dwyer Williams Cherkoss PC for legal advice and representation following an accident at a hardware store in Bend, Oregon. This man had been perusing an aisle in the store’s gardening section when several large bags containing gardening rocks fell on him from their perch atop a … Read More
Cost of Future Care in Car Accident Settlement
It is a frightening scenario that many Oregonian drivers know well: you are carefully driving down a snowy road when you notice a vehicle moving in your direction too fast given the winter conditions. Loss of control in this context is as probable as an accident. In Oregon’s mountain towns like Bend, shortened winter days … Read More
What is Impaired Earning Capacity?
Much confusion surrounds the claim of impairment of earning capacity. While this claim used to be an element of noneconomic damages (“pain and suffering”), it has since become an element of economic damages (“out of pocket losses”). However, proving the claim can be difficult. Because of that difficulty, I submit the following in my Trial … Read More
Car Accident Injury Settlement Offered Prior to Trial
A woman injured in a recent automobile accident in Bend, Oregon, approached Dwyer Williams Cherkoss PC after a frustrating series of events. We immediately took this woman on as a client after hearing what she had endured. Our client was driving her car through an intersection in Bend’s downtown area when she was violently struck … Read More
Medical Expenses Reduced for Injured Motorcyclist
Dwyer Williams Cherkoss PC was recently contacted by a man who was seriously injured while riding his motorcycle. This man was lawfully riding through a quiet neighborhood when he was abruptly struck by a motorist who backed out of a driveway without inspecting oncoming traffic. He was knocked clear off of his motorcycle and he … Read More