Our client, a nineteen-year-old young woman, was a passenger in her mother’s car on the way to visit family in Portland, Oregon, when another driver ran a red light and hit her side of the car. Besides the injuries she received in the car accident, the collision exacerbated a pre-existing condition that she suffered from. … Read More
Auto Accident Attorney Works to Secure Settlement for Client
Our client was stopped in a line of traffic at a busy traffic signal in Bend, Oregon. Another driver failed to stop for traffic and crashed his car into our client, who was pushed into the oncoming traffic lane, where he was hit by another car. He was injured and sought immediate medical attention for … Read More
Oregon Hit-and-Run Accidents and Insurance Claims
Two high-profile cases in Oregon involving hit-and-run accidents have recently been resolved in criminal court. A man in Medford Oregon, Othon Campos, Jr., was sentenced to three years for striking three adolescents in late August. According to a story in Medford’s Mail-Tribune, one of the children, an 11-year-old girl, was sent to Portland with the … Read More
Auto Accident Attorney Wins Settlement in Challenging Claim
Two accidents in quick succession and minimal policy limits presents a special challenge in an injury claim. That was the case for our client, who was driving home from his last physical therapy session in Portland, Oregon when he was t-boned by a car coming out of a parking lot. He sustained severe injuries to … Read More
When Livestock and Cars Collide, Liability Depends on Location
A recent collision on Hwy 97 near Madras, Oregon in which 5 semi-trucks killed 44 cows in the dark brought the issue of car-livestock crashes to regional attention. Many motorists were surprised to hear that the truck drivers were liable for the animals’ deaths. Luckily, none of the truck drivers were injured. But, the accident … Read More
Trial Report – Bend DUII Accident, Part I
On April 11, 2008, at about 8:45 p.m., our client was leaving a bar in Bend when he saw the Defendant engaged in a physical altercation with another patron. Our client watched the Defendant – who has admitted to drinking alcohol before this incident – strike the patron, pushing him into our client before the … Read More