A Central Oregonian woman was seated in her car and waiting at a stop sign just outside of Sisters, Oregon, when an oncoming vehicle slid out of control and collided with her. This second driver had been traveling too fast to make a right-hand turn at the intersection where the first driver sat, and she … Read More
Issues At Trial In Impairment of Earning Capacity Claim
This post is part two in a three-part trial report. The judge in our case was the recently retired Honorable Stephen N. Tiktin from Bend. He was excellent, as usual. The Defense Counsel was Barry Goehler, head of Nationwide Insurance’s in-house firm. He did a fine job and was very easy to work with. The main … 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
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
Insurance Provider Settles Pedestrian Collision Claim
Dwyer Williams Cherkoss PC recently settled a lawsuit brought against the insurance provider of a driver who backed into a pedestrian in a grocery store parking lot. This incident occurred several months ago. At that time, a female customer was returning her shopping cart to the grocery store’s cart return area after shopping when she … Read More
Preexisting Conditions at Issue in Rear-End Collision
A driver in Eugene, Oregon, was recently the victim of a rear-end collision in which her vehicle sustained minor damage and she suffered a serious lower back injury. This driver contacted Dwyer Williams Cherkoss PC to represent her when her insurance company refused to pay her post-collision medical bills, claiming that her injuries were in … Read More