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National Tour Targets Distracted Driving

In an effort to raise awareness regarding distracted driving Allstate, the insurance giant, is touring the country with a driving simulator designed to highlight the dangers of texting while behind the wheel.   According to a recent news release issued by the company (see below) the program, known as “Reality…

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Oregon Wrongful Death Ruling Widens Dram Shop Interpretation

A ruling last week by the Oregon Court of Appeals broadens the traditional interpretation of our state’s dram shop laws and merits closer examination. According to an account published in The Oregonian the decision in a wrongful death lawsuit established that “party hosts whose invitees bring their own alcohol can…

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Thousands of School Buses Recalled for Safety Issue

Just as the July 4 holiday weekend got underway news broke of a sweeping recall of school buses. According to an Associated Press report, republished by ABC News, “Blue Bird is recalling more than 2,500 All American school buses and some transit buses to fix a problem that could make…

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Oregon Medical Mediation Law Aims to Cut Number of Lawsuits

When July began on Tuesday an important new Oregon law also went into effect. As reported by The Oregonian a new “mediation program… (gives) patients and their families an option besides suing when medical errors happen.” The measure was a priority for Gov. John Kitzhaber and, as the newspaper notes,…

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Study highlights Alarming Rate of Oregon Alcohol Deaths

Citing new figures published by the Centers for Disease Control, Oregon Public Broadcasting reports that “excessive drinking accounts for one in every nine deaths in Oregon.” That figure, it adds, puts our state on the wrong side of the national average, which is one death in 10. Between drunk driving…

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New Data Shows Traffic Deaths Down, Cyclist Deaths Rising

Bicyclist deaths in traffic accidents rose in 2012 (the most recent year for which data is available) both in absolute numbers and as a fraction of the nation’s overall road and highway death toll, according to a new report released by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. As a table…

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