Even while incarcerated in Oregon, a person has certain basic human and civil rights, including the right (secured by the Eighth Amendment) to be free from cruel and unusual punishment. That right includes things like being free from “deliberate medical neglect” as a prisoner or being sexually assaulted by prison…
Oregon Injury Lawyer Blog
What You Can Do If You’re Injured in a Workplace Explosion in Oregon
Even with modern technology and today’s safety rules and regulations, industrial accidents occur too often, leading to the deaths of thousands of workers each year. For some workers injured in industrial accidents, the sole avenue of recourse may be the workman’s compensation system. For many others, though, the law may…
When Your ‘Good Neighbor’ Does Bad: Holding Insurance Companies Accountable for Acting in Bad Faith in Oregon
The commercials talk about your being “in good hands” or that they’re “like a good neighbor” but, too many times, insurance companies are not the reliable helpers they advertise, especially if that help involves paying you everything you’re owed on a claim. When your insurance company has unreasonably and unfairly…
How a Recent Oregon Supreme Court Ruling is a Huge Help for People Seriously Injured by Underinsured or Uninsured Drivers
Getting everything that you’re owed after you’ve been seriously injured (or a loved one has been killed) in a vehicle accident can involve a long list of battles. Some of those battles may involve taking on your own auto insurer when they seek to avoid paying what they should. Whether…
Pedestrian Fatalities Are Occurring at an Alarming Rate in Portland and Around Oregon… Here’s What to Do If It’s Happened to Your Family
Here in Portland, an average of more than 5 people died in traffic crashes each month in 2021. Statewide, that number was nearly 50 per month. With more than 580 people dying on Oregon’s roads each year, that leaves hundreds of families harmed as others’ negligence resulted in the wrongful…
Lawsuits in Oregon and Elsewhere Tell Gruesome Stories of Extreme Medical Neglect Endured by Inmates
No one deserves to die locked in a cage while suffering a slow, excruciating death caused by an untreated medical problem and exacerbated by jail authorities’ indifference to that inmate’s desperate pleas for treatment. Yet, all too often, that’s exactly what happens to incarcerated people in Oregon and across the…
Yamhill County Jail Deaths Raise Grave Questions
The link below will take you to an article from the Yamhill News-Register covering five deaths that occurred in a six year period at the Yamhill County Jail. In addition to the closed Jed Hawk Myers case, I am currently representing family members in three cases against Yamhill County and…
Oregon Worker’s Death Leads to $11K+ Fine
The February death of a worker at a winery in Dundee, Oregon has resulted in a fine of more than $11,000 being levied by the state Occupational Safety and Health Agency. An OSHA statement issued late last week offered the basic facts of the case, but also left several key…
Peloton Does the Right Thing, Eventually
The video is horrific. It shows two toddlers playing on a Peloton treadmill, apparently without adult supervision. The younger of the two, a boy, tries to place a ball on the treadmill’s moving belt and is almost immediately pulled underneath the still-running machine. He manages to extract himself only to…
Hope that lower speed limits will lead to lower accident rates
The Oregonian reported this week that Portland has lowered the speed limit along a 5.5 mile stretch of 122nd Avenue which it describes as “one of the city’s most dangerous roads.” The speed limit reduction from 35 to 30 mph will apply from the intersection with Northeast Sandy Boulevard to…