Being involved in a motor vehicle accident is traumatic enough, but discovering the other driver lacks adequate insurance can feel like a secondary disaster. In Portland, while all drivers are legally required to carry liability insurance, uninsured and underinsured motorists remain a significant reality on our roads. If you find yourself in

If you have recently been involved in a motor vehicle accident in Portland or anywhere in Oregon, your phone is likely already ringing. Among the flurry of calls from repair shops and medical providers, one call stands out: the insurance adjuster representing the at-fault driver. During this conversation, the adjuster will likely

After a car accident or a slip-and-fall in Portland, the immediate focus is usually on the tangible costs: the emergency room bill, the auto body shop estimate, and the paycheck you missed while recovering. These are easy to quantify. But how do you put a dollar sign on the fact that you

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Joseph Rose, author of the always excellent “pdxcommute” column at The Oregonian/OregonLive, reports some important and chilling facts about the heightened risks faced by teen drivers and their friends and loved ones: [R]esearch has repeatedly shown teen drivers — especially boys — take more risks when their friends are in the passenger

Even though there’s almost four months until tax returns are due, it’s officially tax season. And for those chasing a refund from the IRS, you can beat the crowds and get your return processed now. According to the IRS, 40% of all tax return are filed before the end of February. So

Anyone who stands on a street corner and watches cars pass is soon struck by how many drivers are talking on their phones. Is it one in three drivers? One in eight? Either way, the numbers are too high and they carry deadly consequences. A recent article from the CBC contains chilling

The holiday party season is over, but hosts could still face liability for injuries caused by guests who have consumed alcohol or drugs. The bottom line is that hosts need to be careful not to provide intoxicants to visibly impaired guests. Most people know that bars can be liable if they serve

As many of us buy passes to ski or snowboard, we sign legal releases or see them on the back of our tickets or posted around the ski area. Such releases typically say that skiers and snowboarders cannot sue the ski area operator for injuries caused by the operator’s negligence. Are these

One thing that often shocks people who don’t see a lot of medical records is how quickly medical bills add up in car accident cases. Things like emergency room visits and diagnostic imaging scans are typically well over a thousand dollars. Even relatively routine ambulance rides, where the patient is not at