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Should one of your very close family members, such as your spouse, child or parent, die because of someone’s carelessness, negligence or wrongdoing in Oregon, you have the right to sue that person for the wrongful death of your loved one. As FindLaw explains, you bring the wrongful death suit as a civil action for which you can receive only…
Vehicle safety has evolved quite a bit over the years. Car buyers today are privy to a variety of safety features, such as blind-spot detection and lane departure alerts to keep them from drifting. Emerging technology may even use facial-recognition software to prevent drivers from falling asleep behind the wheel. While they are no substitute for safe driving behaviors, these features…
Anyone who operates a vehicle faces the risk of colliding with another driver, but certain age groups face an especially high likelihood of crashing. For example, teenage drivers are involved in a large number of auto collisions, and among teens, there are certain groups who are particularly likely to become involved in a wreck. This post will review some of…
When you’re driving, you probably know that you’re not supposed to ride alongside a large vehicle or to travel too closely to it to the rear. Those areas can be blind spots, which means that the driver might have a hard time seeing you if you’re driving there. The problem is that there is no way for anyone to constantly…
Catastrophic injuries are injuries that have a major, life-changing effect on you. One of the most serious injuries to fall into this category is a spinal cord injury. Spinal cord injuries come in two forms, those that are complete (severed) and those that are incomplete. A complete injury cuts through the spinal cord, making any area below the point of…
Trucks can cause accidents for many reasons, but one of the most dangerous is when a truck jackknifes. Commercial drivers are supposed to be trained to avoid this dangerous situation, which can occur when the trailer of the vehicle is moving more quickly than the cab. The term jackknife come from the shape a pocketknife makes when it folds. That…
Perhaps you were merely running out to the store to pick up a few things the day you got behind the wheel to drive and wound up in the hospital. You may have never even seen signs of potential trouble on the road, especially if the car that hit you came barreling up from behind. Then again, if you noticed…
The trial team of Carl Amala and Jamie Usera successfully negotiated a highly disputed wrongful death case on behalf of the Estate of Karen Greenstein against the State of Oregon and others. Trial was scheduled to begin on August 13, 2019 in Medford. The case settled against the State of Oregon for $500,000, a store that sold beer to the…