Oregon Personal Injury Lawsuit: UO President Sued by Landscaper Struck by Rolling Car
An Oregon landscaper is suing University of Oregon President Dave Frohnmayer for personal injury. Loretta Jane Brubaker says she sustained serious injuries when she was planting flowers on Frohnmayer’s property and was hit by a motor vehicle rolling down the driveway. There was no one in the BMW convertible that struck her at the time of the accident. Mira Frohnmayer and Marcia Baldin are the owners of the car.
Brubaker says that the Oregon car accident caused her to sustain a concussion, blunt head trauma, a cervical sprain, and other injuries that have affected her ability to work and take part in daily activities. She is seeking $61,000 for medical costs, lost wages, and non-economic damages.
Her Oregon personal injury lawsuit, filed in Lane County Circuit Court, accuses the car owners of negligence because they neglected to turn the front wheels of the car so that the tires were facing the curb and did not activate the parking brake on the sloping driveway. Brubaker accuses Dave Frohnmayer of negligence for failing to warn the other defendants that they needed to make sure that the parking brake in their car was engaged.
Oregon Personal Injury
If you were hurt because of another party’s negligent actions, you may be able to file an Oregon personal injury claim. Oregon follows a system of modified comparative negligence. This means that you are found to be at least 51% responsible for causing your injury accident, you won’t be able to recover from the liable parties. This is why it is so important that you don’t try to pursue recovery from the liable parties without the help of an experienced Oregon personal injury lawyer that can fight for your right to receive compensation. With the state's statute of limitations, you have two years from the date of injury to file your Portland, Oregon personal injury lawsuit.
Frohnmayer sued over injury incident in driveway, The Register Guard, June 4, 2009
Related Web Resources:
Car Accidents Overview, Justia
Proving Fault in Accidents on Dangerous or Defective Property, Nolo
