http://www.oregoninjurylawyerblog.com/ Published by Matthew D. Kaplan en-us 2010-09-06T19:37:15-08:00 http://www.oregoninjurylawyerblog.com/2010/09/lower_speeds_can_lead_to_lower.html A fascinating analysis published last week in the online Portland newspaper Enzyme PDX looks at the question of road fatalities – an issue as ever-present here in Portland as it is anywhere else. Specifically, the article compares Portland’s approach to... Bicycle Accidents Matthew D. Kaplan 2010-09-06T19:37:15-08:00 http://www.oregoninjurylawyerblog.com/2010/09/two_injured_in_5_vehicle_orego.html The driver of a semi that set in motion a five-vehicle Oregon truck crash was cited at the scene of the accident, according to the Portland Tribune and other media reports. The pile-up took place Tuesday morning in the eastbound... Truck Accidents Matthew D. Kaplan 2010-09-03T20:20:04-08:00 http://www.oregoninjurylawyerblog.com/2010/09/artificial_joint_manufacturer.html The New York Times reported last week that Massachusetts has reached a settlement with the Stryker Corporation in a lawsuit alleging that the hip and knee manufacturer “marketed items without regulatory approval and misled health care providers about the use... Products Liability Matthew D. Kaplan 2010-09-01T21:49:01-08:00 http://www.oregoninjurylawyerblog.com/2010/08/oregon_hs_football_players_fel.html Media reports over the last ten days have noted the strange case of nearly 20 Oregon high school football players taken ill after practice with a rare muscle disorder. According to the Associated Press three of the teens needed surgery... Matthew D. Kaplan 2010-08-30T09:00:00-08:00 http://www.oregoninjurylawyerblog.com/2010/08/oregon_car_crash_driver_cited.html A car crash near the center of the Glenn Jackson Bridge earlier this week wrecked a semi-trailer and a Honda, sent two people to the hospital and ended with the driver of the Honda facing legal trouble in both Oregon... Drunk Driving Matthew D. Kaplan 2010-08-28T19:05:40-08:00 http://www.oregoninjurylawyerblog.com/2010/08/study_finds_pets_can_be_as_muc.html A study released last week by AAA seems certain to add to the debate surrounding distracted driving in Oregon and elsewhere around the nation. According to the survey, as reported by the Chicago Tribune, two out of every three dog... Matthew D. Kaplan 2010-08-26T13:21:56-08:00 http://www.oregoninjurylawyerblog.com/2010/08/study_connects_tai_chi_with_re.html A new study from Tufts University, published last week in The New England Journal of Medicine, has found what appears to be a link between the chronic pain disorder fibromyalgia and Tai Chi, a Chinese martial art that is most... Personal Injury Matthew D. Kaplan 2010-08-22T22:02:48-08:00 http://www.oregoninjurylawyerblog.com/2010/08/oregon_child_injured_in_bike_a.html Luck, and his helmet, appear to have saved the life of a 13-year old Milwaukie, Oregon child injured this week in an Oregon bike accident. According to The Oregonian, the boy “survived a collision with a car”, in part because... Matthew D. Kaplan 2010-08-21T21:00:34-08:00 http://www.oregoninjurylawyerblog.com/2010/08/celebrity_surgeons_fatal_crash.html It was, perhaps, inevitable that distracted driving would one day be linked to the death of someone famous. Thus have celebrity watchers this week been obsessed with the Southern California car accident that claimed the life of Dr. Frank Ryan,... Distracted Driving Matthew D. Kaplan 2010-08-19T21:40:04-08:00 http://www.oregoninjurylawyerblog.com/2010/08/logging_death_raises_defective.html A logging accident in Chehalis, Washington late last week led to one worker’s death, according to a report by the Associated Press. According to the news agency, 47-year old Michael Messner of Longview, Washington died “while operating a logging processor.”... Matthew D. Kaplan 2010-08-16T22:18:24-08:00