In what is, perhaps, one of the strangest and most senseless Oregon traffic accident deaths in recent memory, a two year old boy was killed this week after the jogging stroller in which he was riding was struck by a truck near Corvallis. According to local media reports the Oregon…
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Eugene Wrongful Death Questions Raised by State Report
An Oregon state report has raised questions about the conduct of state officials prior to the death of a Eugene teenager. 15 year old Jeanette Maples was killed December 9, according to an Associated Press report republished by TV station KMTR. Her parents have been charged with aggravated murder (they…
Consumer Reports Calls for Doctors to be More Open in Admitting Errors
A fascinating column in the November issue of Consumer Reports magazine offered a frank call for more openness in medicine. Dr. John Santa, an internist who also directs the magazine’s Health Ratings Center, wrote: “Until our health care system gets its act together, patients and their families will have to…
Outside Group to Examine Oregon Death in Custody
The City of Portland has hired an outside audit and investigative group to look into the police department’s handling of the 2006 death in custody of James P. Chasse Jr, according to a recent article in The Oregonian. Chasse died of what the newspaper describes as “broad-based blunt-force trauma to…
Oregon Wrongful Death Claim Filed in Portland Hunter’s Shooting
Following up a story I blogged about last month (see my October 22 entry), developments in the Oregon shooting death of Portland hunter Frank Means have led his family to announce that they will initiate an Oregon wrongful death claim against his killers. Means was found shot to death near…
Salem Hospital Death Case Reopened by Police
Oregon State Police are reopening their investigation into the Salem Hospital Death last week of a patient at the Oregon State Hospital. Moises Perez, 42, was found dead in his bed earlier this month, according to a report in the Salem Statesman-Journal. A county medical examiner initially ruled that Perez’s…
Portland Hunter’s Death Spurs Involvement of Oregon State Police
Oregon State Police have joined the investigation of the mysterious Wheeler County hunting death of a Portland hunter. The family of Frank Means, 61, has been critical of the Wheeler County sheriff’s office and its handling of the incident. Police officials have released relatively little information, leaving it unclear whether…
Silverton man’s death in Paris raises questions
A 21-year old Oregonian’s apparent murder while on a visit to Paris has shocked friends and family here at home, but it also highlights complex – if all too common – Oregon wrongful death issues that most families can only tackle with the assistance of an experienced Silverton wrongful death…
Salem man killed in Beaverton dump truck accident
Construction site flagger John Sparks, 51, of Salem died Saturday after being run over by a dump truck. The Beaverton accidental death took place on 173rd Avenue, near Walker Road in Washington County where construction crews have been at work since July. Witnesses said Sparks was doing his job as…
Portland Police Chief recommends suspension of officer named in Portland, Oregon wrongful death lawsuit over man Tasered in 2006
In six months, one of the trials in the Oregon police brutality lawsuit accusing Portland police officers of contributing to James P. Chasse Jr.’s wrongful death, because they allegedly used excessive force when apprehending him and then denied him the proper medical care, is scheduled to begin. Already, Multnomah County…