A common expression related to grief posits that “no parent should have to bury a child… it is not the natural order of things.” Unfortunately, this happens thousands of times every year. According to the National Institutes of Health, vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death in children and…
According to a leading trade association, forklift accidents totaled more than 40,000 in 2021-22. Every year, 8,000-9,000 of those are injury-causing, according to OSHA, with 75-95 people dying annually in forklift accidents. When your Oregon forklift accident has left you significantly injured (or has taken the life of a loved…
According to the Insurance Information Institute, more than one in every 10 fatal accidents involves a head-on collision scenario, taking thousands of lives each year. While head-on crashes occur for a variety of reasons — from speeding to impaired driving to unsafe passing — almost all have one thing in…
One of roughly every 80 auto accidents involves a driver who crashed due to a medical emergency. The vast majority of these involved people who experienced “seizures, blackouts, or diabetic reactions,” according to the data collected by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. When you are hurt in a crash…
A recent report from the Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division revealed that an ironworker’s death at a Portland construction site last June was “preventable.” The worker’s death is a somber reminder that errors and negligence at worksites can have fatal consequences. If you have endured serious injuries (or you…
Last week, this blog looked at a recent Multnomah County lawsuit involving a Domino’s pizza delivery driver and a fatally injured pedestrian. The case is a reminder that, compared to a few decades ago, pedestrians, bicyclists, drivers, and passengers today face a wide array of potentially unsafe delivery drivers. Rather…
Many drivers engage in negligence behind the wheel because they are in a hurry, and some of the most time-crunched drivers on the road are food delivery drivers. The pressure to make timely deliveries drives some to engage in unsafe practices, such as speeding. When they do, they place everyone…
An outbreak of wintry weather led to a massive chain-reaction crash in eastern Multnomah County last month. Frequently, multi-vehicle crashes, while they may involve natural phenomena like ice, snow, rain, fog, wind, and smoke, are not situations where “Mother Nature” alone is to blame. Often, the problems- and the injuries…
Mid-February 2025 has brought another highway death in Yamhill County. The incident occurred along a part of Highway 99W in Yamhill County that has been the home of numerous serious and fatal crashes in the past. When stretches of highway become notorious for their dangerousness, that reputation frequently springs from…
Recent headlines have sounded an alarm about one type of injury accident trending upward in a big way: e-bike crashes. E-bike crashes may present some unique challenges when it comes to obtaining a recovery that adequately compensates you for the harm you endured. Whether you are dealing with an insurance…