Monthly Archives: August 2025
What Happens When Your Insurance Company Refuses to Pay Your Oregon Underinsured Motorist Claim?
When you purchase auto insurance, you expect that your insurance company will act in good faith and pay any valid claim you present. Sadly, that is not always the case. Insurers will often delay or deny claims even when you have followed the claims process to the letter. Fortunately, there are legal remedies. The… Read More »
How Does Criminal Restitution in Oregon Differ from a Personal Injury Award?
Many personal injury cases in the Portland area are the result of criminal conduct rather than simple negligence. For example, a person may be killed in a drunk driving accident or sustain a traumatic brain injury during a criminal assault. Under Oregon’s legal system, it is possible for victims of these crimes to recover… Read More »
How Do You Calculate “Noneconomic” Damages in an Oregon Personal Injury Case?
When discussing personal injury claims in Oregon, we often use the terms “economic damages” and “noneconomic damages” to describe the types of compensation that an accident victim can seek from a negligent defendant. Of the two, economic damages are easier to explain. Oregon law defines economic damages as a victim’s “objectively verifiable monetary losses;”… Read More »
What Are an Oregon Driver’s Obligations Following a Car Accident?
A hit and run accident occurs when a driver leaves the scene of a crash or collision without first stopping to see if anyone is hurt, exchange information with the other drivers involved, and contact local law enforcement to report what happened. Many drivers deliberately fail to do any of these things, however, often… Read More »