Oregon Personal Injury Legal Blog
Nursing home abuse in Oregon
Once a family has made the difficult decision to put their loved one in a nursing home, they assume that their loved one is going to receive high-quality care from health care professionals who have their patients' best interest in mind. However, these professionals...
Understanding cases of neglect and abuse in nursing homes
Placing a loved one in an assisted living home is often a difficult decision. Family members want to make the most informed decisions and find a nursing home in Oregon where their loved one will be most comfortable. However, more cases of neglect and nursing home...
Wearing a seat belt can save your life
Today’s motor vehicles are safer than ever before, but only if you take advantage of the many safety features that are available to you. For example, wearing a seat belt is one of the best things you can do. It doesn’t matter if you’re the driver or a passenger, you...
Self-driving vehicles are not as safe as advertised
Self-driving cars have been billed as the cure-all to road accidents in Oregon and the rest of the country. However, the reality is that they will only partially eliminate road crashes. Unless designers change the way that they build these vehicles, the road safety...
Pedestrian deaths may have risen 60% from 2009 to 2019
More and more pedestrians are being killed in Oregon and across the U.S., and a preliminary study of traffic deaths in 2019 has shown that the trend is far from being reversed. The Governors Highway Safety Administration (GHSA), which conducted the study, estimates...
Three kinds of driver distractions
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, distracted driving crashes that were reported by the police in 2013 led to 424,000 injury cases and 3,154 fatalities. Drivers in Oregon should know that most distracted driving crashes, though, arguably...
Rural roads and the safety threat they pose
Drivers in Oregon should be aware that though rural roads have less traffic, this does not make them safer than more familiar urban roads. In fact, the very lack of familiarity that many drivers have with rural roads can make traveling on them a challenge. Drivers can...
Defect-related crashes most often due to older vehicles
In Oregon and across the U.S., many car crashes arise because of defective car equipment, such as bad brakes or bald tires. Defective equipment is more often found in older vehicles, too, since the owners of these vehicles tend to neglect even routine maintenance. The...
What you do, not what you say, impacts teen drivers’ safety
Having a teen driver is a frightening prospect for most parents. Car crashes remain a leading cause of death for young adults, and teenage drivers are responsible for more property damage when compared with other age groups. It's only natural to worry that your...
Distractions make work zone accidents 29 times more likely
Work zones are dangerous, especially those on the side of the highway. Drivers in Oregon must be careful around these areas because of their narrow lanes and the possibility of other drivers not following the reduced speed limit. They themselves should be on guard...
