There is increased concern about parking and safety for snow recreation enthusiasts in Oregon this winter. As designated parking areas fill to capacity, visitors have been parking their vehicles in dangerous areas, including along the roadside. Rizk Law shares the recent warning posted by Oregon’s Department of Transportation (ODOT) to help keep you informed about…

When a semi-truck, 18-wheeler or other commercial motor vehicle (CMV) has a tire blowout, the results can be serious or life threatening. If you get injured in a crash with a commercial truck that was caused by a tire blowout, how can you determine who may be responsible for the damages? Can you pursue compensation…

A pilot program being introduced by a federal agency proposes allowing drivers as young as 18 to operate commercial trucks across state lines. The trucking industry supports this proposal and believes the program could help to reduce instability in the workforce. Various safety organizations oppose the plan and believe any program that permits drivers under…

Driving without a license is illegal in Oregon, as in other states, and yet according to AAA, about 20 percent of collisions are caused by unlicensed individuals. If you are involved in a crash with an unlicensed driver, do you know your legal rights? Can you recover compensation for your damages, or will you have…

Distracted driving crashes are a leading cause of accidents involving serious injuries or death. Unfortunately, this statistic may not mean much until you or someone you know is involved in a distracted driving crash. In recent years, texting and driving has become synonymous with distracted driving, however, there are many other types of distracted behavior…

The 2021 ski season in Oregon is just beginning, but there are already concerns that there may be more accidents than in previous years. Issues this season include not only the increased traffic to and from Mount Hood but also how COVID-19 restrictions at the resorts will impact your day trip. Rizk Law discusses some…

Rizk Law welcomes our newest law clerk, Monet Gonnerman. Ms. Gonnerman will be drafting civil demand letters and pleadings starting December 16, 2020. Ms. Gonnerman is a night student at Lewis and Clark Law School where she is a Lead Article Editor of the Lewis & Clark Law Review. Monet previously worked as an extern for U.S. Magistrate Judge Stacie Beckerman…

Incidents of road rage have been steadily increasing over the last decade and continue to rise in 2020. In fact, recent statistics show that a staggering eight out of every 10 Americans engage in some form of this erratic and dangerous behavior. One must wonder whether COVID-19-related stresses are, at least in part, a contributing…

Portland police are investigating a hit-and-run crash that happened on Northeast Halsey Street around 10:45 p.m. on Saturday night. When responding officers arrived at the accident scene, located west of Northeast 162nd Avenue on Halsey, they found two smashed vehicles. A single passenger had to be extricated from the first vehicle after being discovered pinned…

By Richard Rizk  Most health insurance policies exclude treatment for injuries caused by someone else’s mistake. To fill that gap, Oregon requires all auto insurers to include a coverage commonly known as Personal Injury Protection (PIP), which pays “reasonable and necessary” medical expenses substantially caused by a motor vehicle accident for up to two years…