On March 25, the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services sent out an emergency order to help individuals and businesses struggling financially because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The order mandates that insurance companies take the following steps to help: Postpone policy cancellations for nonpayment Postpone nonrenewals Provide an extension of grace periods for payment…
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On June 4th, the Oregon Senate voted against a bill that would have eliminated the state’s $500,000 cap on compensation for pain and suffering damages suffered by personal injury victims. Backers of the bill do not have much hope it will be revived before the 2019 legislative session concludes at the end of June. The…
The cause of death of an inmate of the Oregon State Penitentiary is still being determined, according to a statement from Oregon’s Department of Corrections. This is at least the ninth inmate death of 2019. Inmate deaths at this facility have increased over the last couple years, as there were 28 in 2017 and 35…
The right to be heard by your peers in a trial by jury is an idea that unites most Americans. But Oregon politicians and Supreme Court Justices don’t think injured people deserve a fair jury trial. If a person is severely injured in Oregon, they can have their day in court: in theory. But after…
Mayor Ted Wheeler announced Friday that Portland will no longer charge crime victims for copies of their own police reports after an investigation by The Oregonian/OregonLive found people face high fees and long waits to get them. Wheeler’s announcement came minutes before a scheduled interview with an Oregonian reporter, who had told the mayor’s staff…
It’s time to head back to the Columbia River Gorge. For the first time since the 2017 Eagle Creek Fire, seven of Oregon’s most popular trails reopened on Friday. The full length of the Historic Columbia River Highway is now open as well. “This reopening includes a lot of the really good stuff,” Forest Service…
“Proving that a collision caused a broken leg is easy,” . . . states Alex Pletch, Attorney at Rizklaw. “Soft tissue injuries, such as strains and sprains, do not show up on x-rays so they are not easy to prove. Insurance companies devalue claims when there is no obvious wound or broken bone. Doctors and…
Oregon’s Department of Human Services has just settled for a hefty $7 million to resolve a case of abuse and neglect against two preschool-aged children in foster care. State-appointed foster parents in Yamhill County nearly starved the siblings to death before turning the kids over to their aunt after announcing they could no longer care for them….
Commuters have questioned the safety of Portland’s public transportation system for years, but never as vehemently as they have since the tragic MAX attack. Ever since an extremist white supremacist stabbed three brave men, slaying two and injuring a third, passengers are trying to overcome anxieties about the possibility of future acts of violence taking…