Category: Personal Injury News
Could Coronavirus Pandemic Benefit Personal Injury Plaintiffs?
Posted on behalf of RizkLaw in Personal InjuryAs some segments of society grind to a halt to adhere to local shutdown requirements, many of us are adjusting established routines in light of the COVID-19 outbreak. While familiar risks like car accidents remain, how those risks are approached …
Read more2 Million Dehumidifiers Recalled for Potential Burn and Fire Hazards
Posted on behalf of RizkLaw in Personal InjuryIn early August 2021, the Consumer Product Safety Commission recalled around 2 million dehumidifiers made by New Widetech. After investigating over 107 incidents of the dehumidifiers overheating or catching fire, New Widetech is recalling their products for manufacturing safety concerns. …
Read moreOpioids Can’t Testify
Posted on behalf of RizkLaw in Medical Issues, Personal Injury“And ladies and gentlemen, in support of my client’s severe, constant pain, I call witness, oxycontin followed by witness fentanyl.” “What?!” you say. “That’s ridiculous!! Opioids can’t testify!” Of course not, but prescribing opioids is often the path of least …
Read moreHusband and Wife Die after Sailboat Capsizes off Oregon Coast
Posted on behalf of RizkLaw in Personal InjuryAround 8:20 p.m. on October 3rd, deputies from the Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of an overturned sailboat south of Nehalem Bay. On the nearby beach, authorities spotted an unconscious woman, but medics were unable to revive …
Read morePortland Skateboarder Mourned
Posted on behalf of RizkLaw in Personal InjuryOn July 10, Jose Marcelino “Marcel” Castillo-Pacheco and his family were camping at Oxbow Park near Springdale when the 33-year-old drowned. Castillo-Pacheco was a bright soul who actively enjoyed skateboarding around the area and in competitions. The skateboarding community remembers …
Read moreHouse Explosion in Troutdale Kills One
Posted on behalf of RizkLaw in Personal InjuryOn September 13th, 2021, law enforcement responded to a home on fire at around 2:20 a.m. in Troutdale, Oregon. A neighbor said that he was woken from his sleep by a large explosion that shook his and a few other …
Read moreSurfside Condo Collapse Took Nearly 100 Lives
Posted on behalf of RizkLaw in Personal InjuryOn June 24, 2021, the Champlain Towers South condominium building collapsed at around 1:19 a.m. The center of the 12-story building fell first, and less than six seconds later, the eastern side of the building collapsed. The horrifying event caused …
Read moreUpdated Regulations Aim to Reduce Infant Sleeper Deaths
Posted on behalf of RizkLaw in Personal InjuryIt’s every parent’s fear — believing that the baby sleeper they placed their infant in was safe, only to experience their child suffer serious injury or death because the product was faulty. Recently, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) banned …
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