Commercial trucks traveling at excessive speeds can have devastating consequences. Large trucks weighing up to 80,000 pounds require significantly more time and distance to come to a complete stop than passenger vehicles. When truck drivers exceed posted limits, they drastically reduce their ability to avoid collisions. If you suffered injuries in a speeding truck accident,…
Richard Rizk, founder and senior attorney at Rizk Law says it best. “AI is like fire If contained it provides warmth for shelter and flames for cooking. However, when its embers scatter, danger will soon knock on your door. Consumers often favor expediency over quality, long term goals, and patient strategy. As a result, many…
Car accidents are highly traumatic events, and dealing with the aftermath can be extraordinarily frustrating. It doesn’t help that there is a significant amount of car accident myths in Portland, which can complicate the insurance claims process. If you have injuries from a recent car accident, it’s vital that you separate fact from fiction. Common…
A major issue impacting injured persons at Oregon ski resorts and recreation venues is the frequent refusal by these entities to provide copies of contemporaneously created incident reports. These reports are typically completed immediately following an accident and contain crucial information, such as: Who had the right of way (e.g., whether the downhill skier or…
You’re heading home in an Uber, enjoying a chance to relax and let someone else drive. Suddenly, you hear tires squealing and feel your Uber collide with another car. You’re dazed, possibly injured, and wondering what comes next. Sound familiar? Countless Oregon residents have faced this situation in recent years. Here’s what to do after…
A car accident can be traumatic, affecting every area of your life. You can suddenly have costly medical bills, traumatic injuries, and a long recovery process. However, you may also be in a minor accident, such as a simple bumper kiss that doesn’t damage the car or hurt the people inside. The big question you…
Every day, semi-trucks transport millions of goods throughout Portland and Oregon. Because they are much larger than typical cars, trucks have several blind spots that limit their drivers’ visibility. If you get involved in a blind spot accident with a semi-truck, the results can be devastating, even catastrophic, due to a truck’s massive size and…
While people commonly refer to any vehicle collision as a “car accident,” there are significant legal and practical differences between car and truck crashes. Truck accident cases tend to be much more complex due to the severity of injuries, multiple liable parties, higher insurance coverage limits, and federal regulations governing the trucking industry. Unlike standard…
Truck accidents are often devastating events that leave victims with injuries that cause significant disruptions to every aspect of their lives. Unlike typical car crashes, determining liability for a truck wreck often involves untangling a complex web of responsibility. Working with an experienced Oregon truck accident attorney can help you identify all potentially responsible parties…
While any motor vehicle accident can have devastating consequences, collisions involving commercial trucks are particularly severe. These vehicles are massive, weighing up to 80,000 pounds when fully loaded. That’s about 20 times the weight of even a good-sized passenger pickup. This means they cause considerable force when they collide with a smaller vehicle – enough…