Happy Friday, July 5th – we here at Dwyer Williams Cherkoss hope that you had a safe and happy Independence Day celebration yesterday. In this week’s video clip, our founder and senior partner Roy Dwyer discusses whether or not it matters if your car was seriously injured in your personal injury auto accident. Here is … Read More
Client With Preexisting Back Injury Recovers Auto Accident Settlement
Our client in this matter was a passenger in a car being driven by her husband. Their car was stopped at a traffic signal, five cars back from the light. When the light turned green, our client’s husband began to move forward with traffic. As he looked in his rear-view mirror, however, he saw another … Read More
Settlement Finally Reached for Head-On Collision Accident Victim
Our client was injured while riding in the front seat of her car, which was being driven by her husband. She and her husband had been traveling South on a highway outside of Eugene, Oregon, when a north-bound vehicle crossed the center line and collided with them head-on. The other driver received a citation for … Read More
Settlement for Uninsured Driver Injured in On-the-Job Accident
Our client was on the job, driving a company vehicle, when he was rear-ended while entering a freeway. This was a low-speed collision, but it nevertheless caused property damage to the vehicle and the other driver did not dispute liability. Following the accident, our client started to experience lower back pain that ultimately required corrective … Read More
Sleep-Deprived Teens At Hightened Risk of Crashing
According to a study recently released online in the JAMA Pediatrics journal, drivers between the ages of 17 and 24 who report having slept 6 or fewer hours per night were about 20 percent more likely to be involved in an auto accident than those who slept longer than 6 hours per night. This study, … Read More
Settlement Offer More Than Doubled for Injured Passenger
Our client in this auto accident was the passenger in a car being driven by her daughter. Their car came to an intersection with a four-way stop and, after stopping, they proceeded through the intersection and were broad-sided by another motorist who had failed to stop at her stop sign. The other driver claimed to … Read More