Driver Fatigue on Oregon’s Roads

Recent news reports across the state of Oregon have highlighted an important roadway safety issue that deserves to be addressed from a legal perspective.  Last week, a series of articles sprung up across Portland area news channels concerning a local transport union’s ongoing contract bargaining dispute.  At the time, activists and an organization called Oregonians … Read More

Trial Report – Bend DUII Accident, Part III

The DUII-auto accident trial detailed in the last two posts took four full days. When they jury returned, they awarded my client the following: $8,350.10 for all past medical expenses. No future medicals. This was the most surprising part of the award decision, since they related all priors up to last November. No lost wages … Read More

Trial Report – Bend DUII Accident, Part II

The judge in the Bend DUII-auto accident case was the Honorable Kip Leonard from Eugene. He was an excellent judge – and funny to boot. The Defense Attorney was Brian Driscoll of Smith Freed Eberhard. He did a fine job and was easy to work with. The main issues in this case were as follows: … Read More

Trial Report – Bend DUII Accident, Part I

On April 11, 2008, at about 8:45 p.m., our client was leaving a bar in Bend when he saw the Defendant engaged in a physical altercation with another patron. Our client watched the Defendant – who has admitted to drinking alcohol before this incident – strike the patron, pushing him into our client before the … Read More

Trial Report – Motor Vehicle Accident in Medford, Part III

The trial detailed in my two previous posts took three days. When the jury returned from deliberations, here is what they awarded my client: $53,612.78 for all past medical expenses. Note that I prevailed on directed verdict on this issue, as the defense admitted these expenses as reasonable and necessary in response to my Request … Read More

Trial Report – Motor Vehicle Accident in Medford, Part II

In my last post, I laid out the events leading up to the trial. The trial concerning the motor vehicle accident in Medford came before the Honorable Judge Ron Grensky in October, 2012. The Defense Attorney was Jose Cienfuegos, in-house counsel for Allstate. He did an excellent job, and was easy to work with. He … Read More