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

Struck Pedestrian Gets Large Insurance Settlement

An Oregonian was recently walking through a parking lot to a bus stop when a driver carelessly reversed into him.  This pedestrian was knocked over with such force that his wrist and hip broke.  He called Dwyer Williams Cherkoss PC, experienced auto accident and pedestrian injury attorneys, and hired us to advocate on his behalf … Read More

The Reasonably Safe Premises Test in PL Jury Selection

It is important to address the duties of a landowner during voir dire in premises liability cases.  These duties include the duty to exercise reasonable care to make the premises reasonably safe for a business invitee.  The possessor must exercise reasonable care to protect customers from unreasonable risk of harm, including in areas that look … Read More

Juror Biases and Their Identification Process in Voir Dire

I love the fact that plaintiffs’ attorneys get to go first in Voir Dire. Going first means that we have the opportunity to direct and control the voir dire’s initial focus. If we start talking about the defendant’s bad behavior, the jury will analyze that side of the story. Because jurors’ natural instincts are to … Read More

Generous Insurance Settlement Reached Despite Low Policy Limits

The details of another successful Dwyer Williams Cherkoss PC car accident injury settlement are as follows: our client, a young and able-bodied Central Oregonian woman, was having trouble starting her car.  She popped the hood and manually opened it while waiting for another motorist to pull forward and help her jump-start the car.  This motorist … Read More

Safety Precaution Recommendations for Motorcyclists

It is common knowledge that motorcycle drivers are at a heightened risk of accident-related injuries and death than drivers of cars, trucks, and other passenger vehicles.  Motorcycles generally travel at the same speeds as enclosed motorized vehicles, often overtaking those cars, yet motorcycle drivers and passengers have virtually none of the protections that drivers of … Read More