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What to Do Immediately After a Pedestrian Accident
The moments following a pedestrian accident can be chaotic and traumatic. Shock, pain, and confusion might make clear thinking feel very challenging. Nevertheless, the immediate actions can have profound implications for your health and any subsequent legal proceedings. Stay Calm and Try to Determine Any Injuries: Amidst the adrenaline rush and shock post-accident, staying calm…
What You Need to Know if You are Involved in a Motorcycle Accident
The first thing to remember is that you are under no obligation to give a recorded statement It’s a familiar scene: Soon after an accident, the phone rings, and an insurance adjuster on the other end asks if they can record your version of events. It might seem like a routine or helpful gesture, but…
Total Loss – Getting a Fair Value for Your Car
Let’s say you were in a car crash and your car was totaled. How do you know if you’re getting fair value for your car? After a car crash, an insurance company will appraise the damage to see whether it’s cheaper to fix your car or total it out. Usually if the cost of repair…
Claims vs. Rate Increase
If I use my car own insurance, won’t my rates go up? In most car crashes involving an injury, you will need to involve your own car insurance company. But clients sometimes worry that if they make a claim with their own insurer, that could make their rates go up. Well, if the crash wasn’t…
Depositions
What should you expect in a deposition? A deposition is where a lawyer gets to question a party to a lawsuit about what they know about the facts of the case. When these questions are administered under oath and recorded by a court reporter, the process is called a deposition. Statements made in a deposition…
PIP – Personal Injury Protection
So you’ve been injured in a car crash. Who pays for your medical bills? Now you might think, hey, the other person caused the crash so they should pay, right? Well, yes, but not until after you do. Here’s why. The insurance company for the person who injured you is against you. In other words,…
ORS 20.080 – For Smaller Personal Injury Cases
Trial can be cost prohibitive for smaller cases. Here’s a law that can help. For smaller cases, it can be very tough to go to trial due to the time and effort involved. The relatively low value of the case can mean that going to trial simply doesn’t pencil out economically. Because of this, insurance…
Lost Wages Due to an Injury
If you have lost wages due to an injury, here are some tips for getting your wages reimbursed. Say you suffer a personal injury like a car crash or a fall. There are a few potential sources of immediate compensation for lost wages, assuming your doctor has you off work for the required amount of…