New Law Expands Coverage for Injured Cyclists, Pedestrians and Motorists:...
By Cynthia Newton Senate Bill 411, passed by Oregon’s 2015 legislature, will help Oregonians injured in vehicular collisions by expanding benefits under two sections of their own automobile policies:...
View ArticleCheryl Coon to speak at Provider Summit – Shilo Portland Airport Inn (January...
Cheryl Coon will present on disability issues of interest to healthcare providers at the Summit, including the social security disability process, recognizing the clinical circumstances that make it...
View ArticleTeaming up with npGreenway
STCN partner Cynthia Newton has joined the Board of npGreenway, which advocates for the completion of the North Portland Greenway Trail. npGreenway works collaboratively with community stakeholders to...
View ArticleMelissa Haggerty to speak at OHSU’s Young People with Parkinson’s Disease...
On Saturday, March 5 from 1:30pm to 2:15pm and 2:30pm to 3:15pm, Melissa Haggerty will speak at the Young People with Parkinson’s Disease Conference hosted by the OHSU Parkinson Center. This...
View ArticleGood news for our clients: General Assistance – HB 4042
The Oregon Legislature has just passed a bill to restore general assistance to needy and vulnerable disabled Oregonians who so urgently need this help. HB 4042 brings back general assistance to the...
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MBA Lawyer Ride Turns 25 this Year
By: Ray Thomas & Jim Coon It was summer 1991 when MBA members Jim Coon and Ray Thomas began riding Portland’s West Hills together for exercise and competitive fun. One day Ray talked Jim into...
View ArticleSTCN Bike Legal Clinics Continue Throughout Oregon
STCN continues its long tradition of educating Oregon’s cyclists about their legal rights to the roadways this spring by presenting legal clinics in conjunction with other bicycle and active...
View ArticleBicycle Car Dooring in Oregon: Use a Request For Admissions to Further Your Case
Using a “request for admissions” in a bicycle car dooring personal injury case Being doored by a car on your bicycle is a frequent cause of injury for commuter riders. And it has long been illegal in...
View ArticleDangerous Passing: Reflections on a Close Call and Bicycle Safety
Richard and I have ridden up to this corner together countless times on the Lawyer Noontime Ride. It was a fresh mid February day and I had just finished telling him the story of how my son Chris was...
View ArticlePhilip Morris Wrongful Death Case Denied Review by Supreme Court
Schwarz v. Philip Morris The United States Supreme Court denied review May 16, 2016 in Schwarz v. Philip Morris, thereby upholding a Portland jury verdict of $25 million in punitive damages for “light...
View ArticleOregon Senate Bill 411 Expands Personal Injury Protection and Underinsured...
Senate Bill 411, passed by Oregon’s 2015 legislature, will help Oregonians injured in vehicular collisions by expanding benefits under two sections of their own automobile policies: Personal Injury...
View ArticleThe Unfair Practices of Insurance Companies in Personal Injury Cases
Unfair Determinations of Fault by Insurance Companies in Personal Injury Cases When you are hurt in a wreck and have bills to pay and doctor visits you expect that the insurance company for the driver...
View ArticleOREGON SUPREME COURT REAFFIRMS JURY’S ROLE
On July 21, 2016, the Oregon Supreme Court issued its opinion in Piazza v. Kellim, in which a foreign exchange student was gunned down outside “The Zone,” a Portland underage nightclub. The student’s...
View ArticleNEW SUPREME COURT DECISION ON EMPLOYER LIABILITY LAW
WHAT IS THE EMPLOYER LIABILITY LAW? The Oregon Employer Liability Law (ELL), ORS 654.305, provides a high standard of care to prevent injury to Oregon workers on general contractor worksites and in...
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PBOT’s Crossbikes Crossings Add Further Confusion to Intersections
On August 2, 2016 BikePortland featured a column titled “Say Hello To “crossbikes” –Portland’s latest bikeway innovation”...
View ArticleCATASTROPHIC INJURY
What’s a catastrophic injury? A catastrophic injury changes your life permanently. It makes you unable to do one or more important activities and often affects everything you do. An injury to your...
View ArticleSPINAL CORD INJURY
What is spinal cord injury? Any move you make with any part of your body happens because of a signal from your brain, through your spinal cord, to your muscles. Your spine not only supports your...
View ArticleDo Not let the Driver’s Insurance Say You are at Fault for Passing on the...
We get told all the time about collisions where a bike rider is being blamed for a right hook collision and the driver’s insurance adjuster says that because the rider is not in a bike lane the rider...
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Getting Around – Cully Bike Clinic
Last Wednesday, September 28, trial attorney Cynthia Newton presented her program Getting Around: Know Your Rights at Hacienda Community Development Corporation (HCDC), a Latino-focused organization...
View ArticleAsbestos Product Warning
Oregon law says product manufacturers and sellers must give warnings about the dangers of using their products. Some product manufacturers have argued that they need to warn only about danger caused...
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