Filing an injury claim against the State of Oregon can be a challenge. Even if your claim is successful, if you have been injured in an accident in a state owned building or suffer harm due to the actions of a state employee acting in the scope of his or her duties, your compensation may…
Forget drinking and driving. The government has a new type of impairment to think about plaguing the entire country. It’s called Pokémon. Well, Pokémon Go to be more exact. The strange creatures are now a hit mobile game that has people of all ages stumbling around like zombies trying to “hunt” the virtual cartoons, which make appearances…
On May 5, 2016, the Oregon Supreme Court put the nail in the coffin of a personal injury case that has been brewing since 2011, when the parents of a Klamath Falls boy were awarded a mere $3 million in damages for multiple life-threatening surgeries their son endured at the hands of Oregon Health & Science University…
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) estimates that more than 60,000 children and adolescents are hospitalized annually in the United States after sustaining moderate to severe brain injuries from motor vehicle crashes, falls, sports and physical abuse. Damage from a TBI may be subtle and often goes undetected. If an injury occurred in infancy or…
On September 28, 2016, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) within Health and Human Services, controlling more than $1 trillion in Medicare and Medicaid funding, has moved to prevent nursing homes from forcing arbitration clauses into nursing home contracts. The agency’s decision, which is the most significant overhaul of its rules governing federal…
Stanford University researchers have discovered that aluminum may be the sought after alternative to volatile lithium commonly used in batteries. Superior Recharging Capacity of Aluminum Battery Stanford University professor Hongjie Dai has developed a high-performance aluminum battery that may replace lithium-ion batteries, which occasionally burst into flames. Unlike previous unsuccessful attempts with aluminum, his battery uses a graphite…
Driving any vehicle under the influence of marijuana, whether for medicinal or recreational use, is illegal in Oregon. While a blood alcohol level of 0.08 percent of a driver’s blood, by volume, will conclusively establish that a driver is under the influence, when marijuana is involved, any amount that was in the driver’s blood or…
Oregon law reflects legislative intent to protect the rights of children in many ways. For example, Oregon law, with some notable exceptions, requires appointment of a conservator, guardian or “guardian ad litem” (GAL) to make decisions in the child’s best interest. Oregon also grants children more time to assert suit than adults. And most claims…
It seems asinine that a drug less toxic and less responsible for deaths than alcohol ever made it to the drug category deemed most dangerous by the federal government. While marijuana reform is gaining ground across the U.S., the federal government still classifies it as a Schedule I controlled substance, on par with dangerous substances like heroin…
While automakers rush to get totally driverless vehicles on the road, many believe that full autonomy may not be the best approach. For over a decade car manufacturers have been trying to develop driverless cars, claiming that fully autonomous cars would be safer than regular cars and might make traffic flow smoother. They cite the…