There are many things personal injury victims do not know about the legal process. For example, injury victims who have a preexisting illness, like a back injury, may think there is no point in filing an insurance claim or contacting a lawyer. They may assume the injury disqualifies them from recovering compensation. Unfortunately, they may…
On August 24, 2018, 9-month-old William Cannon died in his parent’s arms at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), just two days after he was found unresponsive at a state-licensed daycare center. It has been about eight months since this tragedy, and his parents still do not know why their son died. Jenna Keehn, William’s…
The hours and days after a truck accident are a confusing time for victims. They are in pain, they need medical treatment, they probably cannot work and may be trying to figure out how to pursue compensation for their damages. Trucking companies know this and they have a lot of tricks up their sleeve they…
Ever since their nine-and-a-half-month-old baby died on August 24, 2018, William Cannon’s parents have searched for answers. Cannon was found unresponsive at Little Big Blessings daycare on August 22, 2018, and even after extraordinary medical efforts at Oregon Health & Science University, he died in his mother and father’s arms just two days later. Unfortunately,…
Approximately 70 percent of the streets in Portland are in residential areas, where speed limits have been reduced to 20 miles per hour from 25 miles per hour. This change was unanimously approved in January of last year by the Portland City Council to help reduce accidents and help children get to school safely. While…
Motorcycle lane-splitting occurs when a motorcyclist travels between two traffic lanes, and the vehicles in those lanes, typically in heavy traffic. This practice is currently illegal in Oregon, but a new bill proposes to overturn the prohibition on lane-splitting. The bill was discussed in a public hearing held by the Joint Committee on Transportation. A…
There has been a watchful eye on the police for sometime now. In and around Portland it seems like cops have been making the headlines fairly often. Here are some of the headlines we have seen over the past couple weeks: 16-year-old boy armed with knife shot, killed by officer (Vancouver police) Racist policing plagues…
The right to be heard by your peers in a trial by jury is an idea that unites most Americans. But Oregon politicians and Supreme Court Justices don’t think injured people deserve a fair jury trial. If a person is severely injured in Oregon, they can have their day in court: in theory. But after…
Alexander W. Pletch, Attorney at Law But please call me Alex. I’m a lawyer at Rizk Law. I’ve worked here since I was a law student with hundreds of everyday people who have sought Rizk Law’s help with injury, insurance, and civil rights claims. My name Alexander, or “Alexos Andros” in ancient Greek, literally translates…
Photo Credit: Angela Holm Photography The most common skiing injuries happen to the lower limb, most commonly the knee. The introduction of releasable bindings has decreased the rate of leg fractures by 90% in the past 30 years, but knee sprains (including ACL and/or MCL tears) are on the rise accounting for about 30% of all…