For centuries, mariners have battled the Columbia River Bar, naming it the “Graveyard of the Pacific.” This June the treacherous Bar, where the Columbia River’s mighty current collides with Pacific Ocean swells, claimed another fatality. On June 20, 2014 at 9:20 a.m., the U.S. Coast Guard reported that a boat had capsized while attempting to…
The purpose of the 529-ABLE Act is to provide a tax‐deferred savings vehicle for persons with disabilities. It would help those with disabilities and their parents and caregivers, allowing them to put money into tax-deferred savings plans like the 529 plans that parents use to save for college. 529-ABLE accounts would be especially helpful for…
A landmark decision by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, guarantees nursing home residents and their families their right to sue long-term care facilities despite forced arbitration clauses. The agency is directly responsible for Medicare and Medicaid funding. It now prevents these facilities…
A playground, whether at school or a public park, should be a safe place to play and have fun with friends. Unfortunately, every year more than 200,000 kids are treated in emergency rooms for playground related injuries. Playground injuries may involve falls on hard surfaces, head entrapment, and strangulation by entanglement. Other accidents are caused…
Over 4000 lawsuits have been filed by women who say they have suffered serious Ortho Evra side effects, which reportedly include blood clots in the legs and lungs, heart attacks and strokes. Have you suffered serious side effects after taking this medication? Contact an experienced Portland personal injury attorney from Rizk Law to help determine…
Just six weeks before hackers installed malicious malware into Target’s security and payments system designed to steal every credit card used at the company’s 1,797 U.S. stores, the company began installing a $1.6 million malware detection tool made by the computer security firm FireEye. Target had a team of security specialists in Bangalore to monitor…
Until now, proving disability in Fibromyalgia cases required a health provider’s report ruling out other conditions through physical exam and various blood tests. A blood test called FM/a may now be available to help diagnose fibromyalgia. Fibromyalgia is a potentially debilitating disorder that causes chronic, body-wide pain, fatigue and “brain fog.” It affects more than…
According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), slips, trips and falls account for 15 percent of all accidents and are second only to motor vehicle accidents as a cause of occupational fatalities. Employers are required by law to provide employees with working conditions that are free of known dangers. Businesses with third party…
Former Portland Timbers player Eddie Johnson filed a $9.9 million lawsuit in Multnomah County Circuit Court February 5, 2014 against the Timbers ownership group, Peregrine Sports LLC, and the team’s medical group and three members of the team’s medical staff. Johnson’s lawsuit claims that the team failed to properly examine his neurological health before the…
In the US a disabling accident occurs on average once every second. Nearly 18.5% of Americans are currently living with a disability, and 1 in 4 persons in the US workforce will suffer a disabling injury before retirement. What Is Disability Insurance Income Disability, often called DI or disability income insurance, provides income when a…