Many car accident claims are resolved through an insurance settlement. However, making your own decision about accepting a settlement offer is often a bad idea. Rizk Law recommends that you discuss any initial settlement offers with a licensed attorney before you decide whether to accept. An attorney can determine if the offer will provide full…
Being involved in a car crash is often an overwhelming and scary experience. In the aftermath of an accident, you may feel confused or be unaware of any injuries you might have suffered. This is why seeking medical attention immediately after an accident is one of the most important things you can do to protect…
Most drivers are familiar with the “non-stop” maneuver at a stop sign, commonly known as the “California roll”. However, fewer folks are acquainted with the “Oregon yield”. And no, it is not a farming or harvest term. Unlike most other states, Oregon requires motorists to come to stop at yield signs “if necessary, for safety”….
A left-turn accident is one of the most common types of collisions at an intersection. Typically, this kind of accident happens because the driver turning left fails to yield to oncoming traffic. Since the motorist driving straight usually has the right-of-way, the left-turning driver is usually the one at fault. However, there are times when…
In a rear-end accident, there is usually a presumption that the at-fault party is the driver who hit the vehicle in front of him or her. However, that may not always be the case. While rear-end collisions are typically straightforward, there are some scenarios when the driver in front may share liability for the accident….
The number of deaths caused by drivers running red lights reached a 10-year high in 2017, with 939 people getting killed in these crashes, according to a new study by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. This includes drivers and passengers in the at-fault driver’s vehicle and pedestrians and those in other vehicles. However, more…
At about 6:30 a.m. on Monday, August 26, the body of an unidentified woman was discovered in a red sleeping bag on top of a white shower curtain in a Eugene, Oregon parking lot. The woman had been run over by a SaniPac garbage truck to the east of the alley between 1203 Willamette St….
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After a fatal car accident in Northeast Portland, this year’s total number of traffic deaths has already equaled the total number of traffic accident deaths in all of 2018, and it is only August. It was not supposed to be this way after Portland’s City Council approved Vision Zero, a program with the stated goal…
When a car crashes into a motorcycle while making a left turn, the driver of the car is often the one at fault. However, determining fault after this type of accident is not always easy. In some situations, the motorcycle rider is partially to blame. If the rider is partially at fault, it could affect…