Washington State law says individual insurance adjusters cannot be held liable for bad faith or other violations of the Consumer Protection Act (CPA). However, last year’s Court of Appeals ruling in Keodalah v. Allstate Ins. Co. is in direct conflict with that law. The court found the bad faith statute in Washington applies to all…
Compassion Southwest (SW) is collaborating with the churches of Southwest Portland to offer free medical and dental services as part of a one-day health clinic at Wilson High School next month. The clinic takes place on Saturday, May 18 from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and there will also be a community service and resources…
You probably saw electric scooters on Portland streets last summer, as the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) had a short-term pilot program to get input from residents. However, you should prepare yourself to see a lot more e-scooters over the next year (as many as 2,500 in the first few days of the program), as…
Riding a bicycle can be dangerous, particularly in heavy traffic and during certain times when drivers are in a rush. For these reasons, riders need to be cautious, obey the rules of the road and take practical steps to keep themselves out of potentially dangerous situations that could lead to a crash. However, if your…
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…