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…

The National Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) issued a proposed rule on March 31, 2014 requiring all new vehicles under 10,000 pounds (including SUVs, trucks, buses, and vans) to have “rear-view visibility systems.” In 2007, Congress passed the Cameron Gulbransen Kids Safety Act, that required the Department of Transportation (DOT) to have a rule in place…

April 1, 2014 was the deadline for 8,000 hip replacement patients suing Johnson & Johnson’s DePuy unit over its recalled ASR metal-on-metal hip implant to opt-in or opt-out of a $4 billion settlement offered by the medical device manufacturer. Thousands of hip replacement patients have sued DePuy for complications allegedly caused by the recalled ASR…

The Affordable Care Act has made health care available to millions of Americans who previously were excluded from insurance coverage due to pre-existing illnesses. Because no one can be turned away and charged extra, insurance companies have become more proactive in detecting and managing diseases such as diabetes, requiring regular monitoring and care. Insurers Target…

Following a deadly crash in January that killed an Illinois Tollway worker and injured a state trooper, senator Dick Durbin (D) issued a press release April 9 asking the Department of Transportation’s inspector general to conduct an audit of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), the agency that monitors trucking companies with poor safety records….

In March 2014, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued final rules establishing standards for the Basic Health Program, which would allow states to use federal funds to establish an alternative program with subsidies for low-income individuals who don’t qualify for expanded Medicaid. To make health care affordable to all, the Affordable Care…

On March 24, 2014, Oregon State Police (OSP) troopers arrested a 26-year old male Monday afternoon on traffic-related charges after more than 15 citizens called in driving complaints as he drove southbound on Interstate 5 from the Wilsonville area toward Salem. The driver was lodged in Marion County Jail for Reckless Driving and 18 counts…

Although Snohomish County, Washington officials insisted they couldn’t have anticipated the March 22nd massive Oso, Washington landslide that took down the hillside, destroyed homes, and cost the lives of over 30, records dating as far back as the 1950s show that the hillside in Oso has been unstable and prone to landslides. The area affected by…

Oregon State Police (OSP) and Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) urge all travelers to remember that proper safety restraint usage is the single most effective way to protect against injuries or death in a motor vehicle crash. On March 27, 2014 at approximately 11:37 p.m., a 2003 Chevrolet Suburban driven by a female, age 38,…

Just one day after the March 22nd massive Oso, Washington landslide that followed a minor earthquake in the area, a series of small earthquakes rumbled beneath Government Camp and caught the attention of residents and State Geologists. Over the next week, geologists recorded over 38 tremors in the Mount Hood area, situated over a recently discovered…