Ir al contenido
Hospitals Not Properly Educating Parents After Car Accidents
Every year in the United States, 130,000 children under the age of 13 visit a hospital emergency room after a car accident. Many of these children are very young. In fact, our Portland, OR accident attorneys know that car accidents are the number one cause of death for kids under age four. Unfortunately, as kids get […]
Portland Car Accident Lawyers Urge Regular Vehicle Recall Checks
The National Highway Traffic Safety Association announced recently that nearly 18 million vehicle products were recalled throughout 2012, including child safety seats, tires, air bags and the vehicles themselves. In many cases, our Portland car accident lawyers know that some of the top vehicle manufacturers issued recall after recall after recall. These are companies that […]
Mayor Calls Portland Car Accident Spike “Unacceptable”
Portland roads have been deadly so far this year, with new figures indicating we’ve seen about one fatal crash every single week. Mayor Charlie Hales, holding a news conference on the issue recently, called this startling trend, “unacceptable.” Our Portland car accident attorneys couldn’t agree more, especially considering that the majority of these incidents stem […]
How Safe are the Roads in Oregon?
How safe are the roads in Oregon? The Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety wanted to find out. In fact, the Advocates wanted to assess how safe the roads were in all 50 states in the U.S. Each year, the Advocates do this by conducting a review of where states stand on passing safety laws. […]
Oregon Not Living up to Federal Drunk Driving Standards
Maintaining roads and highways can be expensive, and the money has to come from somewhere. Usually, it comes from a mix of federal and state funding, with the federal government providing cash for a state’s general fund that allows it to complete highway construction and improvement projects. This federal money, however, has some requirements associated […]
Oregon Woman on a Drive to Save Lives
Many people have their lives touched by car accidents. In fact, according to the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety’s 2012 Traffic Safety Culture Index, almost one out of every three people in America has lost a relative, loved one or friend in an auto accident or knows someone who has suffered serious injury in a […]
Fatal Oregon Bus Crash Presents Challenges for Rescuers
In late December of 2012, the New York Times wrote about a devastating bus accident that occurred about 3 ½ hours outside of Portland. The bus accident resulted in nine deaths and at least three dozen people were injured. The incident happened on Interstate 84 when the bus went over a guard rail. Our Portland […]
