Hospital System Failure Causes Death Confidential SettlementPeople with cognitive or physical limitations sometimes need to go to hospitals to obtain medical care. Hospitals have an obligation to keep these vulnerable patients reasonably safe. Hospitals must have a...
Wrong Medication Dose Wrongful DeathWe represented the family of a man who died from an excessive dose of lidocaine negligently administered during a routine back surgery. What Happened: The man was a businessperson and active in the community of his Central Oregon...
Local Man Killed by an Uninsured Impaired DriverA local man was driving between work sites when he was killed by a uninsured driver who crossed the center line and collided head-on with him. The other driver was found to be using methamphetamine, and was sentenced to...
Drunk driver hits skateboarding student Traumatic Brain DamageWe represented a high school student who was hit by a drunk driver as the student was riding his skateboard across the street in a crosswalk. The student was riding southbound next to Echo Hollow Road. A...
Drunk Driver Crashes Into Family CarWe represented a young family who were driving through a Springfield, Oregon residential neighborhood. They did not know it, but approaching from behind was an impaired driver who was driving at highway speeds. The impaired...
Social Host Serves Underage Guest Who Seriously Injures Local Woman $357,530 SettlementThis case involved a social host who provided alcohol to a minor well past the point of intoxication. The minor then drove and smashed into a local woman’s car. The collision...
Drunk Driver Kills Passenger Confidential SettlementWe were asked by a Bend attorney to represent the family of a 24 year-old Central Oregon woman in a wrongful death case against the impaired driver of the car in which she was a passenger. She was a single mother,...
BLM driver hits pedestrian in crosswalk Federal court case settledThe Incident A young woman was walking from her parked car, headed to Gutenberg College on University Street in Eugene. A federal employee was driving a United States Government Bureau of Land...
Underinsured Motorist Trial Result for Injured PassengerJimmy, then 15 years old, was injured as a passenger in a single vehicle incident that was the result of the negligence of an underinsured motorist. The driver lost control of a pickup truck while going too fast...
Rear-End Collision Injures Young ChildWe were asked by another law firm to associate with them to represent an 18-month old child who was injured in a motor vehicle collision. On a beautiful September day, a woman driving a Nissan Xtera SUV slammed into the back of a...