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Doctors and other healthcare professionals are held to a high standard. They are expected to diagnose and treat patients to the best of their abilities. Behavior that falls below the expected standard in the medical field can amount to medical malpractice. In medical...
In some cases, an individual suffers from a brain injury and then sees significant recovery quickly after that injury. But there are also other cases where the brain injury lingers or will not heal at all. Often, there are limitations to brain injury healing because...
The United States has an aging population, so it’s not generally surprise that many accidents involving drivers 65 years of age and older occur with regularity – but the statistics indicate that there’s something more going on. While the population of older adults has...
On the interstate, most drivers will never see a vehicle coming the wrong way down the road. Traffic is always divided so that lanes traveling in different directions have a median or a concrete wall between them. This is part of the reason why the interstate is so...
Bicycling is especially popular in Oregon. However, as in other places where the natural beauty of the landscape provides a multitude of outdoor adventures, cyclists and drivers sometimes find themselves at odds with one another. Now a new law that took effect on Jan....
In a world where most of the public relies heavily on personal vehicles for transportation to daily activities, paying attention to vehicle recall news is undeniably important. However, it doesn’t occur to most motorists to regularly scan the news tab of their...
Accessible spaces should be safe for people visiting them. Businesses ranging from hotels to grocery stores should seek to maintain their facilities so that employees and patrons and safely utilize those spaces. Sometimes, improper facility maintenance or...
Technology has become an integral part of daily life in this country – and it’s also a critical tool in medicine. Unfortunately, technology also tends to be highly addictive. Personal electronic devices like smartphones, tablets and computers have a huge potential to...
In Oregon, courts can award both compensatory and punitive damages when a wrongful death occurs. Compensatory damages reimburse actual losses, such as medical expenses and lost wages. On the other hand, punitive damages serve the purpose of punishing the defendant for...
It is an unfortunate reality that there are people, potentially even within your circles, who may be hiding harmful intentions towards children. Statistics on child sexual abuse paint a disturbing picture: a majority of victims know their abusers. This can happen due...
