Oregon Accidents

If you were shopping a batch, fell inside an Oregon grocery store, and the store's insurance got to you fast, the biggest risk is saying too much before anyone has sorted out whether this belongs in workers' comp, a liability claim, or both.

An Amazon Flex driver in Bend got wrecked on a blind curve while working and found out the company had no workers' comp, which changes who can be forced to pay.

A Portland physical therapist comes back to a smashed parked car, the other driver is gone, and the real fight becomes whether a policy exclusion wipes out coverage.

If you were on the clock in Beaverton when a wrong-way driver hit you on an on-ramp, your boss does not get to shame you out of a workers' comp claim.

A Gresham Amazon Flex driver hit on a sidewalk does not lose the claim just because the insurer goes silent, and Oregon law gives the driver real leverage.

A Gresham teacher gets hit by a turning driver, ends up with a herniated disc, and now the real fight is over whether the crash actually caused the life-changing part of the injury.

A Bend Uber passenger still has a claim after a parking-lot cut-through crash, but a three-month treatment gap gives the insurer exactly the argument it wants.

A painter on a Corvallis commercial site got hit in a confusing work zone and now has two fights: not enough insurance and a contract clause nobody bothered to explain.

A commercial painter in Gresham was hit hard enough to get pushed into traffic, and now the insurer is trying the oldest move in the book: calling the treatment unnecessary and hoping he backs off.

An Amazon van ran a stop sign, the driver had a suspended license and no active policy, and now the real mess is figuring out why your settlement already has other hands in it.

You can still make a claim in Oregon after a rear-end crash without an ER visit, but the fight usually turns into proof, timing, and whether you're dealing with the other driver's tiny policy or your own UM/UIM coverage.

In Washington, your own PIP coverage might start paying medical bills fast no matter who caused the crash. Oregon is different: fault matters a lot more, and the answer is...

When you wreck a borrowed car in Hillsboro and the at-fault driver turns out to be basically uninsured, the fight usually starts with the car owner's policy, not your medical bills.

The biggest mistake is thinking you can sort out insurance later. You can't. In Oregon, the first 48 hours can make or break what your claim is worth. The dumbest myth is: "I...

Insurance companies and defense lawyers may argue that a recorded video of an injured person's daily routine is staged, selective, or designed to exaggerate limitations. They...

After a summer crash on Beltline near Delta Highway in Eugene, the rule is simple: you do not have to accept a settlement before your injuries and pregnancy-related care are...

A tire blowout on an Oregon highway can turn into a fight over fault fast, especially when the insurer tries to shrug it off as nobody's problem.

Money awarded for intangible harm - such as physical pain, emotional suffering, loss of enjoyment of life, disfigurement, inconvenience, and loss of companionship - falls under...

No. If you were hurt while doing your job, Oregon workers' comp should be opened and billed first, not Medicare. The next question you should ask is: Has my employer filed the...

Oregon third-party vehicle injury cases often settle in the five figures to low six figures, while severe truck-crash verdicts can go much higher. Yes, pushing workers' comp...