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my parked car got hit in Portland and now insurance says there's an exclusion

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.

ARTICLE by Tanya Richardson

Our Uber got clipped cutting through a Bend parking lot and now they're saying the treatment gap ruined the case

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.

ARTICLE by Derek Thompson

license plate confiscation

You just got a letter that says your vehicle registration is suspended and your plates must be turned in. That is license plate confiscation: the government takes back,...

Her Salem garage crash looks obvious until the immunity claim hits

The first fight is not just who drove the wrong way - it's locking down the garage evidence before the public agency and insurers shrug and say nothing can be proved.

ARTICLE by Pavel Novak

Another crash, another fight over who gets your money first

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.

ARTICLE by Janet Yamamoto

This is my second crash in a Corvallis work zone, and now the contract is the fight

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.

ARTICLE by Jesse Kowalski

Gresham claim going nowhere? A silent insurer after a sidewalk crash can backfire

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.

ARTICLE by Pavel Novak

I can't afford a lawyer after this Bend crash - am I screwed?

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.

ARTICLE by Maria Gutierrez

Signed the papers after a Bend police-chase crash - did that cost you the truck data?

After a police-pursuit crash in Bend, truck electronic data can disappear fast, and waiting even a few days can make a bad case much worse.

ARTICLE by Maria Gutierrez

my life got wrecked in Gresham and now the insurer says the treatment "wasn't necessary"

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.

ARTICLE by Colleen O'Shea

Forty grand in bills and they still call your disc "pre-existing"

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.

ARTICLE by Janet Yamamoto

I feel bad filing after a wrong-way crash in Beaverton, but my paycheck is gone

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.

ARTICLE by Laura Whitfield

My wife borrowed a car in Hillsboro, got hit in a bad lane shift, and now the other driver had no real insurance

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.

ARTICLE by Jesse Kowalski

Handling a Tire Blowout Crash Insurance Dispute

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.

ARTICLE by Jesse Kowalski

What do I save after my husband's Portland taxi crash?

You may have only 24 to 72 hours before nearby video is erased. Save everything tied to the crash now: photos of all vehicles, the taxi's company name, cab number, and plate,...

driver's license suspension

Can the state temporarily take away your ability to drive? Yes. A driver's license suspension is a government action that removes a person's legal driving privilege for a set...

standing to sue

A person or organization has standing to sue when they are legally entitled to bring a case because they were directly affected by the dispute and the court can potentially...

No ER visit doesn't let a Portland insurer brush off your rear-end crash

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.

ARTICLE by Derek Thompson

moving violation vs non-moving violation

Insurance companies and defense lawyers may lean on this distinction to suggest a driver was generally careless, especially when a crash report or driving record shows prior...

right against self-incrimination

A person cannot be forced by the government to provide statements that could be used to help prove they committed a crime. "Cannot be forced" means the protection applies when...