The Injury Board Vancouver Archives

• Tort reform

  Don Jacobs | January 30, 2009 8:46 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Workplace Discrimination

  The first bill that landed on Barack Obama's desk after he became president provided him with an opportunity to cure a long standing injustice. The Lilly Ledbetter bill. For over nineteen years this...

• Crazy juries

  Don Jacobs | January 21, 2009 6:06 PM | 1 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  While preparing for a recent jury trial involving a personal injury claim one of the expert witnesses, a doctor, mentioned that my job wasn’t too tough. According to him, all I had to do was...

• Frivolous lawsuits and justice

  Don Jacobs | January 19, 2009 7:14 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  National conservative columnist George Will ran a piece recently attacking lawyers and the civil justice system. Unfortunately, he relied on anecdotes and urban myths to make his points. In this...

• Surgical checklist shown to reduce hospital deaths

  Don Jacobs | January 17, 2009 5:47 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Medical Malpractice

  An interesting article in the Oregonian newspaper Thursday morning discussed a study concerning the use of simple surgical checklists. The study was conducted by the World Health Organization and...

• Medical insurance companies fleecing consumers

  Don Jacobs | January 15, 2009 10:30 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  Those of us lucky to still have medical insurance all know what happens if we see a doctor not on the company’s approved list. Referred to as “out of network” providers, most...

• PIP medical exams

  Don Jacobs | January 13, 2009 4:08 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  Both Oregon and Washington require drivers carry liability insurance to operate a vehicle on public roads. The liability coverage has to be at least $25,000 in amount. Often referred to as...

• Insurance and flood damage

  Don Jacobs | January 09, 2009 2:55 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  What a winter we’ve had so far. Alarming amounts of snow and now the pineapple express blasting us with lots of rain and warm air. Freeways are flooded, passes are closed and rivers are...

• Extra compensation for injuries on the job

  Don Jacobs | January 03, 2009 6:43 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Workplace Injuries

  Oregon and Washington both have statutorily defined workers compensation benefits. If injured on the job in either state, an injured worker is entitled to these benefits. Medical bills, wage loss,...