Posts tagged Car Accidents

• Oregon legislature set to increase Oregon cap on lawsuit damages

  Don Jacobs | February 27, 2009 2:00 PM | 0 CommentsVancouver, WA Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  The Oregonian newspaper recently reported a compromise concerning a recent Supreme Court holding striking down an outdated Oregon law limiting damages for any damage caused by a public agency to...

• Insurance Settlements and Health Care Bills

  Don Jacobs | April 01, 2008 6:37 PM | 0 CommentsVancouver, WA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Read the fine print. Who hasn't heard that advice. Let's say you are injured in a collision. The other driver is at fault. Fortunately, they have insurance. You'd think the company would step up...

• PIP insurance. Why do I have to pay it back?

  Don Jacobs | March 28, 2008 9:00 PM | 0 CommentsVancouver, WA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  If you live in Oregon, you automatically carry PIP insurance on your auto policy. Washington doesn't require it yet, but does require your agent have you sign off on a form if you decide to reject it. PIP insurance is a good thing to have. If you are in an accident and someone injures you, PIP pays for your medical bills and a portion of your wages while you are trying to recover. Some...

• PIP insurance. Why do I have to pay it back?(2)

  Don Jacobs | March 28, 2008 9:00 PM | 0 CommentsVancouver, WA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  If you live in Oregon, you automatically carry PIP insurance on your auto policy. Washington doesn't require it yet, but does require your agent have you sign off on a form if you decide to reject it. PIP insurance is a good thing to have. If you are in an accident and someone injures you, PIP pays for your medical bills and a portion of your wages while you are trying to recover. Some...

• Allstate Insurance forced to reduce rates

  Don Jacobs | March 26, 2008 5:09 PM | 0 CommentsVancouver, WA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  The state of California Insurance Commissioner, Steve Poizner, announced on March 19, 2008, that his agency was ordering Allstate Insurance Corporation to reduce insurance rates in California by 15.9%. So what's the reason Allstate's rates are so high? So high that the California Insurance Commissioner has to order the company to reduce prices? Confirming what personal injury attorneys have...

• Corporate bottom line and consumer safety

  Don Jacobs | March 21, 2008 9:07 AM | 0 CommentsVancouver, WA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Capitalism is good. Profit is good. Free enterprise is good. It seems we all want to make money and we all want to pay less for the things we buy. If a company can sell the same quality item cheaper than their competitor, why shouldn't they? Especially if it means the competitor loses sales and they end up profiting as a result by selling even more of the discounted item. That's the way...

• Courts weaken uninsured motorist coverage

  Don Jacobs | March 20, 2008 8:12 AM | 0 CommentsVancouver, WA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Smart consumers purchase uninsured motorist coverage when they buy insurance for their car. With so many uninsured drivers on the road this coverage is a must. Not only are there more uninsured drivers on the road now than in the past, many who do carry insurance buy the cheapest coverage possible. Most states set thresholds for the lowest coverage you can purchase and still legally drive. ...

• Hospital errors result in 24 fatalities

  Don Jacobs | March 13, 2008 12:09 PM | 0 CommentsVancouver, WA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Buried back on the 2nd page of the Metro section, the above story title appeared in the March 12, 2008 Oregonian Newspaper. Note it says fatalities, not injuries. Injuries, whether serious life threatening ones or merely something from which you recover, are separate numbers. So what type of hospital errors caused 24 deaths? All ones that were easily preventable. The article described some...

• Contingent Fees and Frivolous Lawsuits

  Don Jacobs | March 06, 2008 4:32 PM | 0 CommentsVancouver, WA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Oregon is about to put an Initiative on the ballot that would limit contingent fees charged by attorneys. At first glance you'd think this is a good idea. Don't lawyers make lots of money? Why shouldn't we pass laws that limit what they can charge? Once again the usual urban myths are trotted out by the people who have the most to gain by proclaiming them. Do lawyers make a lot of money? ...

• Initiative Limits Attorney Fees in Oregon

  Don Jacobs | February 29, 2008 5:55 PM | 0 CommentsVancouver, WA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  It looks like Kevin Mannix and Bill Sizemore are at it again. The initiative process in Oregon is supposed to exist so the voice of the people can be heard. If citizens can gather enough signatures from registered voters, an indication many feel strongly about an issue, a measure can be put on the ballot. This grass roots process allowing citizens to bypass the legislature and have a voice...