Suppose a driver causes a serious collision in East County. The injured person goes to the emergency room. Treatment continues for months. They miss work. Their vehicle is badly damaged. Eventually, the full impact of the accident appears to be much larger...
Healthy before the crash. Steady job. Perfect medical history. No financial problems. No family complications. Then another driver runs a red light and creates the first problem in an otherwise orderly life. That person certainly...
The explanation sounds almost complete. “The road was wet.” It explains why the tires lost traction. It explains why stopping took longer. It may explain why a collision that probably wouldn’t have happened on a dry August afternoon happened during...
At first, nobody seemed concerned about the physical therapy. The doctor recommended it. You went. Your neck improved somewhat, but not completely. So treatment continued. Then the tone of the insurance claim changed. The adjuster began asking why...
“Take it easy for a few days.” For some people, that sounds like reasonable medical advice. For someone whose paycheck depends on showing up for every scheduled shift, it can sound more like a financial threat. Imagine a worker living in Gresham and...
There is a strange point after some car accidents when everything looks finished. The tow truck is gone. The police report exists. The body shop calls and says your vehicle is ready. You pick it up, look at the new bumper, adjust the...