Making Construction Zones Safer
Spring and summer are approaching, bringing all their usual bustle: vacations, evenings on porches and patios, road trips, forays to the beach, jogging at dawn…
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Damages for Injury under the Oregon Constitution: The ongoing struggle over the meaning of Horton v. OHSU
The fate of the $500,000 legislative cap on non-economic damages in Oregon may be headed for the Oregon Supreme Court again in Rains v. Stayton…
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Suing your employer for injury caused by negligence
The idea of Workers’ Compensation is that an injured worker should get compensation for injury suffered on the job without having to show that the…
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New Supreme Court Decision On Employer Liability Law
WHAT IS THE EMPLOYER LIABILITY LAW? The Oregon Employer Liability Law (ELL), ORS 654.305, provides a high standard of care to prevent injury to Oregon…
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Safety for Highway Construction Workers
How often have you found your client in a legal predicament so unfair that justice seems like it's being turned on its head? The…
Read More Construction Accidents / Third Party Actions
Construction site accidents often involve the negligence of the general contractor and/or another subcontractor. In such cases we have successfully used Oregon's Employer Liability Law…
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