by James R. Gregory, Trial Attorney | Oct 30, 2015
Senate Bill 411 The legislature has passed, and the Governor has signed, a new piece of legislation that will change the auto insurance landscape in Oregon beginning January 1, 2016. The changes are significant, and have the potential to be life altering for injured...
by James R. Gregory, Trial Attorney | Sep 30, 2015
The Oregonian reported today that highway fatalities have risen 31% in the past year, according to the Department of Transportation. Pedestrian and motorcycle deaths have experienced the sharpest increases, at 64 and 15 percent, respectively. While DOT officials...
by James R. Gregory, Trial Attorney | Sep 21, 2015
The Los Angeles Times is reporting that German automaker Volkswagen added programming to the ECUs of a half million diesel vehicles, with the express purpose of cheating on U.S. emissions tests. In a show of cynicism that would even make your bitter uncle blush, VW...
by James R. Gregory, Trial Attorney | Sep 18, 2015
In May of last year, the New York Times eloquently reported on how an ignition switch fault destroyed an unknown number of lives and lead to a recall of over two million vehicles. Per that Times article, GM withheld information from families and government...
by James R. Gregory, Trial Attorney | Sep 11, 2015
According to a recent article in the Oregonian, a study just completed by Allstate Insurance shows that Portland drivers have more automobile collisions than all but seven of the nation’s largest 200 cities. Allstate statistical research showed that Portland...