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Oregon Torts
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An Oregon personal injury lawyer discusses issues for plaintiffs in medical malpractice, negligence, and defective products claims.
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Oregon employee rights: Business lobby sues to block new state law letting workers refuse employer political messages
Oregon employee rights increased this past summer when the state legislature passed the Worker Freedom Act, allowing workers to refuse their employers’ attempts to “communicate the opinion of the employer about religious or political matt...
Oregon car accident: Hands-free device should top gift list for drivers this holiday season
The new hands-free law affecting Oregon drivers using cell phones takes effect on January 1, 2010, making hands-free devices top sellers in the Beaver state this holiday season. Starting next year, drivers spotted on the phone without wireless or oth...
Child strangulation hazard: Window blind and Roman shade recall may save lives
Reports linking the deaths of eight children to roll-up window blinds or Roman shades have led to a massive recall. The consumer protection measure’s broad scope suggests that nearly every Roman blind and roller shade on the market may place c...
Oregon child wrongful death: Recall warns of Amby Baby Motion bed/hammock suffocation risk
The tragic death of a five-month-old Oregon boy in August is the second linked by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (”CPSC”) to a fabric baby hammock. CPSC is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of serious...
FDA warns of new risks of prescription drug injury or death from antidepressant Norpramin
Norpramin (desipramine hydrochloride) is a tricyclic antidepressant used to treat symptoms of depression. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (”FDA”) has announced that patients who have a family history of sudden death, cardiac dysrhyt...
FDA warns of new risks of prescription drug injury or death from antidepressant Norpramin
Norpramin (desipramine hydrochloride) is a tricyclic antidepressant used to treat symptoms of depression. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (”FDA”) has announced that patients who have a family history of sudden death, cardiac dysrhyt...

