A young child was recently attacked by a bull mastiff in Washington County in the State of Oregon. The Washington County District Attorney’s Office or the “DA” has now announced that there will no criminal charges filed. The owners of the dog could have been criminally charged with either a felony, misdemeanor or a violation.

Since Oregon now has a strict liability law for civil claims but only on the medical and out of pocket bills for dog bites. There may be ramifications for the civil case if the parents decide to pursue the claim. Civil dog bite cases in Oregon are fact specific and will depend upon a comprehensive review of the facts by a skilled lawyer who understands dog bite law.

Rear end car accidents happen in the state of Oregon and Washington because bad drivers follow too close. They disobey the two second rule and fail to keep a proper distance between them and the driver in front.

The two second rule is measured by watching the car ahead of you pass a certain standing object. As the car’s bumper passes that object begin to count seconds and if it takes two seconds or more for you to pass that object then it’s a safe distance between you and the car in front of you.

In handling car accident injury claims in Oregon these last 16 years, drivers who don’t follow the two second rule are the ones who end up causing most rear end car crashes.

It is no fun to be in a car accident especially when you are injured. It certainly does not get any easier when police officers don’t respond to your car accident. As a car accident lawyer, this trend is becoming more apparent. In the state of Oregon, less police reports are being made on car accidents.

I just read an article in the Oregonian which stated the Oregon law which allows Oregon citizens to petition the court to issue court citations to bad drivers (if the police don’t). Having a police investigate the car accident certainly helps an injury case. So it reasons that if the cops don’t show up an injured non fault party could increase the pressure on an at fault driver.