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Bike Injuries On The Rise With Bike Use

July 14th, 2008

With gas prices rising, we will likely see more bike and moped injury accidents. I have read recently in Paris that bicycle crashes are up 7% compared with a 24% increase in biker use. Its likely that as bike use increases more space will also be given to bikers by transportation officials as bikes start chipping away at the car and automobile hard drive and infrastructure.

Heat Stroke Death Claims

July 11th, 2008

Heat stroke is tragic and kills without abandon when temperature hit high marks making heat stroke injury and death from heat stroke a fact specific investigation. On any heat stroke injury case in Oregon and Washington getting a money settlement will depend upon prior notice of the person in charge and whether they were aware beforehand of the injured person’s health and the weather forecast with all of such heat related factors bearing upon the setting of where the person lives. With many heat stroke death prevalent among the young and elderly prior notice and environmental conditions may play a very important role in getting a money settlement in Oregon.

Trampoline Injury Recovery And Settlement In Oregon And Washington

July 8th, 2008

Trampoline injury settlement involve many factors including potential recovery against the manufacturer, other users and those who are supposed to provide supervision to the trampoline user.

Settlement recovery may be high on trampoline injury cases since many trampoline injuries involve broken and fractured necks and backs.

Issues in trampoline cases are quite complex such as trampoline injuries related to improper weight distribution when a smaller trampoline users gets thrown from the structure by another much heavier user.