To show safe and legal boating in your water ski injury claim the best evidence would be to show that the boat operator did not take the Oregon mandatory boater education program.

Oregon law requires 10 plus horse powered boats to only be operated by a boater who have taken the state mandated boater education course.

With any water ski injury claim it would be damaging proof to show that the operator didn’t even take the course.

Before you collect a settlement on your Oregon water ski injury you must prove fault by showing that the observer (who is a requirement on the boat) failed in their legal responsibilities.

The cardinal rule in any water ski event in Oregon is there must be an observer on board. Water ski rules require that the observer must be ready to rescue the skier and raise the down flags when the skier is down.

The observer’s main responsibility is to keep the operator of the boat aware of what the skier is signaling, the location of the skier, location of the in water skier, and lastly location of other boats behind the skier.

Water boat injuries can be serious and the boating rules will always come into play prior to settlement so it is best to consult with an injury lawyer who is familiar with the legal obligations of the observer on your water ski injury case.

Each year Oregon restaurant goers suffer injury. In 2007 alone OSHA made 229 restaurant inspections and found 508 violations of health and safety rules and gave fines totaling $43,000.

I have handled food injury claims for 17 years and the food injury claims I have handled involve claim with injuries from biting into hard things to burns to cuts from foreign substances in the food.

From my experience it’s the high turnover of fast food places which creates a chaotic environment in the restaurant and certainly makes it difficult for the restaurant owner to keep up with OHSA safety regulations.

The Oregon Restaurant associations says food service is the largest state private sector industry which employs 120,000 workers which works out to one in every 14 Oregonians.

My best advise from the get go is to retain the evidence, report the facts, and follow up with an experienced food injury lawyer.