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Bend again: the rear-end fire was real, but now the insurer wants to pin it on your old diagnosis

A Bend teacher is dealing with burn injuries after a car fire, and the insurance company is trying the usual move: blame a prior medical condition so they can pay less.

ARTICLE by Tanya Richardson

Hillsboro clinic gap and a cheap offer now - do you settle before your back treatment is done?

A treatment gap in a Hillsboro ladder-fall claim can wreck the value fast, especially when the insurer blames your disc problems on age or your old VA-rated condition.

ARTICLE by Brian Lindstrom

Just left the ER in Hillsboro and HR says I signed away court

A hotel laundry press mangled her hand, the safety guard failed, and now the employer is waving an arbitration clause like that settles everything.

ARTICLE by Nate Clearwater

Why am I still reacting like the danger is happening right now? PTSD, or post-traumatic stress disorder, is a mental health condition that can develop after a terrifying or...

occupational disease

Recent Oregon workers' compensation updates have not changed the basic rule: this is not just any sickness or physical problem that shows up while you have a job. A cold, the...

My wrists are wrecked from Salem hospital charting and the lien wants everything

A Salem nurse with repetitive wrist injuries can blow a deadline fast, and a hospital lien can swallow a settlement if nobody deals with it early.

ARTICLE by Pavel Novak

I missed shifts over mold in my Gresham apartment and now the lease says I have to arbitrate

A factory worker in Gresham is sick from mold, the landlord blew her off, and now the lease has one of those arbitration clauses that may or may not control the injury case.

ARTICLE by Colleen O'Shea

Insurance said the policy was tiny after a Hillsboro crash - that may be a lie

A ruptured spleen after a high-speed crash is a major injury, and being undocumented does not give an Oregon insurer a free pass to hide policy limits or lowball the claim.

ARTICLE by Laura Whitfield

Undocumented after a Hillsboro dog bite and getting pushed toward a cheap settlement?

A low dog bite offer can look tempting when you're on one income, but immigration status is not a discount and permanent damage usually changes the math.

ARTICLE by Derek Thompson

Liability for Security Assaults on the Job

Yes, sometimes - but the case gets wrecked fast when injured guards assume workers' comp is the only option, give sloppy statements, or ignore the employer's own screwups.

ARTICLE by Tanya Richardson

my back is wrecked after a rear-end crash on I-5 near Eugene and now the driver is threatening to sue me for "defamation"

A Eugene dental hygienist with SI joint dysfunction after a rear-end crash is being bullied by the at-fault driver, and the defamation threat is mostly noise unless the claim includes actual lies.

ARTICLE by Janet Yamamoto

Bend hand injury bills are stacking up and the employer never carried comp

When a Bend employer illegally operates without workers' comp and a child's hand injury turns into CRPS, the fight is about medical treatment, wage loss, and whether you're dealing with a comp claim, a state fund issue, or a lawsuit.

ARTICLE by Brian Lindstrom

Can an insurer in Salem seriously use a seatbelt excuse after a park dog bite?

A Salem dog-bite claim can turn into a blame game fast, but a seatbelt argument in a park attack is usually smoke, not substance.

ARTICLE by Jesse Kowalski

Eugene fall looked minor until the organ damage showed up and now the bills are driving everything

When a Eugene work fall turns into fatal internal injuries and the employer was illegally uninsured, the fight becomes about who has the right to bring the case and which losses belong to the estate versus the family.

ARTICLE by Laura Whitfield

permanent partial disability

You usually see this in a claim closure letter, a doctor's report, or a benefits notice saying you were awarded a certain percentage or number of degrees for lost function....

A bulging disc is a spinal disc that pushes outward beyond its normal edge. Each part matters. A "disc" is the cushion between the bones of the spine. "Bulging" means the outer...

Uber Crash Insurance Delays After Oregon T-Bone

When a rideshare crash in Oregon turns into a three-way insurance shrug, the first fight is usually over which policy was actually on the hook at the moment of impact.

ARTICLE by Pavel Novak

I used my insurance for PTSD after a Salem work crash, did I ruin it?

$0 is the worker cost for accepted Oregon workers' compensation medical treatment, so using private insurance first does not automatically ruin the claim. File the workers'...

post-concussion syndrome

You may have seen this phrase in an ER discharge note, a neurologist's report, a workers' comp letter, or after someone says, "The scan was normal, so you should be over it by...

Protecting Your Rights After a Workplace Explosion Burn

What actually matters in Oregon after a job-site explosion leaves you with burns, from workers' comp deadlines to third-party claims and what insurers usually try to dodge.

ARTICLE by Maria Gutierrez