1 Trial Lawyer • Fall 2022 Board of Governors Fall 2022 The views expressed in Trial Lawyer are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the policies or opinions of the Oregon Trial Lawyers Association, its members, Board of Governors or staff. Trial Lawyer is a quarterly publication of the Oregon Trial Lawyers Association and is distributed as a membership benefit. For permission to reprint articles, contact Michael Kesten at 503-246-1126, michael@kestenmedia.com. For advertising rates, contact law@llmpubs.com or 503-445-2240. Publications Committee Co-Chairs — Barb Long, barb@vogtlong.com. 503-228-9858; Faith Morse, faith@andersenlaw.com, 541-773-7000 Editor — Michael Kesten, KestenMedia, michael@kestenmedia.com, 503-804-0668 Oregon Trial Lawyers Association, 812 SW Washington Ste. 900, Portland OR 97205, 503-223-5587, otla@oregontriallawyers.org, www.oregontriallawyers.org Dedicated to protecting people, holding wrongdoers accountable, and promoting a fair and equitable justice system through advocacy and education. Articles Vision Zero: What you should know Scott Kocher. .................................................................................................. 6 The Pedestrian Experience Ashton Simpson............................................................................................ 11 When Vulnerable Road Users are Injured: Isolating the wanton defendant Chris Larsen ................................................................................................. 14 Brain Injury in Vulnerable Road Injury Cases Cynthia Newton. .......................................................................................... 18 Passing a Make Whole Law in Oregon Michelle DuBarry. ........................................................................................ 24 Make Whole: Oregon law investigated Devin Robinson............................................................................................ 28 Daylighting Intersections: A work in progress Rian Peck ..................................................................................................... 34 Bicycle Based Technology: Strengths & limitations of modern cycling tools Mark Ginsberg ............................................................................................. 38 The Story of A Bike Case: Semi vs. cyclists Bill Barton. ................................................................................................... 42 How to Avoid the Biggest "Pothole" in Roadway Defect Cases Charley Gee, Timothy Walsh . ...................................................................... 48 Anti-Bicyclist Bias Chris Thomas................................................................................................ 52 Departments President’s Message: The five-cent screw vs. the eight-cent screw Blair Townsend. .............................................................................................. 2 View from the Bench: Empathy on the road Judge David Rees. ........................................................................................... 4 Annual Partners . .................................................................................................................... 47 OTLA Guardians of Civil Justice . .................................................................................................................... 32 Comp Corner: Insurer’s responsibility Julene Quinn. ............................................................................................... 55 Between the Sheets Cody Hoesly, Lisa T. Hunt, Nadia Dahab....................................................... 56 Officers President Blair Townsend President-elect Rob Kline Secretary-Treasurer Melissa Bobadilla Parliamentarian Brent Barton Immediate Past President Lara Johnson District Governors Talia Guerriero — District 1 Nathan Sosa — District 1 Kelly Andersen — District 2 Brian Dretke — District 2 Rob Beatty-Walters — District 3 Rhett Fraser — District 3 Erin Christison — District 4 Diego Conde — District 4 Derek Johnson — District 5 Tim Williams — District 5 Governors-at-Large Steve Berman Ronn Elzinga Sonya Fischer Neil Jackson Ryan Jennings Quinn Kuranz Paul Loving Jeremiah Ross Thanh Tran Greg Zeuthen New Lawyer Governors Ron Cheng Emily Johnson AAJ Governors Kathryn Clarke Tom D’Amore Nadia Dahab AAJ State Delegates Shenoa Payne Michael Wise Apolinar Montero-Sánchez OTLA Staff Email, (firstname)@oregontriallawyers.org Main phone, 503-223-5587 Kathleen Bergin, 503-223-5587 x108 Membership Director Beth Bernard, 503-223-2558 Chief Executive Officer Nora Fogarty, 503-223-5587 x104 Development Dir. & Publications Mgr. Caroline Greenlaw, 503-223-5587 x100 Education Director Arthur Towers, 503-345-0045 Political Director/Lobbyist
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