The pothole in question.
Posted on 04/27/2024 6:44:41 PM PDT by simpson96
A woman who claims she suffered a traumatic brain injury after driving over a pothole in Southwest Portland filed a $3.66 million lawsuit against the city of Portland, Multnomah County and the state of Oregon – claiming they knew about or should have known about the hazardous road condition before it irreparably harmed her.
Lawyers for Gillian Conroy, a Clark County resident, say she was driving on Southwest Capitol Highway between Southwest Alfred and Huber streets on April 22, 2022, when she ran over a pothole that couldn’t be seen from a distance. The suit says she was “abruptly and forcefully” jolted out of the seat. Her head struck the ceiling of her car, causing “numerous physical injuries, including a concussion, traumatic brain injury, tinnitus, torn rotator cuff, and numerous cuts, scrapes, and bruises,” according to the lawsuit.
Representatives of the city, county and state declined to comment, citing the pending litigation.
The stretch of road is within the city limits of Portland and maintained by the city. It’s not maintained by the county or the Oregon Department of Transportation, so it’s unclear why those agencies are listed as defendants.
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Conroy was wearing her seatbelt and driving the speed limit, according to Chenoweth and the lawsuit.
The pothole in question.
In the city’s defense, it’s Portland!
Lady, you had brain damage much earlier.
Oof. I hit a pot hole like that in Pa. It blew out my tire.
If she was wearing a seatbelt how did her head hit the ceiling of her car?
injury attorney bonanza ahead.
If I got 3.5 million for every pothole that I’ve hit, Bezos and Musk would be looking up at me on the wealthy list.
Comes from, “Building back better”...
There is now a slip and fall law firm advertising on the radio as Slip and Fall Firm.
Can’t find a link now. I’ll have to pay closer attention next time I hear it.
In the mean time:
https://www.hg.org/lawyers/usa/michigan/slip-and-fall
No shortage of competitors.
Always best to wear a helmet in a car.
Thirty tears ago while driving at night, a pothole broke my axle, costing me $500+ (although not apparently damaging my brain). So I sued the county in Small Claims Court.
When my case was heard, the County’s lawyer simply raised “assumption of risk” as its defense—that is, by using the road I had taken that risk upon myself. The judge agreed and found for the County.
$3.6 mill is definitely life-altering.
For what it is worth, here is the sign translation:
Looks like it is after 5 PM, time for a drink. I'll get tight, maybe touch some young girl's breasts, Jill will try to stop me, and the young girl's father will threaten to cut off my right hand. Whaddya gonna do?
A town in the midwest, figured out how to fix potholes, long ago:
Move the potholes into the path most used by the Mercedes Benz vehicles of the judges and lawyers.
Our small city had one on a major street that went to City Hall, the Police station, The CHP Station, and the Hospital. There was a Denny’s Restaurant along it where truck drivers would park along the curb to eat. The city refused to fix it. It was there for many many years. Then on our prom night four of my friends were leaving prom and hit the pothole in a VW beetle. It threw them to the right towards the curb and they ran right under the back of a parked semi trailer. Decapitated all four instantly.
In a tight vote the city finally voted to fix the pothole.
No matter what the circumstances or who does it, there is indeed something to holding city hall accountable for neglect. Every year thousands are injured or killed by neglected potholes.
“The judge agreed and found for the County.”
Of course he did. Where did his paycheck come from?
Maybe the manufacturer is liable? Shoulda build cars using F-350 axles.
Then they should have had plenty of this at the ready...
III is faster...
Maybe if she had worn her seatbelt and been a more careful driver, she would not have suffered the head injury from when the was thrown out of her seat into the roof of her car. But like everything else on the Leftist Coast, it is 100% someone else’s fault.
I will assume that if the Judge / Jury finds for the plaintiff, that they too have driven over the same pothole and received the same sort of brain destroying injuries.
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