Gary G. Norris – Personal Injury Attorney in McMinnville, OR
Also servicing Newberg, OR, and surrounding areas.
Our Approach
We are a civil trial firm. We aggressively represent those seriously injured in accidents. We also fight for insureds who have been unfairly treated by their insurance company. Our goal is always to resolve our client’s case as favorably and as quickly as possible. We do not charge for the first consultation. And, if we do not recover for the client, there is no fee. We have the experience and expertise to take each case through a jury trial, or to resolve it through settlement, mediation, arbitration or effective initial negotiation before suit is ever filed.
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Attorney Qualifications
Gary G. Norris
Over 40 Years of Personal Injury Trial Experience
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Notes on the Law
An educational series to highlight areas of the law that may affect your case.
Insureds may recover emotional distress damages from their insurers for violating statutory claim handling requirements
In December, 2023, the Oregon Supreme Court decided Moody v Oregon Community Credit Union and Federal Insurance Company, 371 Or 772 (2023). In Moody, a widow sued for her emotional distress caused by her life insurer’s mishandling of the claim for her husband’s death. Plaintiff alleged the carrier violated Oregon’s Fair Claims Practices Act, ORS 746.230. The court held, after extensive analysis, that Mrs. Moody’s claim for solely emotional distress against her life insurance company was valid under Oregon law and could go to trial. Before Moody, claims for purely emotional distress against insurance companies by their insureds were mostly impossible, because claims for solely emotional distress were limited to cases where: Moody expanded the rights of insureds injured by their insurer’s violation of statutory claim handling rules, such as the requirement that carriers adjust claims in a timely manner. Developing future case law should provide more guidance on the scope and effect of Moody. For now, however, the Court’s decision provides some additional recourse to hold insurance companies accountable for mishandling claims.
Dangerously Defective Products
Defective products kill, maim and seriously injure people every day. However, the companies that make and distribute those products are STRICTLY LIABLE. There is no need to prove the manufacturer was negligent, only that the product was defective and unreasonably dangerous to the user. Our firm has forced settlements and judgments out of dozens of corporations who market defective products. We stand up to the corporate defense lawyers and bring the defendant to the table to pay up.