Automobile Accidents

• Cell-Phone Use While Driving

  Frank Bailey | May 02, 2008 4:27 PM | 1 CommentJonesboro, AR

  Cell-Phones can kill. I am not talking about the possible risk of cancer. I am talking about the use of a cell-phone while driving a vehicle. In a recent case filed in Fulton County Georgia an...

• Full Coverage Car Insurance

  Frank Bailey | May 01, 2008 8:28 AM | 0 CommentsJonesboro, AR

  Many consumers do not know what the insurance agent is selling when they buy “full coverage.” Recently we had a client with “full coverage” insurance that was hit head on by an uninsured driver. Our...

• Early Morning Accident Near Alpena, Arkansas

  Sach Oliver | April 18, 2008 10:33 AM | 1 CommentBentonville , AR

  This past Sunday Morning around 2:15am there was a tragic accident that took place on U.S. 412 west of Alpena in Carrol County. It seems one driver crossed the centerline and hit another driver head...

• New Safety Study Finds Relationship Between Roof Strength And Injuries

  Frank Bailey | April 15, 2008 1:06 PM | 1 CommentJonesboro, AR

  30,000 people die or are seriously injured in rollover crashes each year according to Clarence Ditlow, executive director of the Center for Auto Safety in Washington, D. C. A new study shows a...

• Unsafe At Any Speed

  Bailey Bailey | April 13, 2008 1:59 PM | 1 CommentLittle Rock, AR

  The recent grounding of American Airlines’ planes is yet another reminder to me of how large corporations will cut corners for profit. Recently, my law partner, Sach Oliver, and I attended a...

• Early Treatment for Whiplash Injuries Improves Results

  Sach Oliver | April 02, 2008 10:02 AM | 0 CommentsBentonville , AR

  After someone has been in a car accident, the chances are high they suffered a hyperextension/ hyperflexion injury or more commonly known as whiplash. Studies have shown the sooner the person seeks...

• Car Accidents Cause Herniated Disc

  Sach Oliver | March 24, 2008 6:59 AM | 0 CommentsLittle Rock, AR

  Motor vehicle accidents cause herniated disc. A disc is a structure that is found between the spinal vertebral bodies from the neck to the tailbone. Discs serves as cushions and help your spine move. A disc is composed of two parts the central part and the outer part. When someone is a car accident where the back is injured, it is common for them to suffer a herniated disc. A herniated disc is...

• Closed Head Injuries More Common than You Think

  Drew Dixon | March 05, 2008 4:53 PM | 0 CommentsBentonville , AR

  Open head injuries can be easily identified, but what happens if you have a closed head injury? Closed head injuries occur when there is trauma to the brain that does not result in a skull fracture. Because the injury does not cause a skull fracture, a closed head injury may go unnoticed and untreated for several days. Closed head injuries commonly occur during a car accident. During a wreck...

• Helpful Tips on Motorcycle Safety

  Drew Dixon | February 27, 2008 4:40 PM | 0 CommentsBentonville , AR

  Motorcycle dealers have seen a dramatic increase in the number of new motorcycle sales. With oil prices nearing $100 per barrel new unit sales of motorcycles have increased 24 percent since the last decade. In fact, new motorcycle sales annually top 1 million units. Unfortunately, with the increase in sales comes an increase in the number of motorcycle crashes and fatalities. According to...

• Seatbelts Can Fail

  Frank Bailey | February 27, 2008 4:00 PM | 0 CommentsLittle Rock, AR

  As much as we depend on seatbelts to save lives, you would think seatbelts would never fail. This is not always true. A jury in West Palm Beach Florida ordered Mitsubishe to pay $11,000,000 in damages to the parents of their 25 year old son Scott, who died after being partially ejected from a SUV made by Mitsubishi.Attorneys representing the family argued that Mitsubishi sold the SUV even...