Miscellaneous

• Lawyers and Underage Drinking

  Frank Bailey | November 14, 2007 4:43 PM | 0 CommentsBentonville , AR

  The statistics roll on, mind-numbing, relentless; x number killed, xx number seriously injured, wives widowed, children orphaned, lives destroyed. Public outrage waxes and wanes with the day's headlines, as if the problem of underage drinking is any better today than it was yesterday. But lawyers know the truth. We know every day brings more tragedy. We see the anguish of the victims in our...

• Is Cosmetic Surgery For You?

  Frank Bailey | November 14, 2007 3:05 PM | 0 CommentsEl Dorado , AR

  The Los Angeles County coroner started an investigation yesterday into the death of rap star Kanye West's mother. She underwent cosmetic surgery from a prominent Brentwood doctor the day before she died.The preliminary autopsy report, concluded that Donda West, 58, died "as a result of surgery or anesthesia." Earlier this year, her doctor, Jan Adams, was served with a complaint from the Medical...

• Nike Football Helmet Chin Straps Recall

  Frank Bailey | November 14, 2007 11:58 AM | 0 CommentsLittle Rock, AR

  On November 13, Nike recalled about 235,000 football helmet chin straps. The chin strap's plastic cup can break as a result of contact, exposing the player to facial or head injuries. Like many toys that have been recently recalled these straps were made in China.Nike has received 18 reports of the chin strap breaking, including two reports of concussions, two reports of facial lacerations...

• The Medical Expert in a Nursing Home Case

  Frank Bailey | November 13, 2007 4:44 PM | 0 CommentsJonesboro, AR

  If you have a nursing home case of abuse and neglect, your attorney will need a medical expert. The medical expert's role is to determine whether quality care was delivered to your family member. The expert must have training in geriatric medicine, and be thoroughly knowledgeable regarding medical issues.The expert must also be familiar with the strict regulatory environment in these...

• School Bus Safety

  Frank Bailey | November 13, 2007 11:31 AM | 0 CommentsBentonville , AR

  Each year we hear of innocent children who are injured by school buses. There are basic principals of school bus safety drivers must follow. The number one rule is that safety has to always be the primary concern. School buses have to have efficiency, and economy, but there is no more important factor than overall safety. Usually when a child is injured or dies from a school bus injury, the...

• Injuries at Sporting and Entertainment Events

  Sach Oliver | November 08, 2007 1:47 PM | 0 CommentsBentonville , AR

  The liability of property owners for injuries that occur to persons on their property is largely a creation of state law and court decisions. For this reason, the nature of a property owner's duties to individuals on the owner's property varies among states. Such duties may involve issues regarding the owner's actions and/or the owner's failure to act. Usually several factors and the particular...

• Seat Belt Early Release Causes Injury

  Frank Bailey | November 07, 2007 11:58 AM | 0 CommentsEl Dorado , AR

  Accidents have many causes. In some cases, it becomes important to have physical evidence. An example would be if a passenger is ejected from the truck or car. In that type of case a thorough investigation of the seat belt needs to be preformed by an expert to determine if the belt failed. If the car or truck is sold or destroyed, it becomes impossible to bring a claim against the seatbelt...

• Students Exposed to TB Awarded $5.2 Million

  Frank Bailey | November 07, 2007 10:20 AM | 0 CommentsJonesboro, AR

  Six high school students and an adult chaperone came down with tuberculosis after riding on a bus driven by a driver infected with TD. The driver had been coughing up blood, had a chronic cough, night sweats and never went to the doctor before taking the students on the bus trip.The owner of the bus Garcia Holiday Tours claimed he was not aware of the driver's sickness, but that someone must...

• Bayer Halts Sales of Anti-Bleeding Drug, Trasylol, Amid Controversey

  Sach Oliver | November 06, 2007 2:08 PM | 0 CommentsJonesboro, AR

  Bayer AG based in Germany has suspended the sale of its anti-bleeding drug Trasylol. This action came about at the request of U.S. health officials pending further information based on a Canadian study. This study suggests it's linked to a 50 percent higher risk of death when used in coronary by-pass surgery. Approved in 1993, the drug has been under a cloud for more than a year amid data...

• Manufacturing Defects, Collisions, and the "Enhanced Injury" Doctrine

  Sach Oliver | November 06, 2007 10:25 AM | 0 CommentsBentonville , AR

  In many accidents, injuries do not result solely from the accident itself. Defective vehicle design or manufacturing may also be responsible for the injuries. For example, when a car equipped with a defective steering column crashes, the passengers are likely to suffer more severe head trauma than would have been caused by a crash alone. The Enhanced Injury DoctrineWhen a vehicle's design...