Arkansas updates in category: Automobile Accidents

Many studies show that talking on a cell phone while driving is as dangerous as driving drunk…even if the phone is a hands-free model. A study from researchers at the University of Utah, published...

A survey of dangerous driver behavior was released in January 2007 by the Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. The survey found that 73% of drivers talk on cell phones while driving. Although the survey...

Cell-phones are everywhere. It is common practice now for lawyers to ask about cell-phone use during an accident. Studies overwhelmingly show that talking on a cell-phone while driving increases...

This is a sad, and sorrowful story, but a realistic one. Two people lost their lives in separate highway accidents in south Arkansas this week. One took place on Sunday, and the other, on Monday. Unfortunately, the importance of driving safely is increasing on the roads today.

How dangerous are drivers using cell-phones? Employers are taking steps to limit use of cell-phones according to new studies. In April 2008 the Insurance Information Institute published an excellent...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 can cause trauma induced carpal tunnel syndrome. Carpal tunnel syndrome is pain, tingling, and other problems in your hand because of pressure on the median nerve in your wrist. The median nerve and several tendons run from your forearm to your hand through a small space in your wrist called the carpal tunnel. The median nerve controls movement and feeling in your thumb and first...

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...

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...

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...