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• Tort Reform Leads to Poor Patient Care

  Jeanie Oliver | January 17, 2008 5:31 PM | 0 CommentsEl Dorado , AR

  Texas was used as the model child for the proponents of tort reform. However over the past few years Texas and other states that have enacted tort reform laws have been shown to have poorer healthcare systems.Research has shown that 69% of the states that put limits on patients' access to the courts to hold the medical profession accountable have the the poorest overall healthcare systems. It is...

• Focus Group Jurors- Deliberations

  Jeanie Oliver | January 16, 2008 3:22 PM | 0 CommentsEl Dorado , AR

  Wouldn't you as an attorney love to be a fly on the wall of the jury room during deliberations? You can come close if you choose Bailey and Oliver Law Firm to conduct a focus group for your case. The process that juries go through to reach a verdict are vital to understanding how to get that decision to be in your favor!There are four concepts that I will address here. Unanimity, monitoring,...

• American Airlines-You Can Fly -Stay On Until You Do!

  Jeanie Oliver | January 03, 2008 1:47 PM | 0 CommentsEl Dorado , AR

  I want to clarify one point up front for this blog. I am claustiphobic!! If I weren't, I would be after learning that American Airlines will literally not let you off the plane! A reasonable person would expect that if a plane has been grounded for bad weather, then the customer can decide that they just don't want to be on that plane.American Airlines representatives have said in the past that...

• Trial Attorneys Can Help Victims of Spinal Cord Injuries

  Frank Bailey | December 19, 2007 1:06 PM | 0 CommentsEl Dorado , AR

  It is estimated that there are 11,000 spinal cord injuries each year in the United States alone and there are 247,000 Americans living with spinal cord injuries. In the past several decades there has been significant improvement in the treatment and care of patients with spinal cord injury. No longer do we believe that the central nervous system cannot regenerate. Stem cell research is...

• Old Age: Golden Age or Black and Blue Age?

  Jeanie Oliver | December 13, 2007 3:48 PM | 0 CommentsEl Dorado , AR

  Rocking chairs usually remind most people of the most beloved and protected time of their lives. That time when we were babies and in the caring arms of our parents or grandparents. People who had our best interest at heart. But, rocking chairs also remind some people that we will all get old. A process that will aflict all people. Also, unfortunately, with that age will come abuse and neglect...

• Tornado Bus Wreck in Ark. Killed 3

  Sach Oliver | December 05, 2007 8:17 AM | 0 CommentsEl Dorado , AR

  Will the victims of this horrible accident receive justice? It is a grave worry that because so many of the victims did not speak English, they will not be justly compensated for their pain and suffering. Police have now identified another victim in the wreck, Raul Lopez. The Tornado bus line crash also claimed the life of the driver of a pick up smashed by the bus when it crossed the center...

• Tragic Accident in Pine Bluff, 15 Year Old Girl Dies

  Sach Oliver | November 30, 2007 9:16 AM | 0 CommentsEl Dorado , AR

  Patrol Sgt. Megan Stressing-Miller hit 15 year old, Samia Akins, with her 1997 Chevrolet Camaro. This is truly a tragic accident. Patrol Sgt. Miller was off duty and on her way to work when she struck and killed the young girl. The initial police report says two other girls ran across the four lane road and Akins was following them. More information needs to be found to determine exactly what...

• Raul Lopez - muerte - accidente del autobús - abogado

  Sach Oliver | November 27, 2007 2:39 PM | 0 CommentsEl Dorado , AR

  Un accidente terrible en I-40 cerca de la ciudad de Forrest tomó a tres vidas esta última noche de sábado. El accidente implicó un autobús, un acoplado del tractor, y un coche. Dañaron a las docenas de gente en el accidente. El autobús que causó el accidente perteneció a las líneas de autobús del tornado de Dallas, Tejas. Según el policía del estado de Arkansas, el autobús cruzó...

• Danny Okurily - Death - Bus Accident - Lawyer

  Sach Oliver | November 26, 2007 4:27 PM | 0 CommentsEl Dorado , AR

  A terrible accident on I-40 near Forrest City took three lives this last Saturday night. The accident involved a bus, a tractor trailer, and a car. Dozens of people were injured in the accident. The bus that caused the accident belonged to Tornado Bus Lines of Dallas, Texas. According to the Arkansas State Police, the bus crossed the median and collided with and eastbound truck. Then another...

• Warning -Aqua Dots Toys Potential Killers

  Sach Oliver | November 16, 2007 8:24 AM | 0 CommentsEl Dorado , AR

  A Jacksonville, Arkansas toddler is among the children harmed by yet another recalled Chinese manufactured toy. The child was playing with the toy when the mother noticed him stumbling and vomiting. The child was rushed to Children's Hospital in Little Rock, Arkansas when he began losing consciousness.The sudden illness has been linked to the chemical coating on the beads , which when ingested,...