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• Important Information For Trucking Accident Victims

  Frank Bailey | July 28, 2008 2:24 PM | 1 CommentEl Dorado , AR

  Trucking companies are dividing every department into a separate company to avoid liability. There is a separate company that qualifies drivers, a separate company that monitors logs, a separate...

• Tragic Highway Accidents

  Sach Oliver | May 06, 2008 4:15 PM | 1 CommentEl Dorado , AR

  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.

• DURAGESIC PATCH CRITICAL UPDATE

  Frank Bailey | March 28, 2008 11:07 AM | 1 CommentEl Dorado , AR

  Johnson & Johnson continues to market DURAGESIC patches even though it appears their factories are still not able to produce safe patches. Juries in Texas and Florida have found in favor of families whose loved ones died as a result of a defective DURAGESIC patch. We believe there are more than 70 lawsuits now on file concerning these defective patches.Although the FDA has been aware of the...

• Nautilus Exercise Units Recalled

  Chrissie Cole | August 15, 2009 11:24 AM | 0 CommentsEl Dorado , AR

  Nautilus Inc., announced a voluntary recall of 400 Nautilus F3 Chin Dip Stationary Exercise Units because the footpads can break, posing a fall hazard to users. The recalled products were...

• Primary Seat-Belt Law Approved In Arkansas

  Chrissie Cole | February 25, 2009 11:06 AM | 0 CommentsEl Dorado , AR

  The Arkansas House voted 60-31 on Wednesday in favor of a bill that would make seat-belt violations a primary offense. Arkansas, like Missouri, now has a secondary seat-belt law, which means...

• What Is A Lawsuit

  Frank Bailey | July 13, 2008 4:19 PM | 0 CommentsEl Dorado , AR

  So far as I know, the United States is the only country in the world that allows a jury of peers to determine our rights when we are wronged. In olden days, it was an eye for an eye, or a tooth for...

• Basic Car Insurance Information

  Frank Bailey | July 06, 2008 9:07 AM | 0 CommentsEl Dorado , AR

  Car insurance is complicated. Attorneys don’t always understand policies that are filled with fine print. How can consumers be expected to understand what kind of insurance they are buying. This...

• Why Uninsured or Under-insured Motorist Coverage is Necessary

  Drew Dixon | June 23, 2008 4:59 PM | 0 CommentsEl Dorado , AR

  With the cost of treatments for many injuries rising, people involved in accidents do not always have enough insurance to pay their bills after an accident. Almost every state requires a driver carry some liability insurance, but the sad truth is that not everyone does and chances are the ones that do are under-insured.

• Abuse Ignores Age

  Drew Dixon | June 11, 2008 5:32 PM | 0 CommentsEl Dorado , AR

  Elder abuse is often defined as a single, or repeated act, or lack of appropriate action, occurring within any relationship where there is an expectation of trust which causes harm or distress to an older person. In 2006 the United Nations designated June 15th as World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) and each year an increasing number of events are held across the globe on this day to raise awareness of elder abuse, and highlight ways to challenge such abuse.

• Cell Phones and Driving is Deadly

  Frank Bailey | June 02, 2008 2:37 PM | 0 CommentsEl Dorado , AR

  Evidence continues to mount that talking on a cell phone while driving is deadly. Friday’s edition of the Baxter Bulletin carried a story about the driver of a trolley who was killed when the...