InjuryBoard El Dorado Archives

• IME And The "Fake Bad Scale"

  Frank Bailey | May 27, 2008 9:06 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Head & Brain Injuries

  Have you been injured and forced to undergo an examination by the defendant’s doctor (IME)? More and more we hear about the “Fake Bad Scale” being used by doctors to discredit legitimately injured...

• Is It Time For "Smart Cars"?

  Frank Bailey | May 26, 2008 7:09 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents

  With gas prices almost doubled, consumers are looking for much needed relief. Maybe “Smart Cars” are the answer, but is it too soon? Every day we drive to work, to the store, or over to our friend’s...

• Nighttime Crashes Linked to Lack of Seat Belts

  Drew Dixon | May 23, 2008 11:55 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  This past Monday the National Highway Safety Administration released a report stating that more than two-thirds of young drivers and passengers killed in nighttime car crashes weren't wearing seat belts. This report should be an important reminder to all of us that teenagers don't always listen to parent's advice.

• What is Enough Insurance?

  Frank Bailey | May 16, 2008 12:05 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  Today I see the average price of regular gasoline went up to $3.78 a gallon. This is beginning to make a difference in the types of cases we see. Consumers are buying smaller cars, but in a crash...

• Cell Phones; Are Hands Free Safer?

  Frank Bailey | May 13, 2008 5:21 PM | 0 Comments
  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...

• Bus Wreck Kills Singer/Songwriter

  Sach Oliver | May 12, 2008 3:11 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)

  A tour-bus crash early Sunday killed gospel singer and songwriter Joyce "Dottie" Rambo when the vehicle ran off the highway and struck an embankment. Seven other people on the bus were injured in the wreck about two miles east of Mount Vernon on Interstate 44, the Missouri Highway Patrol said. They were hospitalized in Springfield with moderate to severe injuries.

• Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association Awards Sach Oliver Outstanding Young Lawyer

  Drew Dixon | May 08, 2008 4:44 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  The Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association announced today that, Sach Oliver is the recipient of the organization’s 2008 Outstanding Young Lawyer Award.

• Tragic Highway Accidents

  Sach Oliver | May 06, 2008 4:15 PM | 1 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  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.

• Are Hospital Based Infections Preventable?

  Frank Bailey | May 05, 2008 3:45 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Medical Malpractice

  Commonly called nosocomial or hospital based infections are on the rise in the United States. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that in U.S. hospitals alone 1.7 million...

• Cell Phones Cause Accidents

  Frank Bailey | May 02, 2008 5:32 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  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...

• Ameriwood Entertainment Centers Prove Deadly

  Jeanie Oliver | May 01, 2008 8:12 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  How do you know what to buy anymore? It is sad that oftentimes a recall does not occur until a child dies. This is the case with the Ameriwood Entertainment Center. The Tiffin, Ohio company is "voluntarily" recalling one of its entertainment centers now that there has been fatality when one collapsed on a 19 month old child. The child died.As consumers we need to seriously consider what...