Miscellaneous

• 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...

• 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...

• Personal Injury and Medicare

  Sach Oliver | November 06, 2007 9:35 AM | 0 CommentsEl Dorado , AR

  Medicare, established in 1965, is a federal health care plan for those 65 and older, in addition to certain persons under 65 (e.g., the disabled). In the event a Medicare recipient is injured through the fault of another, he may have the right to recover from the person causing injury (or his insurance company).MedicareMedicare was initially the "primary payer" for medical services to...

• 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...

• How to Win a Trucking Accident Case

  Frank Bailey | March 26, 2008 9:49 AM | 0 CommentsEl Dorado , AR

  The trucking industry is governed by the statutory framework contained in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations. If you have been injured in a trucking accident, chances are the truck violated one or more of these safety regulations.The safety regulations impose almost virtual strict liability on the trucking company to ensure that its drivers observe all the regulations and prohibitions...

• Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association Awards Sach Oliver Outstanding Young Lawyer

  Drew Dixon | May 08, 2008 4:44 PM | 0 CommentsEl Dorado , AR

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

• 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...

• 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...

• 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...

• 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...