If you have an Angelcare Movement and Sound Monitors with Sensor Pad, and purchased it between October of 1999 and September of 2013, please stop using it until you have checked the model number which is located on the back of the handheld monitor. 600,000 of these monitors are being…
A recent article I read indicates that more automobile accidents occur the week following daylight savings. I was surprised to read the effects the one-hour time change has on our bodies. In addition to an increase in motor vehicle accidents, the time change also increases our chances of injuries at…
Some things should be done before, during and after an auto accident. Before an auto accident, it is important for all of us to know what is covered under our auto insurance policy. We should know the insurance deductible, liability limits, towing, and rental car coverage. We also need to…
The University of Arkansas student who drove the boat in a boating crash that killed two fellow Arkansas students admitted consuming alcohol before the wreck occurred. An incident report indicates that the boat driver was arrested on suspicion of operating a motor vehicle under the influence of drugs and alcohol…
A federal court lawsuit alleges that an insurance company was perpetuating a scam using “phantom insurance” has been filed seeking class certification. Basically, the insurance customer alleges that the company increased the value put on the insurance policy for his home even though his home was not worth that amount.…
My family and I, traveling north on Highway 5, just minutes before you get to El Paso, Arkansas, passed by an accident involving a small passenger vehicle and what appeared to be an 18-wheeler gas truck. There were police and ambulance personnel on the scene when we reached the scene…
Laura Symczyk worked as a registered nurse at a retirement home in 2007. She alleged in a lawsuit she filed that her employer, the operator of the nursing home, violated the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) by deducting meal breaks from the workers’ pay regardless of whether or not they…
A recent article points out what many injury lawyers have known for a long time, auto safety and defect concerns are often kept quit by the automobile companies and government regulators. Although car companies are required to tell National Highway Transportation Safety Administration about claims it receives concerning serious injuries…
Passengers report that a sleepy driver caused a Bus Crash near Mena, Arkansas. The accident occurred shortly after 6 a.m. when a passenger bus with Jefferson Bus Lines crashed into a wooded area near Hwy. 71, north of the Polk County line. Initial reports suggest that the driver fell asleep…
Benton police are investigating a pedestrian accident that left one man dead after he was hit by a vehicle. According to the news report, the Benton Police Department responded to a call of a pedestrian accident on the I-30 South Service Road. Unfortunately, the pedestrian died from injuries suffered in…