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• Cell Phones and Driving Don't Mis

  Frank Bailey | May 10, 2008 5:18 PM | 0 CommentsJonesboro, AR

  Cell-phones are everywhere. It is common practice now for lawyers to ask about cell-phone use during an accident. Studies overwhelmingly show that talking on a cell-phone while driving increases...

• Cell-Phone Use While Driving

  Frank Bailey | May 02, 2008 4:27 PM | 1 CommentJonesboro, AR

  Cell-Phones can kill. I am not talking about the possible risk of cancer. I am talking about the use of a cell-phone while driving a vehicle. In a recent case filed in Fulton County Georgia an...

• Tornado Bus Line Wreck-Justice Makes a Beginning

  Jeanie Oliver | January 04, 2008 9:23 AM | 0 CommentsJonesboro, AR

  The passengers and families of the dead in the November Tornado Bus Line wreck can begin to hope for justice. Information was released yesterday, January 3, 2008, that announced that the driver of the bus, Felix B. Tapia was being charged with four counts of negligent homocide.Special Agents of the Arkansas State Police Criminal Investigation Division were granted a warrant for the driver when...

• When to Contact an Attorney After an Accident

  Frank Bailey | November 01, 2007 11:34 AM | 0 CommentsJonesboro, AR

  Seek immediate medical attention if you are injured. Make sure the police are summoned, and if you are able, contact an attorney who is experienced in personal injury cases from your cell phone. The attorney can give you much needed advice on what to do to make sure your rights are protected. If you are able, you can also secure vital evidence by taking pictures of the scene, the vehicles,...

• Life Lost in Motorcycle Wreck in Northeast Arkansas

  Sach Oliver | October 30, 2007 6:29 PM | 0 CommentsJonesboro, AR

  Hurshel Bentley, 57, was killed in a wreck in Fulton County on October 21. Mr. Bentley died when he lost control of his motorcycle on Highway 62-412 west of Salem. His 2005 Suzuki crossed the center line while attempting to negotiate a curve, hitting another vehicle in the opposite lane head on.At the point of impact, Bentley was thrown from his motorcycle into the west bound lane at which...

• Two-Car Wreck in Fulton County

  Sach Oliver | October 30, 2007 9:58 AM | 0 CommentsJonesboro, AR

  A two-car collision occurred at the intersection of Highways 9 and 62 on October 18 in Salem, Arkansas. Melissa K. Stewart, 18, of Salem and Rodney D. Cope of, 31, of Jonesboro were traveling in opposite lanes on Highway 62 when the wreck took place.Salem Police Chief Albert Roork commented that Stewart was traveling east on Highway 62 and attempted to make a left-hand turn onto Highway 9N. ...

• Boston Doctors Lose Medical Malpractice Case

  Shannon Weidemann | October 15, 2007 12:16 PM | 0 CommentsJonesboro, AR

  Two doctors from a Boston hospital have lost a medical malpractice lawsuit. A jury awarded the plantiff $26.5 Million for a family to care for a child with cerebral palsy. The family contends that a lack of monitoring and failure to perform a timely c-section injured their son. A Suffolk County jury issued the verdict Thursday. The damages against two Brigham and Women's doctors are believed...

• Are Hands-Free Better Than Hand-Held Cell Phones In Preventing Accidents

  Frank Bailey | June 15, 2008 1:11 PM | 1 CommentJonesboro, AR

  Most people agree that cell phone use increases the risk of accidents. But, is there a difference between hands-free and hand-held? In a recent study, a branch of the Brookings Institute found...

• Student Leadership Banquet at ASU

  Jeanie Oliver | April 21, 2008 7:57 PM | 0 CommentsJonesboro, AR

  Last Thursday, Sach and I drove to Arkansas State University in Jonesboro to attend the Student Leadership Banquet. Sach was the guest speaker. The banquet was held in the new student center at ASU...

• Arkansas Farmers Hit Hard by Flooding

  Jeanie Oliver | April 04, 2008 9:24 AM | 0 CommentsJonesboro, AR

  Storms continue to bring rain. The water must go somewhere, and downstream it flows. Farmers in the delta areas of Arkansas are being hit hard by the excess water. Jackson County extension agent,...