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• Are Cell Phones Dangerous?

  Drew Dixon | May 28, 2008 5:14 PM | 2 Comments
  Category: Head & Brain Injuries

  With more and more people talking on cell phones each day the question arises "What are the long term effects on the brain from cell phone use going to be?" Are brain tumors caused by cell phones just a myth or is there something to the doctors claims that using a cell phone increase one's risk of a Brain tumor.

• Who Are Trial Lawyers?

  Frank Bailey | May 27, 2008 5:07 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  How often do you wonder what it is like to be a trial lawyer? Are the accounts of John Grisham accurate? Are trial lawyers all like Gerrry Spence? Are trial lawyers really the greedy bloodsuckers...

• You're the Patient-Take Charge

  Jeanie Oliver | May 23, 2008 5:48 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Medical Malpractice

  I think this post would be considered more of a conversation with you, the reader, the potential patient. There has been a lot of media attention around Dennis Quaid's twins and their experience...

• Hazards at Home-Cleaning Up Your Space

  Jeanie Oliver | May 22, 2008 12:05 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  For those of us approaching middle age, we have to wonder as we watch the nightly news: "What have we been exposed to in our lifetime?" More and more we are learning that all of the things around us...

• CPR-Don't Overthink It, Just Do It

  Jeanie Oliver | May 21, 2008 4:21 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  Having a health condition that affects the mechanics of my heart has made me more aware of what would I do if the person sitting next to me fell over. You see I can identify with that paniced...

• Motorcycles--Freedom of Movement

  Jeanie Oliver | May 20, 2008 6:02 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Motorcycle Accidents

  I came across an interesting mention at the National Safety Council website about the fact that May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month. There just seems to be so much freedom on a motorcycle. That...

• Tumble Tower Infant Rattles Recalled

  Jeanie Oliver | May 19, 2008 4:51 PM | 2 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  When a post is about a defective product recall, I find that a picture would be worth a 1000 words. For most of us, hearing or reading that a certain baby rattle can cause choking leaves a blank...

• Buckle Up, It's the Law... Or is it? What About Our School Buses?

  Ryan Scott | May 15, 2008 11:40 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)

  For years we have all been inundated with slogans like, "Buckle up, It's the Law", and "Buckle up for Safety", even "Don't be a Dummy, Buckle Up". The reasons for these slogan are obvious-- using a seatbelt reduces the risk of serious injury or death in a car wreck. However, this reasoning is lost when it comes to our most precious cargo... our children.

• Is The Federal Government Supporting Negligent Corporations?

  Frank Bailey | May 14, 2008 5:58 PM | 1 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  The Bush administration’s effort to limit consumer’s access to courts and protect negligent corporations has reached new heights. It is rewriting the bureaucratic rulebook. Jon Haber, AAJ’s chief...

• Cell Phones and Driving Don't Mis

  Frank Bailey | May 10, 2008 5:18 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  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...

• Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association Awards Sach Oliver Outstanding Young Lawyer

  Drew Dixon | May 10, 2008 4:47 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.

• Senate Doesn't Agree on Aviation Safety Bill

  Drew Dixon | May 07, 2008 5:32 PM | 2 Comments
  Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)

  Sometimes party ties mean more to Senators than consumer safety. With the upcoming Presidential election only months away, partisan fighting is at an all time high causing important bills to stall in the Senate. The most recent bill to fall victim to this partisan squabble is legislation to modernize and fund the Federal Aviation Administration including such provisions as money for a satellite-based air traffic control system and a mandatory two-year prohibition on official contact between the agency and former FAA inspectors who go to work for airlines.

• Cell-Phone Use While Driving

  Frank Bailey | May 02, 2008 4:27 PM | 1 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  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...

• Full Coverage Car Insurance

  Frank Bailey | May 01, 2008 8:28 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  Many consumers do not know what the insurance agent is selling when they buy “full coverage.” Recently we had a client with “full coverage” insurance that was hit head on by an uninsured driver. Our...