Automobile Accidents

• State Senator Urging Extension for Rule on Roof-Crush

  Drew Dixon | June 23, 2008 1:10 PM | 0 CommentsJonesboro, AR

  Each year more than 10,000 people are killed in rollover crashes making roof safety standards important. However, roof safety standards have not be revised in more than three decades. In a recent press release, Mark Pryor, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Automobile Safety, Consumer Affairs and Insurance, stated that he would like to see a smart standard for all vehicles.

• 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...

• Full Coverage Car Insurance

  Frank Bailey | May 01, 2008 8:28 AM | 0 CommentsJonesboro, AR

  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...

• Too Many Buses Are Crashing

  Frank Bailey | January 09, 2008 3:28 PM | 0 CommentsJonesboro, AR

  Recently a bus crashed in Arkansas killing three passengers. The bus which was headed to Dallas, Texas and coming from Milwaukee. The driver had been driving straight for seventeen hours without sleep. There were forty-six passengers on that bus when it crossed the grassy median 12 miles east of Forrest City, Arkansas at 10:10 p.m. on November 25.The bus struck a pickup, killing its driver,...

• 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...

• Justice for Tornado Bus Line Accident Victims?

  Sach Oliver | December 05, 2007 7:51 AM | 0 CommentsJonesboro, AR

  Why have there been no updates on this tragedy or news stories about the victims. One reason is because the bus accident is not being reviewed by the National Transportation Safety Board. This fact means that this tragedy has then become unnewsworthy. Another fact could be that because the vast majority of victims did not speak English means they are less likely to seek justice for their...

• El accidente del autobús mata a tres personas - abogado

  Sach Oliver | November 27, 2007 2:41 PM | 0 CommentsJonesboro, AR

  Un accidente terrible en I-40 cerca de la ciudad de Forrest tomó a tres vidas esta última noche de sábado. El accidente implicó un autobús, un acoplado del tractor, y un coche. Dañaron a las docenas de gente en el accidente. El autobús que causó el accidente perteneció a las líneas de autobús del tornado de Dallas, Tejas. Según el policía del estado de Arkansas, el autobús cruzó...

• Tornado Bus Company y tres muertes - accidente

  Sach Oliver | November 27, 2007 2:36 PM | 0 CommentsJonesboro, AR

  Jennifer Rodrigues, portavoz para Tornado Bus Company, en el Web site de la compañía de autobús dicho, "el 25 de noviembre, una unidad de Tornado Bus Company estuvo implicada en un accidente del vehículo de motor. El autobús número 5849 viajaba de Chicago a Dallas. Hay 2 fatalidades confirmadas en nuestro autobús, 1 fatalidad a partir del uno de los otros vehículos. Los otros pasajeros...

• Tornado Bus Company - Accident - Deaths - Lawyer

  Sach Oliver | November 27, 2007 2:08 PM | 0 CommentsJonesboro, AR

  This accident occurred on I-40 near Forrest City, AR last Saturday night. From the reports on the news and the internet it appears the Tornado Bus Company may be responsible for the accidentJennifer Rodrigues, a spokesperson for Tornado Bus Company, on the bus company's website said, " On November 25, one unit from Tornado Bus Company was involved in a motor vehicle accident. Bus Number 5849 was...

• Bus Accident Kills Three People - Lawyer

  Sach Oliver | November 26, 2007 4:25 PM | 0 CommentsJonesboro, AR

  A terrible accident on I-40 near Forrest City took three lives this last Saturday night. The accident involved a bus, a tractor trailer, and a car. Dozens of people were injured in the accident. The bus that caused the accident belonged to Tornado Bus Lines of Dallas, Texas. According to the Arkansas State Police, the bus crossed the median and collided with and eastbound truck. Then another...