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Jonesboro crash on I-555 and you just learned Medicare wants its cut first

An older crash victim in Jonesboro is dealing with a broke uninsured delivery driver, Medicare repayment, and the ugly timing problem that can drain a settlement fast.

ARTICLE by Bobby Clanton

A dark traffic light can wreck your case if you guess wrong

When a signal goes dark in Jonesboro and there are no witnesses, the fight usually turns into proof, timing, and whether anybody besides the other driver can be pinned down.

ARTICLE by Donna Suggs

Insurance flat-out denied your Jonesboro pileup claim? That usually means a blame fight is coming

A straight answer on why Arkansas insurers deny chain-reaction crash claims, what "sudden braking" turns into in a blame fight, and what matters if you were hit in a Jonesboro highway pileup.

ARTICLE by Rhonda Whitfield

i got hit by a wrong-way driver in Bentonville and comp won't approve surgery

A Bentonville commuter got wrecked by a wrong-way driver on an off-ramp, and now the workers' comp carrier is refusing the surgery her doctor says she needs.

ARTICLE by Bobby Clanton

Insurance Coverage After an Uber Driver Crash in Arkansas

When an Arkansas Uber or Lyft crash happens mid-trip, the fight is usually over which policy was active and who can duck responsibility first.

ARTICLE by Bobby Clanton

A wrong-way crash in a Conway garage can turn into a surveillance trap fast

After a head-on crash in a parking garage, the ugly surprise is sometimes the camera pointed at you afterward.

ARTICLE by Bobby Clanton

Second wreck in a year, and now the truck insurer says one missed form wipes out everything

A Springdale electrician with no health insurance after a layoff gets hit by a commercial truck, then the insurer buries the claim under technical demands and a denial.

ARTICLE by Rhonda Whitfield

passenger in a Little Rock pileup and now an old MRI is wrecking the claim

A hurt passenger in a near-zero-visibility wreck can usually claim against more than one driver's insurance in Arkansas, and an old MRI does not let insurers pretend the crash changed nothing.

ARTICLE by Marcus Jefferson

Your child seemed fine in Conway traffic - that fast settlement can wreck the next year

A quick check at the ER is not the same thing as knowing what your child's injuries will look like two weeks from now, especially if the other driver has no insurance or a junk policy.

ARTICLE by Dale Honeycutt

so the health insurance company can just take my whole Uber crash settlement in Springdale after i got hit at the intersection?

An Uber passenger in Springdale got hurt in a right-turn crash, and now the real fight is over whether the health insurer can swallow the settlement.

ARTICLE by Bobby Clanton

contributory negligence

Did I do something that could reduce what I recover after an accident? That is the basic idea behind contributory negligence: a rule that looks at whether an injured person...

Your cousin says hold out, the hospital wants paid, and the crash injury showed up late

A Rogers business owner got T-boned by a left-turn driver, seemed mostly okay at first, then the injury blew up later and now a hospital lien is swallowing the claim.

ARTICLE by Hector Salinas

How much can a Fayetteville wrongful death claim pay?

When a city-owned truck kills a pedestrian in Fayetteville, the money question depends first on who is legally allowed to bring which claim.

ARTICLE by Donna Suggs

The disc was "preexisting" right up until the truck hit you

A home health aide in Little Rock got crushed by a box truck's wide right turn, and now the insurer is trying the oldest move in the book: claiming the back injury was there before the crash.

ARTICLE by Linda Ragsdale

respondeat superior

A rule of vicarious liability makes an employer legally responsible for harm caused by an employee who was acting within the scope of employment when the act occurred. The...

A friend says the first offer after a Springdale snow crash is fair - is that bullshit?

The insurer wants this wrapped up fast, but a quick check can turn into a bad deal if your neck, back, or head injury gets worse after a winter crash.

ARTICLE by Cheryl Pryor

comparative negligence

Miss this idea after a crash or worksite injury, and a claim that looks solid can shrink fast - or disappear entirely. Comparative negligence is the rule courts and insurance...

People often confuse negligence with recklessness, but they are not the same. Negligence means failing to use reasonable care under the circumstances - doing something...

Arkansas Settlement Liens After a Truck Crash

If you got hurt in an Arkansas crash and everybody wants a piece of the settlement, the money usually does not go straight into your pocket and the order matters.

ARTICLE by Marcus Jefferson

Did my husband's Springdale crash post just wreck his case?

Everyone says stay off social media, but actually the worst move is often posting first and deleting later. Worst case? Yes, a single post can slash claim value if it makes...