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My kid got hurt on a Bentonville road hazard what do I do now?

The big mistake is waiting for an insurance adjuster and assuming this works like a normal crash claim. With a government-owned road in Arkansas, the first job is figuring out...

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 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

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

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

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

Can a Fayetteville tow yard really take my husband's truck this fast?

Arkansas towing rules have been updated through the Arkansas Towing and Recovery Board, and the worst-case answer is yes: if this was a nonconsent tow after a crash, the tow...

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

My coworker said Arkansas insurance can force their doctor. True?

After a crash on U.S. 412 in Springdale during harvest season, maybe with a grain truck or delivery van in the mix, the short answer is no - an Arkansas insurance company...

Will insurance pay my ER bill after a Conway grain truck wreck?

In Missouri, your own coverage can work very differently, but in Arkansas the blunt answer is no, not right away - the other driver's insurance usually does not start paying...

My nephew got hit by a grain truck near Little Rock who files his claim?

Get this wrong, and a fast insurance payout can be rejected later, tied up in court, or leave the child without access to money when medical bills hit. If your nephew was hurt...

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

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

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

Why does everyone get my Fayetteville crash settlement before I do?

Not the way it often works in Missouri or Oklahoma, where people assume the check just gets cut and they sort bills out later. In Arkansas, that "your lawyer or insurer will...

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

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

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

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

Insurance Coverage After Hitting a Deer in Arkansas

What usually gets paid after a deer crash in Arkansas, what kind of claim it is, and where people get burned when they swerve instead of hitting the animal.

ARTICLE by Tameka Washington