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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...

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

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

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...

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

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

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...

premises liability

Can a property owner be held responsible if someone gets hurt on their property? Yes. Premises liability is the rule that owners, landlords, businesses, and sometimes people in...

superseding cause

A superseding cause is a later event that breaks the chain between someone's original mistake and the final injury, shifting legal responsibility because the later event became...

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

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

strict liability

Do I have to prove the other side was careless, or is causing the harm enough? In some cases, causing the harm is enough. Strict liability is a rule that makes a person or...

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

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

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

eggshell plaintiff rule

A defendant takes the injured person as they find them, which means they are on the hook for the full harm they cause even if the victim was unusually fragile, already sick, or...

A breach of duty happens when a person or company fails to act with the level of care that the law requires under the circumstances. In a negligence case, this is the step that...

negligent entrustment

What trips people up most is that the person who actually causes the crash or injury is not the only one who can be on the hook. If someone hands over a vehicle, forklift,...

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

vicarious liability

Often confused with direct liability, vicarious liability is responsibility imposed on one person or entity for the wrongful act of another, even when the first party did not...