Arkansas Injury Lawyer Blog

Recent Posts from Arkansas Injury Lawyer Blog

• I-30 Truck Accident in Arkansas

  Four people were killed and two people were injured November 10 when a tractor-trailer crashed into cars stopped in an Interstate 30 construction zone near Texarkana, Arkansas. The Arkansas truck accident caused a severe explosion.…

• Arkansas Car Accidents Caused by Texting

  Texting while driving is as dangerous as driving while drunk. A new law began in Arkansas that bans texting while driving. Act 181 of 2009, also known as Paul’s Law was passed to make Arkansas…

• Arkansas Motorcycle Safety Seminar

  The Center for Lifelong Learning at the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith is offering a series of four motorcycle safety courses Nov. 7 as part of the Center’s fall schedule of personal enrichment courses.…

• Arkansas Car Accidents on Rural Roads

  A recent study by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration found that more Americans die on country roads than on more congested city roads. In 2008, 56% of the 37,261 traffic deaths occurred on rural…

• Accidents in Arkansas Causing Personal Injuries

  Little Rock, Arkansas has been ranked in the top ten most accident prone cities. According to an article in a popular health magazine, Little Rock ranked fifth in the number of accidents that occur each…

• Jury Service in Arkansas Personal Injury Lawsuits

  A recent article in the New York Times was disappointing. The story outlined problems with Courts getting enough people to show up for jury duty and the resistance to people wanting to serve on jury…

• New Driving Laws Designed to Reduce Arkansas Car Accidents

  New laws are now in effect that the Arkansas legislature hope will reduce Arkansas traffic accident and personal injuries. A simplified For drivers under 18: -No using cell phones while driving. -Only one minor may…

• Unsafe Bus Companies - An Accident Waiting to Happen in Arkansas

  Bus companies that the federal government has ordered to stop operating due to serious safety violations frequently change their name and continue to operate. A Government Accountability Office report which found that unsafe bus companies…

• Arkansas Personal Watercraft and Boating Law to Reduce Personal Injuries

  An accident on Lake Hamilton two years ago led to a new Arkansas law that sets the minimum age of 16 for a solo operator of a personal watercraft in Arkansas. The Arkansas Game and…

• Arkansas Pilot Crashes Plane

  The person flying a Cessna 150 which crashed near Mayflower, Arkansas had held a student pilot's license, but it had expired on June 30th and was not re-issued, according to the FAA. The cause of…