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What Is A Contingency Fee?
A contingency fee is a fee charged by an attorney to a client contingent upon the outcome of the matter. Â Contingent fees in personal injury and wrongful death cases are allowed in Arkansas if the agreement is in writing and states the method for computing the fee, including the percentage of the fee and how Read More
Has A Recall For Your Vehicle Been Issued? If So, Did You Fix Your Vehicle?
In 2015, there were 900 recalls affecting 51 million vehicles nationwide. Â On average, 25% of recalled vehicles go unrepaired. Â That means approximately 12.75 million recalled vehicles in 2015 went unrepaired. Â To see if your vehicle has been recalled, you can use the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s VIN search: https://vinrcl.safercar.gov/vin/ To learn more about the Read More
In The Not So Far Off World Of Self-Driving Cars, Who’s Responsible If There Is A Wreck?
Recently, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration wrote to Google and advised that in self-driving cars  Google’s software, not the human passenger, is considered the driver of the vehicle.  This naturally leads to the question of who’s responsible if there’s a wreck and the self-driving car is at-fault.  Is Google responsible?  Is the human passenger? Read More
What in the World is Subrogation?
Over the years, I’ve met with many folks injured in car wrecks.  Many times they come to my office with an offer in hand from the liability insurance carrier, the company that insures the at-fault driver.  They want to know should they accept the offer or hire an attorney.  I almost always ask them if they accept the offer “who Read More
McMath Woods Attorney Sam Ledbetter Co-Authors Guest Column in Sunday Edition of Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Sam Ledbetter, a McMath Woods attorney and former chairman of the Arkansas State Board of Education, and Greg Adams, former Little Rock School District board president, penned a guest column in the Sunday edition of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.  The column entitled LRSD at crossroads can be read here:https://digital.olivesoftware.com/olive/odn/ardemocrat/shared/ShowArticle.aspx?doc=ArDemocrat%2F2016%2F02%2F14&entity=Ar10602&sk=EE4BE818
Happy Belated Valentine’s Day from McMath Woods
Check out our Valentine’s Day ad which is scheduled to run in an upcoming issue of the Arkansas Lawyer. Â In addition to loving our referring attorneys, we love our current and former clients, our staff, and all the many friends of the firm.
McMath Woods Encourages All Arkansas Drivers to Have Personal Injury Protection Benefits
Arkansas Code Annotated 23-89-202 requires all automobile liability insurance policies in Arkansas to have $5,000 in medical payments benefits, commonly referred to as medpay, up to $7,280 in income disability benefits, and $5,000 in accidental death benefits.  When these benefits are combined on an insurance policy, they are commonly referred to as personal injury protection or PIP. Read More
Protect Yourself and Your Loved Ones Against Uninsured Motorists
In Arkansas, all drivers are required by law to have liability insurance of at least $25,000 per person.  Despite this legal requirement, an estimated 15.9% of Arkansas drivers in 2012 were uninsured.  https://www.iii.org/fact-statistic/uninsured-motorists What happens if you or your loved ones are injured in a motor vehicle collision with an at fault driver who is uninsured? Read More
Distracted Driving and Teenage Drivers
In 2013, teen drivers (19 and under) made up 4.2% of all drivers.  https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policyinformation/statistics/2013/pdf/dl20.pdf  However, 8% of the people who died in distraction-affected crashes in 2013 were teen drivers.  Distracted driving accounted for 11% of all teen motor vehicle fatalities in 2013.  https://www.distraction.gov/downloads/pdfs/11381-Distracted_Driving_Teens_2013_032415_v1a_tag.pdf In Arkansas, drivers of all ages are prohibited from texting while operating a vehicle, Read More
Super Bowl Ad Focuses on Drunk Driving
During last night’s Super Bowl, Budweiser released an ad focused on stopping drinking and driving.  The ad featured British actress Helen Mirren speaking her mind about what society thinks of drunk drivers.  In 2014, 29% (135 out of 466) of Arkansas vehicle fatalities involved alcohol impaired drivers. https://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/Pubs/812219.pdf You can check out Budweiser’s Super Bowl ad Read More