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Small Business Owners Achieve Jury Verdict in Jefferson County, Arkansas
Last week, McMath Woods had the pleasure of representing a Mom and Pop small business in a breach of contract case in Jefferson County. The small business owners had a motorcycle, ATV, and power products dealership in Pine Bluff for over 60 years before falling on hard times and attempting to sell to defendant. The Read More
Traumatic Brain Injury
A traumatic brain injury is a disruption of the function of the brain usually caused by a jolt (such as in certain car wrecks), a blow or a penetrating injury to the head. Each year about 1.7 million Americans suffer traumatic brain injuries and an estimated 5.3 million Americans need life long help due to Read More
Medical Errors
440,000 patients die every year from preventable medical errors. This cost our country billions of dollars every year and causes untold stress and heartache on our American families. It has been reported that wrong site, wrong surgery, wrong patient “never events” are happening in United States hospitals at the rate of about 40 times per Read More
Arkansas Wrongful Death Law
States have vastly different law concerning wrongful death cases–cases where it is alleged that certain acts caused death. Arkansas wrongful death laws allow for the recovery of what is termed “loss of life” damages by the Estate of the person killed, commonly referred to as the decedent. Loss of Life damages have been defined by Read More
Client Prevails against Hospital in Pressure Ulcer Case
Will Bond and Neil Chamberlin, McMath Woods partners, recently represented a 76 year old gentleman against a Northwest Arkansas hospital. The client had developed a Stage IV pressure ulcer (commonly referred to as a bedsore) on his coccyx during his hospital stay. The hospital denied any negligence. The case was tried to a jury in Fayetteville, Washington Read More
Distracted Driving–Texting While Driving
421,000 people were injured by distracted drivers in 2012. 5 seconds is the average amount of time your eyes are off the road typing or reading a text message. Traveling 55 mph, 5 seconds is the time it takes to travel the length of a football field. These statistics were compiled by the federal government. Read More
Boating Safety and Liability
As the weather improves and temperatures heat up, thousands of Arkansans will head for lakes and rivers for fun and recreation. Nobody loves water sports and fun at the lake more than some of us here at McMath Woods, but we want to remind everyone to be safe out there. Water sports such as tubing, Read More
McMath Woods Files Suit Against Whirlpool on behalf of Fort Smith Residents
Residents and landowners of the neighborhood north of the former Whirlpool facility in Fort Smith, Arkansas filed suit today in Sebastian County Circuit Court. The two suits seek damages from Whirlpool for the harm caused by a trichloroethylene (TCE) plume emanating from the facility. The suits allege that Whirlpool used TCE at the facility beginning Read More
McMath Woods Meets with Residents of Mayflower’s Northwoods Subdivision to Discuss Exxon Pipeline Spill
On Monday evening April 8, 2013, attorneys from McMath Woods met with residents of Mayflower’s Northwoods Subdivision to discuss the recent ExxonMobile Pegasus Pipeline Oil Spill. Approximately forty residents were in attendance. McMath Woods has a proud forty year history of helping Arkansans harmed by environmental disasters.
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality Is Providing Air Quality Data for Area Surrounding Mayflower Oil Spill
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) is testing the air quality in the area around the Mayflower oil spill. ADEQ’s testing data is available at the following link: https://www.adeq.state.ar.us/hazwaste/mayflower_oil_spill_2013/default.htm