The Next Step: Choosing Long-Term Care for Your Loved One
When it comes to making long-term decisions for elderly loved ones, their quality of life and well-being is of the upmost importance. If you have a family member who may need extended care in the next few years, go ahead and begin educating yourself on the process and researching optional facilities. Being familiar with the Read More
Equal Justice Under Law and McMath Woods Attorney John D. Coulter File Lawsuit Over Unconstitutional Mobile Home Ordinance
McCrory residents David Waltington and Lindsey Holloway reside in a trailer that is worth approximately $1,500. Living below the national poverty line, they cannot afford a more expensive home. McCrory Police Chief, Defendant Paul Hatch, has ordered them to leave the county, banishing them because their mobile home is valued at less than $7,500. David Read More
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Announces Proposed Rulemaking on Vehicle to Vehicle Communication
On December 13, 2016, the NHTSA issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on vehicle to vehicle (V2V) communication. Using V2V technology, vehicles of all kind will one day be able to communicate important safety and mobility information to one another to help save lives, prevent injuries, ease traffic congestion, and improve the environment. Here’s a Read More
Have You Experienced A Delay When Calling Little Rock 911?
A couple weeks ago, my family and I saw a local news story about the successful water rescue of a family in Kanis Park by the Little Rock Fire Department. As the news story ended, my five year old son said “when you call 911, they come real fast.” I felt horribly conflicted. On the Read More
Can I Make A Claim For Future Medical Expenses?
Under Arkansas law, an injured person can recover “[t]he reasonable expense of any necessary medical care, treatment and services received . . . and the present value of such expense reasonably certain to be required in the future.” AMI 2204. This means if an injured person has received $100 in medical treatment, then they can Read More
What Is Gap Insurance?
I often receive phone calls about liability insurance carriers not wanting to pay for all of the debt associated with a motor vehicle that has been totaled. According to Arkansas’s jury instructions, the liability insurance carrier must only pay the difference in fair market value immediately before and immediately after the wreck. See AMI 2210. Fair Read More
Is Hands Free Safer Than Hand Held Cell Phone Use?
In 2011, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) called for a nationwide ban on driver use of portable electronic devices while operating a motor vehicle. The requested ban included prohibiting drivers from using hands free cell phones while driving. Why? Because statistical data shows that even when drivers have hands free cell phones, they still Read More
Lase Med’s Antonella Carpenter Found Guilty On 29 Of 41 Federal Counts
Arkansas Business reported yesterday that Antonella Carpenter, who ran a purported cancer treatment facility in North Little Rock called Lase Med Inc., was convicted in Tulsa, Oklahoma for her fraudulent scheme claiming to cure cancer. Here’s the link to the Arkansas Business article: https://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article/109908/lase-med-operator-antonella-carpenter-convicted-for-cancer-scheme?utm_source=enews_022916&utm_medium=email&utm_content=daily-report&utm_campaign=newsletter&enews_zone=3815 Back in 2011, a McMath Woods’ client was awarded a 2.5 million Read More
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. 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. On average, 25% of recalled vehicles go unrepaired. That means approximately 12.75 million recalled vehicles in 2015 went unrepaired. 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