Former NBA player Bill Russell has filed a lawsuit against the NCAA, claiming the agency violated antitrust laws by “selling videos using his likeness without paying him or seeking his consent.” The suit claims the NCAA kept former student athletes from receiving compensation for the “commercial use” of their likeness. Experts believe Russell’s suit will Read More

As we endure what seems like the hottest summer ever (and it may be) many are discussing climate change. It is tempting to allow short term weather phenomenon (such as record snowfall last winter or the record high temperature we experienced yesterday) to influence our view of climate change. However, the evidence supporting climate change Read More

Britax Child Safety Inc. has issued a recall of 20,000 B-Nimble Umbrella Strollers due to potential brake failure. The company said that a “clicking sound” when the brake is pressed can “give a false impression that the brake is fully engaged when it is not.” There have been seven reports of brake failures with the Read More

A client of McMath Woods P.A. was awarded a 2.5 million dollar verdict by a jury in federal court in Arkansas on June 14, 2011 against Lase Med Inc. and Antonella Carpenter. Most importantly, the jury found that Antonella Carpenter and Lase Med Inc. committed fraud and deceptive trade practices. Antonella Carpenter and Lase Med, Read More

Peter King at Sports Illustrated reports today in his Monday Morning Quarterback column that there is a new application out for the Iphone and the Android that helps folks diagnose and respond to concussions. It is called the Concussion Recognition and Response Application. It sells for around $3.99. Also, the National Sports Concussion Cooperative held Read More

Of late it seems we are representing more and more citizens of Arkansas who are injured by distracted driving. Distracted driving is defined by the U.S. Department of Transportation as any non-driving activity a person engages in that has the potential to distract him or her from the primary task of driving and increases the Read More

Yesterday I referenced an article by Joanne Doroshow examining Congressional Budget Office (CBO) reports on potential health care “savings” if federal tort reform is enacted. The specific federal tort reform bill is entitled H.R. 5 and it may hit the floor of the House of Representatives in the next couple of weeks. If you want Read More

Representatives of federal, state, and local governments have taken measures over the last few years to require fracking fluid providers to disclose the contents of their fluids. Fracking fluids contain chemicals which are added to water in order to reduce friction, control viscosity, and improve gas flow. Some of these chemicals can be harmful to Read More

I recently ran across an interesting article by Joanne Doroshow with the Center for Justice and Democracy. She astutely notes that the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report from October 2009 indicating that federal tort reform could reduce health care spending by 0.5 percent or $11 billion a year and the CBO report from March 2011 Read More

The AP and Sports Illustrated are reporting that Virginia Tech University has completed a comparative study of football helmet safety and concussion prevention. It is the first recent study that has been available to the public to analyze current model helmets comparatively and rate their ability to help prevent concussion. The ratings system was a Read More