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structured settlement

Should you take the money all at once or in payments over time? A structured settlement is an agreement that pays a legal settlement in scheduled installments instead of one...

release of claims

Often confused with a settlement agreement, a release of claims is narrower and more final. A settlement agreement is the overall deal: who pays, how much, when payment is due,...

Before Signing a Daycare Injury Settlement in Arkansas

If an Arkansas daycare offers money after your child gets hurt, the big issue is not just fault - it's who can settle a minor's claim and when a court has to approve it.

ARTICLE by Rhonda Whitfield

I woke up from surgery and the truck insurers want a release

A wrong-site surgery after a crash can wreck both your health and your case, and settling before the real surgery is usually where people get burned.

ARTICLE by Hector Salinas

College Avenue wreck was 18 months ago and you still can't drive in Fayetteville - what is a fair settlement now?

A Fayetteville server with PTSD after a rental-car crash usually should not judge a settlement by the top-line number, because coverage fights, medical bills, and timing can gut what actually lands in your account.

ARTICLE by Cheryl Pryor

Your health insurer says they get the whole settlement. That's usually not true.

A Little Rock salon worker with a torn rotator cuff usually has more going on than one insurance company barking about a lien, and Arkansas law does not automatically hand them the whole check.

ARTICLE by Rhonda Whitfield

A Medicare lien is Medicare's claim for repayment from an injury settlement, judgment, or other recovery. "Medicare" means the federal program may have paid medical bills that...

likelihood of confusion test

A way courts decide whether buyers are likely to mistake one brand for another. Each part of that matters. "Likelihood" means actual confusion is not required; nobody needs a...

DMCA takedown notice

A DMCA takedown notice is a formal request to remove online material that allegedly infringes a copyright. "DMCA" stands for the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, a federal law...

Can I wait for a hip implant recall settlement in Arkansas?

No - that's one of the costliest myths. A recall does not mean you should sit tight and wait for a check. In Arkansas, waiting can burn up your deadline. What changed recently...

I got a call saying my Facebook posts prove I'm fine

A veteran in Conway got hurt in a fall that looked minor at first, then got hit with the usual insurance mess: blame-shifting, workers' comp, and social media being used against him.

ARTICLE by Marcus Jefferson

retainer agreement

A retainer agreement is a written contract between a client and a lawyer that spells out what work the lawyer will do, how the lawyer will be paid, and what each side is...

licensing agreement

People often confuse a licensing agreement with an assignment. An assignment transfers ownership of a right or asset to someone else. A licensing agreement does not transfer...

high-low agreement

A private deal between opposing sides that sets a minimum payout and a maximum payout no matter what a judge, jury, or arbitrator awards. In practice, it works like a safety...

trademark registration

Like putting your name on a mailbox before someone else moves in, trademark registration gives public notice that a word, logo, slogan, or other brand identifier is legally...

nolo contendere plea

People mix this up with a guilty plea all the time, but they are not the same. A guilty plea is a flat-out admission: the person says they committed the offense. A nolo...

Fayetteville fall claim changed fast when the treatment gap showed up

A gap in treatment after a serious elbow injury can wreck claim value fast, and the carrier usually does not care why you stopped going.

ARTICLE by Marcus Jefferson

non-compete vs non-solicitation

The part people get wrong is thinking these are basically the same restriction. They are not. A non-compete tries to stop someone from working for a competitor or starting a...

Slipped on a spill at a Little Rock restaurant inside a public building and missed the notice deadline - the claim may not be dead

Missing the government notice deadline can kill one claim, but not always the whole case if a private restaurant operator or contractor caused the hazard.

ARTICLE by Cheryl Pryor

royalty agreement

Like renting out a cabin and getting paid each time someone stays there, a royalty agreement lets one party use valuable property and requires payment based on use, sales, or...