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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

Fired after your Jonesboro comp claim? That "unrelated" excuse can get ugly fast

A Jonesboro nursing home attendant got a delayed cancer diagnosis, filed a workers' comp claim, then got fired and told the whole thing was unrelated and pre-existing.

ARTICLE by Dale Honeycutt

Jonesboro plant crash burned you, and now a lousy ticket is being used against you

A work trip injury in Jonesboro can mean workers' comp and a separate injury claim, and a small traffic citation does not automatically wipe out your case.

ARTICLE by Bobby Clanton

Conway trench collapse claim? The missing shoring is only part of the fight

A Conway nursing home attendant on a work visa got buried in a trench, workers' comp cut off PT early, and now the real question is who can be blamed when no shoring was in place and the equipment side may matter too.

ARTICLE by Hector Salinas

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

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

Road crew hit me near Bentonville my boss says clock out now?

Your employer is hoping you never find out this: if you were hurt while working, Arkansas workers' comp can apply even if a road crew, flagger, or contractor caused it, and you...

My boss says I have to use my own insurance first in Arkansas, true?

What the insurance company does not want you to know about this is: No - if you were hurt in the course of your job in Arkansas, workers' compensation is primary, not your...

My boss says panic attacks after a Jonesboro road-work wreck don't count, true?

You have 2 years to file an Arkansas workers' comp claim, and if you miss that deadline you can lose it. Next 24 hours: report the wreck and the panic symptoms in writing. Do...

Is my boss setting me up by pushing my insurance after a Jonesboro work injury?

File Form AR-C with the Arkansas Workers' Compensation Commission within 2 years of the injury. If your boss is telling you to run it through your own health insurance instead,...

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

When can a Fort Smith worker sue besides workers' comp in Arkansas?

"The adjuster is about to ask, who controlled the job and who caused the injury?" That answer matters because in Arkansas it usually decides whether the claim stays inside...

This is the second week someone's been filming me after that Jonesboro crosswalk crash

A car hit an Amazon Flex driver crossing the street in Jonesboro, and now the insurance side is building a surveillance file to cut the payout.

ARTICLE by Marcus Jefferson

Grain truck hit me near Jonesboro and my old back injury means no claim?

If you believe that, you can hand the insurance company a cheap denial and lose money for the new damage, extra treatment, and missed work. From the insurer's side, this is...

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

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...

Can I use my own doctor instead of the insurance doctor in Arkansas?

Yes - but Arkansas does not treat every claim the same, and that is where people get trapped. Most people assume the insurance company's doctor is the one that counts. In...

Did we miss the deadline to claim future medical costs after my husband's Jonesboro crash?

The insurance company will often tell you future treatment is too speculative, or imply you can settle now and ask for more later if your husband needs surgery, pain...

gig worker exclusion

You just got a letter that says your insurance will not cover the crash because you were "engaged in gig work" at the time. That usually means the policy has a gig worker...

It can directly reduce how much money reaches your pocket after an injury settlement or judgment. A hospital lien is a legal claim by a hospital against money recovered from...