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One of the biggest factors affecting the outcome of an Arkansas Workers’ Compensation cases are medical opinions. These can come from many sources, those include medical records, testimony, and written opinion letters from providers. It is important for Claimants who are proceeding with a Workers’ Compensation Claim to have solid medical evidence backed by solid … Read more

Employers and their insurance providers will often request to take the depositions of Claimants in Workers’ Compensation Cases. This essentially is just a question and answer period where the employers through their attorney’s take sworn testimony. Said testimony is recorded by a court reporter and a transcript is prepared. Having prepared for hundreds, if not … Read more

Arkansas divides. workplace injuries into two categories; Scheduled and Unscheduled Injuries. This distinction is very important in determining what rights and benefits you have with your workplace injury claim. Many injured workers’ are surprised to find out the limitations posed by scheduled injuries. What is a scheduled injury? It is fairly straightforward with Arkansas Law … Read more

One frequent issue we run into at the Law Offices of Craig L. Cook is employers who fail to maintain Workers’ Compensation Insurance. While this does create difficulty, it is not the end of the road for an injured worker’s quest for compensation. When an employer fails to maintain insurance coverage for injured workers, there … Read more

A very common question Claimants have following a workplace injury is why their weekly wages are so low. Arkansas law provides that Claimants are owed two-thirds of their average weekly wage while being off work. While there are exceptions to this general rule, it is well-established law. How are wages calculated? What is called a … Read more

Whether you are a young adult or elderly, Estate Planning can be an essential investment for one’s property and care for their loved ones. Whether land, material objects, money, or a loved one’s care, it all can be taken care of with proper estate planning. What helps is knowing what each estate document means and … Read more

Hello, my name is Craig L. Cook, I am the owner and head attorney for the Law Offices of Craig L. Cook. I wanted to take the time to share with you a raw glimpse of just what our Law firm is all about. Many questions I get, as well as my wonderful and supportive … Read more

A very common question Claimants have following a workplace injury is why their weekly wages are so low. Arkansas law provides that Claimants are owed two-thirds of their average weekly wage while being off work. While there are exceptions to this general rule, it is well-established law. How are wages calculated? What is called a “comp rate” is … Read more