Personal Injury

The fungal meningitis outbreak that began in October of 2012 caused a well-founded scare among patients nationwide and resulted in 39 deaths and 620 illnesses. Fungal meningitis results in inflammation of the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord and is potentially fatal. Some Arkansas hospitals and clinics had received medications from the New England … Read more

Medical malpractice lawsuits were hampered when Arkansas passed a tort reform law in 2003. But in a boon for victims of malpractice, the state Supreme Court has gradually declared many parts of that law unconstitutional. In one recent decision, the Supreme Court overturned the requirement that an expert witness must practice in the same field … Read more