Arkansas Personal Injury Case Law
Please find, below, selected case laws decided by Supreme Court of Arkansas or Court of Appeals of Arkansas where the terms personal injury or related terms have been mentioned. These cases are not necessarily personal injury and may include cases where the facts or court decision merely mentions personal injury related legal terms. You are not to rely on these cases as legal advice nor should you rely on them for accuracy. Please see Terms of Service.
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Brown v. Wyatt - 2/9/2005
Hugh Brown appeals from summary judgment entered in Pulaski County Circuit Court in favor of appellees Dr. Richard Wyatt and the Arkansas Women's Center. He argues that the trial court erroneously granted appellees' motion for summary...
Williams v. State - 2/2/2005
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Sixteen-year-old Amy Williams, appellant, was charged by felony information in the Circuit Court of Saline County with the offenses of capital murder and theft of property, a class C felony. She...
Schubert v. Target Stores - 1/27/2005
Appellant Roger Schubert appeals from the circuit court's order granting summary judgment in favor of appellee Target Stores, Inc. (Target). Schubert argues the following points on appeal: (1) the circuit court erred in concluding...
Looneys' Truck Tire Center - 1/19/2005
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Appellants, Looneys' Truck Tire Center, Inc. and Companion Property and Casualty, appeal from a decision of the Workers' Compensation Commission that awarded appellee Kevin Patterson benefits for a...
Lee v. Tyson Foods - 1/19/2005
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Appellant, Rose Lee, brings this appeal directly from a decision of the Workers' Compensation Commission. We dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction.
Appellant injured her hand while...
Farr v. Farr - 1/19/2005
AFFIRMED ON DIRECT APPEAL; REVERSED AND REMANDED ON CROSS-APPEAL
This appeal and cross-appeal raise three issues concerning valuation and division of a marital estate. We affirm on direct appeal and reverse and remand on...
McIntosh v. Alliant Food Service - 1/12/2005
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Ray McIntosh appeals the denial of his claim for workers' compensation benefits for an alleged job-related back injury suffered in December 2001. The Arkansas Workers' Compensation Commission...
Fred's - 12/15/2004
SUBSTITUTED OPINION OF ON REHEARING
A three-judge panel issued an unpublished opinion in this case on September 22, 2004, which affirmed the decision by the Workers' Compensation Commission to award benefits. Appellants then...
Sherwood Forest Mobile Home Park v. Champion Home Builders Co. - 12/8/2004
This negligence, breach of warranty, and product liability case arose out of a fire that damaged appellant's mobile home three weeks after delivery. The mobile home was manufactured by appellee, Champion Home Builders Co. Appellee's...
Brown v. Pine Bluff Nursing Home - 12/2/2004
In January of 1998, Ed Thomas was admitted to the Pine Bluff Nursing and Rehabilitation Center ("the nursing home"). Thomas was a seventy-two-year-old man who had been diagnosed with dementia and declared incapacitated. On January...
Cockrum v. Fox - 12/2/2004
On January 23, 2003, Barbara and James David Ables, individually and on behalf of their unborn child, a viable fetus, filed suit against petitioner, Holly Cockrum, M.D., and ten unidentified John Does and Jane Does employed at the...
MedMarc Casualty Insurance Co. v. Forest Healthcare - 12/2/2004
The appellant, MedMarc Casualty Insurance Company, appeals from an order granting partial summary judgment to the appellees, Forest Healthcare, Inc., and Regional Management, Inc. ("Forest and Regional"), and dismissing MedMarc's...
Henyan v. Peek - 12/2/2004
This appeal raises the issue of when good cause must be shown in obtaining an extension of the time for service of process under Ark. R. Civ. P. 4(i). Appellants Louise A. Henyan and Robert A. Henyan filed a medical-malpractice suit...
Collins v. Lennox Industries - 12/1/2004
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The appellant in this workers' compensation case sustained a compensable back injury while employed by appellee on January 4, 2000. He filed a claim asserting that he was entitled to temporary total...
Wal-Mart Stores - 11/17/2004
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The appellee in this workers' compensation case was employed by Wal-Mart as a department manager on January 25, 2002. She filed a claim for benefits alleging that she sustained a compensable back...
Weyerhaeuser Co. v. White - 11/17/2004
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Appellant Weyerhaeuser Company seeks the reversal of a decision from the Arkansas Workers' Compensation Commission that found that appellee sustained a compensable injury to his lower back while...
CV's Family Foods v. Taylor - 11/17/2004
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Appellants challenge an award of benefits to appellee, Gloria Taylor. They claim that the Workers' Compensation Commission's decision that Ms. Taylor incurred a compensable injury on January 27,...
Marx v. Huron Little Rock - 11/10/2004
In this personal injury suit filed by appellant Carol Marx, the jury found in favor of the defendant, appellee Huron Little Rock, LLC. Appellant argues on appeal that the trial court erred when it denied her motion for a directed...
Hall v. Baldor Electric Co. Special Risk - 11/3/2004
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Appellant, Rosemary Hall, appeals the denial of benefits by the Workers= Compensation Commission asserting that the Commission erred in failing to find that she sustained a compensable injury to her...
Stiggers v. State - 11/3/2004
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Appellant Robert Stiggers was charged with first-degree murder and first-degree battery in the criminal division of circuit court. The crimes were allegedly committed on January 10, 2003, when Mr....
Davis v. Fresenius Medical Care - 9/29/2004
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Lorie Davis appeals from the denial of workers' compensation benefits. The Workers' Compensation Commission (Commission) found that she failed to prove she sustained a compensable injury that arose...
Yankaway v. State - 9/29/2004
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Julius Yankaway was charged with one count of capital murder, four counts of attempted capital murder, and one count of residential burglary in Mississippi County Circuit Court. Appellant was...
Filyaw v. Bouton - 9/15/2004
The trial court dismissed this wrongful-death action for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction because the suit was brought by appellant James Filyaw, the special administrator of the estate of Katherine Brown, deceased, prior to the...
Brown v. State - 9/8/2004
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Michael Lee Brown brings this interlocutory appeal from an order denying his motion to transfer the criminal charges brought against him to the juvenile division of circuit court. For reversal,...
Stone County v. Jason - 9/1/2004
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In this appeal from an award of benefits by the Arkansas Workers' Compensation Commission, appellants contend that there is no substantial evidence that the intradiscal electrothermal annuloplasty...
Miller County v. Stewart - 9/1/2004
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Appellee John David Stewart sustained an admittedly compensable back injury while working for appellant Miller County on October 13, 1998. As a result of the accident, Mr. Stewart underwent a lumbar...
Conner v. Simes - 12/18/2003
On or about April 21, 1999, a fetus being carried by Bridgette Bradley died in utero. During Bridgette's pregnancy, George L. Conner, III, M.D., acted as her treating physician at Forrest City Family Practice Clinic, P.A. ("the...
Middleton v. Lockhart - 12/18/2003
This appeal arises from an attempt by Appellees Geraldine Lockhart, Mildred Anderson, Joyce Henson, and Jessie Brewer to execute a Missouri court's wrongful-death judgment by forcing the sale of real estate located within the State of...
Finagin v. Arkansas Development Finance Authority - 12/18/2003
The Arkansas Development Finance Authority [ADFA] was established by Ark. Code Ann. § 15-5-201 et seq., (1987), funded by six million dollars derived from interest on investments, and authorized to issue revenue bonds under the...
Moses v. Bridgeman - 12/18/2003
This appeal arises from an order by the Jefferson County Circuit Court granting summary judgment in favor of appellees, Clyde and Dorothy Bridgeman, in a negligence action concerning the drowning of twelve-year-old Donganell Moses....
Jackson v. Mid-South Roller Union Standard Insurance Co. - 12/17/2003
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Appellant, Lonnie Jackson, appeals from a decision of the Arkansas Workers' Compensation Commission, reversing the decision of the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) and finding that appellant failed to...
Beaver v. John Q. Hammons Hotels - 12/11/2003
REVERSED AND REMANDED.
This appeal arises from an accident in which Appellant Judy Beaver was allegedly injured when she slipped on a wet floor at a restaurant in a hotel owned by Appellees John Q. Hammons Hotels, L.P., and John...
Stracener v. Williams - 12/10/2003
This is a wrongful-death case. Marie Stracener and Teresa O'Neal, the co-administratrices of the Estate of Charles Stracener, bring this interlocutory appeal from the Sebastian County Circuit Court's dismissal of their fifth amended...
Wal-Mart Stores - 12/10/2003
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AFFIRMED
The appellee in this workers' compensation case was employed by Wal-Mart on July 12, 2000, retrieving boxes from the attic of the store. While doing so, appellee stepped on an exposed...
Brewer v. Poole - 12/10/2003
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EN BANC
APPEAL DISMISSED
Appellants appeal from an order that dismissed their claims for the wrongful death of the deceased, Diann Brewer, against separate defendants, Marvin Poole,...
Turner v. Northwest Arkansas Neurosurgery Clinic - 12/3/2003
REVERSED and REMANDED
Shelly Turner, administratrix of the Estate of Ricky Turner, deceased, brings this appeal from the entry of summary judgment against her. Turner had filed suit against appellee Northwest Arkansas...
Dovers v. Stephenson Oil Company - 11/13/2003
Appellant Virginia Dovers brought an action for negligence against appellees Stephenson Oil Company and William Guffey. She alleged that she suffered damages as a result of an accident in which her car was struck from behind by a...
Waldron Nursing Center v. Rose - 11/12/2003
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This is an appeal from a decision of the Workers' Compensation Commission awarding appellee medical and temporary total disability benefits upon finding that she sustained a compensable injury....
Preston v. University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences - 11/6/2003
This is an appeal from an order dismissing the complaint of appellants Richard L. Preston and Gloria Preston. The Prestons raise the following points on appeal: (1) their complaint filed by non-licensed attorneys should not nullify...
Wilson v. Noble Food Services - 11/5/2003
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The appellant in this workers' compensation case filed a claim for benefits alleging that she sustained a work-related back injury while in the employ of appellee Noble Food Services, Inc., on...
Harris v. Ozment - 9/17/2003
This is a medical malpractice action. Christina Harris appeals from the order of the Saline County Circuit Court granting summary judgment in favor of appellee, Dr. Kerry Ozment. Appellant argues that the trial court erred in finding...
Loyd v. Riverside Furniture Corp. - 9/17/2003
Appellant, Kurt Loyd, appeals from a decision by the Workers' Compensation Commission affirming the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) and denying benefits. On appeal, appellant asserts that the Commission erred in denying his claim for...
Wren v. Sanders Plumbing Supply - 9/17/2003
In this workers' compensation case, the Commission affirmed and adopted the decision of the Administrative Law Judge denying permanent disability benefits, additional medical treatment, and second-injury fund liability. On appeal, the...
Keniston v. State - 9/17/2003
Appellant Shawn D. Keniston was charged with rape by engaging in sexual intercourse or deviate sexual activity with another person who was less than fourteen years of age. The crime was allegedly committed between March 20 and March...
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences v. Adams - 9/11/2003
This interlocutory appeal arises from a medical malpractice claim filed by Appellee Gregg Adams against Appellant University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and two physicians employed at UAMS. On October 11, 2002, the trial...
South Central Arkansas Electric Cooperative v. Buck - 9/11/2003
Appellants South Central Arkansas Electric Cooperative and Arkansas Rural Electric Self Insurance Trust appeal an order of the Nevada County Circuit Court denying their motion to enforce their right of subrogation and to interplead...
Alford Contractors v. Kirk - 9/10/2003
Appellants appeal the Workers' Compensation Commission's findings in favor of appellee, who sustained an admittedly compensable back injury. For reversal, appellants contend that there is no substantial evidence to support the findings...
Van Buren Tire Co. v. Bean - 9/10/2003
The appellant, Van Buren Tire Co., was the employer of appellee, Ricky Bean, on October 15, 2001. Appellee filed a claim for benefits asserting that he sustained a compensable back injury on that date. The Commission found that...
Love Box Company v. Salley - 9/3/2003
The appellee in this workers' compensation case, Andrew Salley, was employed by appellant, Love Box Company (Love). Salley was injured at work on or about August 30, 1999. He claimed that both his left leg and back were injured. Love...
Milton v. State - 9/3/2003
AFFIRMED
On May 19, 2001, Willie Milton Jr. was driving an automobile that left the interstate highway and overturned. He fled the scene on foot, but a passenger who was ejected from the automobile died as a result of the...
Mobley Law Firm - 6/26/2003
Attorney Jeff Mobley of Mobley Law Firm, P.A. appeals a trial court's order finding that Mr. Mobley was fired for cause by his client, Chris Barnett, and that he should be awarded $4,166.67, one-fourth of the attorney's fees received...
Jim Walter Homes Travelers Insurance v. Beard - 6/25/2003
AFFIRMED
Appellee was employed by appellant Jim Walter Homes from 1980 until he sustained a compensable injury to his back on October 3, 1983. He was injured while moving particle board that was over his head; he reached, bent...
White v. Arkansasa Electric Co-Op - 6/25/2003
NOT DESIGNATED FOR PUBLICATION
REVERSED AND REMANDED
Appellant Calvin White, a twenty-two year old laborer, appeals the decision of the Arkansas Workers' Compensation Commission (Commission) denying him benefits for his...
Wal-Mart Stores - 6/19/2003
This appeal stems from the negligence of a Wal-Mart pharmacist in mis-filling a prescription for John Tucker that purportedly resulted in his death. A jury awarded $150,000 to Mr. Tucker's estate, $1,000,000 to his wife, and $125,000...
Pomtree v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. - 6/19/2003
We take jurisdiction of this appeal, because it involves this court's power to regulate the practice of law. Ark. Sup. Ct. R. 1-2(a)(5). Specifically, appellant Nealon Pomtree questions the trial court's imposition of Rule 11 sanctions...
Baptist Health v. Mee - 6/18/2003
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AFFIRMED
Appellant, Baptist Health, appeals from a decision of the Workers' Compensation Commission affirming a decision of the administrative law judge to award the appellee, Donald Mee,...
Youth Home - 6/18/2003
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AFFIRMED
Appellant employer, Youth Home, Inc., and its insurer, Zenith Insurance Company, appeal the decision of the Workers' Compensation Commission finding that appellee, Rebecca Bolan, was...
Redding v. Beck - 6/11/2003
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AFFIRMED
Appellant Erma Redding appeals the trial court's dismissal with prejudice of her wrongful death action. For reversal, appellant argues that the trial court erred by determining that...
Moffett v. Voith Siemens Hydro Power - 6/11/2003
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AFFIRMED
This is an appeal from a decision of the Workers' Compensation Commission denying appellant benefits for a low-back injury. Appellant contends on appeal that the Commission's decision...
Brewer v. State - 3/19/2003
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Appellant, Otis Brewer, Jr., appeals from an order of the Pulaski County Circuit denying his motion to transfer the case against him to juvenile court. For reversal, appellant contends that the...
Bowman v. State - 3/19/2003
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The Pulaski County Circuit Court denied the request of the appellant, Betty Faye Bowman, to transfer the felony charge pending against her in circuit court to the juvenile division. Appellant brings...
McKee Foods Corp. v. Christie - 3/12/2003
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AFFIRMED
Appellants, McKee Foods Corporation and Risk Management Resources, appeal the Workers' Compensation Commission's award of benefits to appellee, Claudine Christie, arguing that the...
Whaley v. Kroger Co. - 2/28/2003
This appeal arises from a personal-injury case arising out of an alleged electrical shock at a Kroger store in Dewitt, Arkansas, in August 1997. The case was tried before a jury on January 22, 2002, which resulted in a unanimous...
Dovers v. Stephenson Oil Company - 2/27/2003
REVERSED AND REMANDED
Appellant Virginia Dovers sued appellees Stephenson Oil Company and William Guffey for negligence, alleging that she suffered damages as a result of an accident in which her car was struck from behind by a...
Lehman Properties - 2/27/2003
AFFIRMED IN PART; REVERSED IN PART AND REMANDED
This appeal is from an interlocutory order denying appellant Lehman Properties, Limited Partnership's motion to compel arbitration. The primary issues on appeal are whether the...
Philpott v. Cargill - 2/19/2003
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AFFIRMED
In this workers' compensation case, the Commission reversed an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) and found that the appellant, Dwayne Philpott, failed to prove by a preponderance of the...
Garrett v. Laser - 2/12/2003
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This appeal is from the entry of judgment on a jury verdict for the appellee, the Estate of Jerry Duane Miller, in a wrongful death action filed by Louise Garrett, personal representative of the...
Arrow International - 2/12/2003
This is an action brought by appellee Misty Sparks for the wrongful death of her father, Robert "Grumpy" Long. Mr. Long bled to death on December 18, 1997, while he was a patient at the Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock. Appellee...
Allen v. State - 2/12/2003
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Appellant Jon Allen was charged by information in circuit court with the offense of aggravated assault. He was seventeen years old at the time the offense was allegedly committed and when the...
Second Injury Fund v. Lewis - 2/5/2003
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AFFIRMED
This workers' compensation case involves a truck driver who sustained a series of compensable back injuries while employed by Tyson Foods, Inc., and who later developed an unrelated...
Jackson v. State - 1/29/2003
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Kuntrell Jackson was charged in the criminal division of circuit court with capital murder. Appellant was fourteen years old at the time the offense was allegedly committed. This is an interlocutory...
Kohlman v. State - 1/29/2003
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A petition filed in the juvenile division of circuit court alleged that appellant Robert Derl Kohlman, III, committed two counts of second- degree battery and one count of first-degree battery....
Shiels v. State - 1/29/2003
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Derrick Shields was charged in the criminal division of circuit court with capital murder. Appellant was fourteen years old at the time the offense was allegedly committed. This is an interlocutory...
Superior Pontiac Cadillac Isuzu v. Brown - 12/18/2002
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AFFIRMED
This is an appeal from a Workers' Compensation Commission's order, which found that appellee Larry Brown had proven by a preponderance of the evidence that he sustained a compensable...
Crockett v. State - 12/18/2002
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Appellant, David Crockett, was convicted by a jury of nonsupport, Ark. Code Ann. § 5-26-401 (Supp. 2001). He was sentenced to two years in the Arkansas Department of Correction and fined $7,500....
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