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Mark Friedman has been with Arkansas Business since 2000. He also is an event photographer for Little Rock Soirée and occasionally writes columns about his daughter for Little Rock Family.
A former in-house attorney for Walmart Inc. said he knew in February 2017 that his career at the Bentonville retailer was coming to an end when he refused to make changes to a memo he had written years earlier about a bribery investigation in Mexico. read more >
Unlike traditional mental health clinics, Alleviant uses a team of psychiatrists, psychologists, licensed clinical social workers and licensed professional counselors working together to improve a patient's health. read more >
A group of plaintiffs' attorneys, most of whom were involved in a controversial 2015 class-action suit, were recently awarded $2.8 million in fees for a class settlement against State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. read more >
Former Arkansas Razorbacks football coach Bret Bielema has filed a $7 million lawsuit against the Razorback Foundation alleging breach of contract. read more >
As COVID-19 has upended the economy and caused more than 100,000 deaths across the country, it also has altered employment law from safety to workers' compensation issues. read more >
Bentonville investment adviser Adam Kuettel has been in a destructive spiral since March 30, both professionally and personally. read more >
Dr. Gerry Jones thought that after the ban on elective procedures was lifted, there would be a surge of patients. There wasn't. read more >
E-commerce and pickup and delivery services paid off big for Walmart Inc. of Bentonville in the first quarter, driving financial results that beat analysts expectations and showed the retailer well-positioned to cater to customers amid the COVID-19 pandemic. read more >
Arkansas attorneys are bracing for a surge in bankruptcy filings as a result of the financial upheaval of the coronavirus pandemic, and they aren't alone. read more >
Dillard's Inc. went from a normal company at the start of February to “total chaos” by the end of April, resulting in the worst quarterly loss in its 81-year history, CEO William Dillard II said during the company's annual meeting. read more >
