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Federal Appeals Court Clears Path for Arkansas’ Ban on Hemp-Derived THC Products
The U.S. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated an injunction halting the ban, which lawmakers passed in 2023. read more >
by Griffin Coop -
Little Rock Senior Living Company, Ex-Director Hit With $3M Judgment
Pulaski County Circuit Judge Cathleen V. Compton awarded $2 million to a former marketing rep at Avenir Memory Care @ Little Rock LP and $1 million to the rep’s husband on May 15. read more >
Storm Nolan’s Cultivation License Remains in Legal Limbo
The Arkansas Supreme Court is set to weigh in again on the five-year court battle over the license. read more >
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Lawsuit Between Little Rock Lawyers Sheds Light on Third-Party Litigation Funding
A lawsuit between two former legal colleagues in Little Rock offers a look into the contentious issue of third-party litigation financing, in which investors provide money to attorneys and reap rewards when cases pay off. read more >
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Lowell In-Home Care Company Faces Racketeering Lawsuit for Alleged Workforce Misclassification
The lawsuit accuses Pinnacle In Home Care LLC of misclassifying its workforce to avoid mandatory employer costs that its competitors have to pay. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
Judge Blocks Arkansas Law That Took Away Board’s Ability to Fire State Corrections Secretary
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas judge on Friday blocked a new law that took away the Board of Corrections’ authority over the state corrections secretary and other top […] read more >
Arkansas Board of Corrections Votes to Remove Secretary Joe Profiri, File Lawsuit
The Arkansas Board of Corrections voted Thursday to place Department of Corrections Secretary Joe Profiri on indefinite leave and file a lawsuit challenging new laws that made the secretary answerable […] read more >
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Attorney General’s Office Asks Judge To Block FOI Request
The attorney general’s office has asked a federal judge to block the release of attorney-client and “work product”-privileged documents that a Little Rock attorney asked for under FOIA. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
Federal Judge’s ‘Watershed’ Ruling Protects Hemp Industry in Arkansas
The ruling last month that blocks Arkansas from criminalizing certain hemp-derived cannabinoid products, such as delta-8 THC, is being hailed as a landmark decision for the hemp industry. read more >
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Fort Smith Cultivator License Keeps License But Remains in Court
River Valley Relief Cultivation’s Storm Nolan saw his license renewed even as the state Supreme Court reviews a lower court’s order for the license to be stripped. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Atlanta Firm Hall Booth Smith Adds Lawyers in Arkansas
In less than two years, the law firm Hall Booth Smith of Atlanta has hired 14 lawyers to work in its Arkansas offices. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
Attorneys Seek to Block ABC Hearing on Cultivation License
They want a judge to force state regulators to comply with a ruling against River Valley Relief Cultivation. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
State Moves to Revoke Fort Smith Cultivator’s Marijuana License
The licensing reversal favored 2600 Holdings of Little Rock, doing business as Southern Roots Cultivation, which had sued claiming it should have rightfully won the license. read more >
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8th Circuit Court Ruling Favors Rehab Program
The ruling overturned a $1.6 million class-action judgment in 2020 against Hendren Plastics Inc. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
Cannabis Licensing at Issue as Adult-Use Vote Looms
As Arkansans face a possible November vote on legalizing recreational marijuana, the state Supreme Court has cast heavy legal shade over the system that handed out those licenses in the first place. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
$1M Raised, The Rep Aims for New Productions in 2019
The Arkansas Repertory Theatre plans to resume productions after the first of the year now that it has a new budget and raised enough money to pay off debt. read more >
20 in Their 20s: New Influentials of 2017 Take Courage, Drive and Heart to Every Corner of Arkansas
This is the ninth year that Arkansas Business has sought out talented young leaders in our business and nonprofit community to introduce to readers in a feature called the New Influentials: 20 in Their 20s. read more >
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