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Harps Promotes Tackett & Taylor in Leadership Roles (Movers & Shakers)
Tackett has been promoted to vice president of store systems and Taylor has been appointed to the executive committee of Harps. read more >
NYITCOM-Arkansas Promotes Steven Lewis to Assistant Dean, Academic Affairs (Movers & Shakers)
He previously served as associate professor. read more >
Harassment Allegations Follow Washington Regional Doctor
Sexual harassment allegations by colleagues have followed a Washington Regional Medical Center cardiologist for years. read more >
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Tyson Foods Sues Over Tortilla Woes
A subsidiary of Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale is suing a Wisconsin firm for at least $4.8 million over allegations that it botched a tortilla project it was hired to do. read more >
Airways Freight Sues OZK over Wisconsin Asset Freeze
Airways Freight Corp. of Fayetteville filed for an injunction against Bank OZK after the bank put a hold on its account. read more >
Neurosurgeon Bailed on Fayettevile Job, Now Must Pay
Washington Regional Medical Center recently won a judgment against a neurosurgeon who received a $48,000 signing bonus but quit before his first day at the Fayetteville hospital. read more >
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Emily Mizell Begins at Conner & Winters (Movers & Shakers)
Emily Mizell is the newest associate at the northwest Arkansas office of Conner & Winters in Fayetteville. read more >
Beechwood Flood Leads to Lawsuit Against Modus Studio
A student housing developer in Dallas has filed a lawsuit against a Fayetteville architectural design firm over flooding problems at a complex in Fayetteville. read more >
Former Employees Targeted in Houndstooth Suit
Houndstooth Clothing Co. Inc. of Fayetteville filed for an injunction in Washington County Circuit Court against its former sales manager and two sales assistants claiming the trio took proprietary customer information with them when they left the company earlier this year. read more >
Simmons Foods Hurt by Slight Miscalculation
A “fateful miscalculation” resulted in Simmons Foods Inc.’s missing out on more than $1 million for attorneys’ fees and damages in a lawsuit against its insurance carriers, according to a ruling by the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. read more >
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Class-Action Sanctions Against Lawyers Threaten Other Cases
When Chief U.S. District Judge P.K. Holmes III sanctions 16 attorneys in a controversial insurance class-action case next week, it could make life harder for the plaintiffs’ lawyers who have other cases pending in federal courts in Arkansas. read more >
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