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Entrepreneur Jeremy Wilson Joins UA Board

Gov. Asa Hutchinson appoints Jeremy Wilson of Bentonville to the Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas. read more >
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Gearharts Buy Goodsons’ Fayetteville Home (NWA Real Deals)Lock Icon

Brock Gearhart and his wife, Lindsey, paid slightly less than $1.1 million for the former Fayetteville home of John and Courtney Goodson. read more >
State Farm headquarters in Bloomington, Illinois.
Insurance / Legal

Class Action Nets Lawyers $2.8M in Fees

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 >
John Goodson
Government & Politics

John Goodson Re-Elected Chairman of UA Trustees

The University of Arkansas' board of trustees has re-elected John Goodson of Texarkana to another year as its chairman. read more >
Jeremy Hutchinson
Government & Politics / Legal / Nonprofits

Arkansas Soap Opera (Gwen Moritz Editor’s Note)

I’ve accepted another invitation to speak to the Arkansas chapter of the Certified Fraud Examiners. I thought I’d have to scramble for material, but the hearing into former state Sen. Jeremy Hutchinson’s motion to suppress evidence in his federal criminal case feels like manna from heaven. read more >
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Letter: Attorney in Divorce Case Says John Goodson is ‘Broke’Lock Icon

John Goodson’s affidavit of financial means listed Goodson’s income as $0. read more >
Doug Martin
Government & Politics / Media & Marketing

Stay Suspicious II (Editorial)

Judge Doug Martin’s failure to recuse himself from Courtney Goodson's case at the start undercuts faith in the judicial system and is just as worrisome as the dark money seeking to influence the Supreme Court election. read more >
John Goodson
Insurance / Legal

8th Circuit Reverses Holmes, Tosses Sanctions Against Goodson, Others

The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals rules that attorney John Goodson of Texarkana and four other lawyers didn't engage in "forum shopping" in an Arkansas class-action case and tossed the sanctions against them. read more >
From left: Mark Friedman, Kyle Massey and Gwen Moritz.
Media & Marketing

AABP Awards Honor Arkansas Business for Reporting, Commentary

Arkansas Business reporters Mark Friedman and Kyle Massey and Editor Gwen Moritz were recognized for work published in 2016 by the Alliance of Area Business Publishers, an international association of business journals. read more >
The Arkansas Supreme Court is led by Chief Justice Dan Kemp, elected in 2016.
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Supreme Court Justices’ Data Offers a Peek Beyond Pay

The seven justices who sit on the Arkansas Supreme Court have a wide range of business investments, from property to tower rent for a radio station. read more >
Legal

Punishment for John Goodson Gets New Look on Appeal

The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments last week to determine if a sanction will stand against attorney John Goodson of Texarkana and four other lawyers found to have engaged in “forum shopping” in an Arkansas class-action case. read more >
From left: Judges Duane Benton, Bobby Shepherd and Lavenski Smith of the U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals
Insurance / Legal

8th Circuit Hears Forum Shopping Case Involving Goodson

The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments Tuesday to determine if a sanction will stand against attorney John Goodson of Texarkana and four other lawyers found to have engaged in "forum shopping" in an Arkansas class-action case. read more >
Insurance / Legal

John Goodson To Defend Himself at Circuit Court of Appeals

Texarkana class-action attorney John Goodson will get his day before the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals on Feb. 7. read more >
P.K. Holmes III
Legal

Class-Action Watchdog Says Sanctions Should Stand Against Attorneys

A group tells the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that sanctions should stand against five plaintiffs' attorneys who were found to have abused the court system in their manipulation of a controversial case. read more >
Government & Politics / Insurance / Legal

Dozen Lawyers File Appeal in Holmes Sanction

The 12 plaintiffs’ attorneys who were found to have abused the court system in their manipulation of a controversial class-action case maintain they didn’t do anything wrong in the handling of the case, according to a brief filed last week. read more >
Stephen Engstrom
Health Care / Legal

Stephen Engstrom Pulls Out Of 7 Cases Involving John Goodson

Less than a month after Little Rock Attorney Stephen Engstrom was cleared of wrongdoing in a controversial class-action case, he asked to withdraw from seven other pending class actions in which his co-counsel included Texarkana attorney John Goodson. read more >
Insurance / Legal

Defense Attorneys Appeal Ruling in Class-Action Case

Three defense attorneys last week followed the path of the plaintiffs' attorneys and filed notice that they will appeal Chief U.S. District Court Judge P.K. Holmes III's finding that they abused the court system in a controversial class-action case. read more >
Education / Legal / Media & Marketing

The Company You Keep (Editorial)

It’s time for John Goodson to resign as a UA trustee. We are known by the company we keep — and the people we empower. read more >
The Thomas Eagleton Federal Courthouse (white building right of the Gateway Arch) in St. Louis, home of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.
Insurance / Legal

John Goodson, Others Appeal Reprimands in Class-Action Case

Twelve plaintiffs' attorneys on Monday filed notice that they will appeal U.S. District Court Judge P.K. Holmes III's finding that they abused the court system in a controversial class-action case. The attorneys include five who were reprimanded by Holmes last week, including John Goodson, the husband of a state Supreme Court justice. read more >
Insurance / Legal

Looking Past The Smoke (Gwen Moritz Editor’s Note)

Judges — like U.S. District Judge P.K. Holmes III — seem to be able to blow away a smoke screen to illuminate the motives of parties in the cases they consider. read more >