Dustin McDaniel Joins Cozen O’Connor’s State Attorney General Practice
Dustin McDaniel, former Arkansas attorney general and founding partner of McDaniel Wolff PLLC in Little Rock, is leaving the firm to join an international law firm. read more >
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Tyson Foods CFO John R. Tyson Arrested on DWI Charge
It's his second alcohol-related arrest since November 2022, when he was charged with public intoxication after being found asleep in a stranger's home. read more >
Supreme Court Makes It Harder for NLRB to Win Court Orders in Labor Disputes
The court rejected a rule that some courts had applied to orders sought by the National Labor Relations Board in favor of a higher threshold, sought by Starbucks, that must be met in most other fights over court orders, or injunctions. read more >
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Dan Young Invited to American Bar Foundation Fellows
Fellows is an honorary society of attorneys, judges, law faculty and legal scholars that the American Bar Foundation's research. read more >
LaDonna Humphrey’s Legal Saga Revisited in New Podcast
Last week, a 6-year-old true-crime podcast called “Pretend” began a new season called “Who’s Afraid of LaDonna Humphrey.” read more >
CARTI Hires J. Scott Cordova to Radiation Oncology Team (Movers & Shakers)
Dr. J. Scott Cordova has been hired at CARTI in Little Rock. read more >
Hosto & Buchan Announces 2 New Hires (Movers & Shakers)
Joshua Jackson & Kellie Loftis have been hired as associate attorneys. read more >
Springdale Skin Care Firm Alleges Ex-Manager Took $800K
Therapon Skin Health has sued Darla Smith, its general manager for seven years, for fraud and breach of contract for allegedly misappropriating funds. read more >
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State Supreme Court Reverses $34M Ruling Against Travel Companies in Tourism Tax Case
Arkansas counties, cities and advertising and promotion commissions had alleged that for years that firms such as Hotels.com, Hotwire, Expedia and Travelocity shorted tax revenue to the agencies. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
Craighead County Businessman Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion
A Craighead County man who owned an information technology company pleaded guilty Tuesday to tax evasion for a tax loss of nearly $180,000. Ronnie Lyn Drummond, 52, of Brookland, provided […] read more >
NYITCOM-Arkansas Promotes Steven Lewis to Assistant Dean, Academic Affairs (Movers & Shakers)
He previously served as associate professor. read more >
Deadline Looms for Businesses to Apply for Their Share of $5.5B Credit Card Company Settlement
The settlement stems from a 2005 lawsuit that alleged merchants paid excessive fees to accept Visa and Mastercard credit cards, and that Visa and Mastercard and their member banks acted in violation of antitrust laws. read more >
Wright Lindsey Jennings Promotes Jane Kim to Labor & Employment Team Leader (Super Mover)
She has been at the law firm since 2007. read more >
Walmart’s Glove Gambit: From Profit Plans to a $101M Legal Blow
London Luxury won its breach of contract claim against Walmart after the Bentonville retailer canceled a $500 million contract. read more >
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Eastside Loft Apartments in SoMa Facing Foreclosure
Fannie Mae won the more than $800,000 judgment against Eastside Loft Apartments Phase II Ltd., the owner of the 34-unit Eastside Loft Apartments at 1400 Cumberland St. read more >
Hyatt May Face 200 Lawsuits by Ex-Patients
Dr. Brian Hyatt, the former chair of the Arkansas State Medical Board, is facing 102 lawsuits from former patients, and attorneys anticipate filing another 100 cases against him. read more >
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2 Hired at Rose Law Firm (Movers & Shakers)
Seth Hampton and Carla Spainhour have been hired as members of the law firm. read more >
J.B. Hunt Discrimination Lawsuit Moves to Federal Court
The company, through its attorney Audra Hamilton of Mitchell Williams Selig Gates & Woodyard of Little Rock, filed the motion April 15. read more >
Jane Kim Named Head of Labor & Employment Law at Wright Lindsey Jennings
A Chicago-area native, Kim has been practicing in the employment law field since 2007, when she moved to Little Rock to start her legal career at WLJ. read more >
Dean Cynthia Nance on the UA School of Law & Changing Technology
Cynthia Nance joined the UA School of Law in 1994 as an assistant professor and was named dean in November after serving as interim dean since July 2022. read more >