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Springdale Attorney Awarded $1.5M in Hearse-Chasing Case
Attorney Jason M. Hatfield of Springdale recently received a $1.5 million award in a case tied to allegations of a scheme in which “runners” who were not lawyers handed out business cards at funerals to recruit plaintiffs for wrongful death suits. read more >
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Lawyer Accuses Texas Firm of Hearse-Chasing
One man in the suit is accused of making false statements and promises to get survivors to sign with the law firms with which he has an arrangement to split the attorneys’ fees. read more >
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Legal Discovery Often Hits Walmart Wall
Walmart faces allegations that its abuse of the discovery process, a reliable legal tactic, clogs the process even more frequently than other top companies. read more >
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Saracen Casino Design Case Reaches Settlement
Renowned Fayetteville architect Marlon Blackwell will now receive credit for designing the $350 million Saracen Casino Resort in Pine Bluff. read more >
Lab Accused of False COVID-19 Tests Fires Back
A lab accused of botching COVID-19 tests has denied allegations of wrongdoing in court filings and has fired back with a counterclaim against the Illinois health care provider that brought the suit. read more >
Illinois Company Alleges Little Rock Lab Provided False COVID-19 Results
An Illinois health care provider has alleged that a Little Rock company botched COVID-19 tests — including providing results to more than 20 people before they submitted their samples. read more >
Judge Clears Path for Saracen Casino Design Lawsuit
A U.S. District Court judge ruled last week that a 2019 lawsuit can go forward over who designed the $350 million Saracen Casino Resort in Pine Bluff. read more >
Clinton House Museum Looks for Options
The Clinton House Museum has 15 months to find a new funding model after the Fayetteville Advertising & Promotions Commission voted 6-0 to end its funding on the facility at the end of the year. read more >
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Marlon Blackwell Says Saracen Casino Design Was Hijacked
With the $350 million Saracen Casino Resort under construction in Pine Bluff, a federal lawsuit is just getting underway over who designed it. read more >
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Cindy McLain Joins McLain Group (NWA Movers & Shakers)
Cindy McLain has joined The McLain Group in Fayetteville as operations leader. read more >
Court Orders Cuker to Pay $1.2M Legal Bill After Winning Case Against Walmart
A U.S. District Court judge recently awarded a Fayetteville law firm $1.2 million against a former client that didn’t pay its legal bill. read more >
Taylor & Taylor Sues a Rival: Taylor & Taylor
Tasha and Andy Taylor, the husband-and-wife lawyers who operate the Taylor & Taylor law firm of Little Rock, have sued a Benton law firm with the same name in an attempt to get it to stop using the name and similar logo. read more >
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Judge Slashes $12.4M Award Against Walmart
U.S. District Court Judge Timothy L. Brooks last month reduced the amount a jury awarded last year to a Southern California digital design firm against Walmart Inc. to just $745,000. read more >
David v. Goliath (Gwen Moritz Editor’s Note)
A recent story on the lawsuit between Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Cuker Interactive was just chock full of life lessons — clichés, really — whether you see yourself as David or Goliath. read more >
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Cuker Attorneys Seek $4.1M in Fees for Wal-Mart Case
The lawyers who successfully represented a Southern California digital design firm in a lawsuit that resulted in a $12.4 million jury verdict last month against Wal-Mart Stores Inc. have asked the U.S. District Court judge to award them court costs and attorneys’ fees. read more >
Fayetteville Attorney Seeks Sanctions Against Wal-Mart, Saying It Abused Process
Fayetteville attorney Mark Henry last week asked a federal judge to sanction Wal-Mart Stores Inc. for alleged discovery abuses throughout the case involving Cuker Interactive LLC of San Diego. read more >
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A Look Inside a $12.4 Million Slap at Wal-Mart
Last month a federal jury in Fayetteville ordered Wal-Mart to pay $12.4 million for damages that included willful and malicious misappropriation of Cuker’s confidential information and trade secrets. read more >
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Chinese Manufacturer Countersues Rogers Executives
Sales Chief Ent. (Hong Kong) Co. LTD has filed a countersuit alleging Redman & Associates CEO Mel Redman and President Rodney Redman committed fraud and defamation. read more >
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Redman & Associates Reaches Deal With Chinese
Redman & Associates, the Rogers company that had hoped to take over the manufacturing of battery-operated riding toys for sale to Wal-Mart, has called a temporary truce in its legal dispute with Chinese importer Sales Chief Ent. (Hong Kong) Co. read more >
Toymaker Redman’s Rough History Doesn’t Deter State Investment
The state’s top economic development official said he has no undue concerns about a $2 million taxpayer investment in Redman & Associates, despite the CEO’s bankruptcy a decade ago and subsequent litigation, including a lawsuit related to the product the company is manufacturing in Rogers. read more >
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