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Little Rock Attorney Departs Lion Legal Amid Lawsuit & Fee DisputeLock Icon

Patrick Benca is now handling his lawsuit over unpaid fees and a concurrent bankruptcy case on his own. read more >
Attorney Chad Green once practiced in the Pulaski County Courthouse in Little Rock. Now he is facing a charge of robbery there, after pepper spraying an armored car guard and getting shot in 2024. [file PHOTO]
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Arkansas Defense Attorney Seeks Damages Over Shooting After Alleged Psychosis EpisodeLock Icon

Chad Green is suing Loomis after a psychotic episode led to a violent confrontation with an armored car guard, resulting in him being shot and facing felony charges. read more >
Banking & Finance / Legal

Little Rock Woman Sues Chase Bank After $440K Wire Scam Loss

Rebecca Dobbs’ case is one of several by victims who say their banks failed to protect and reimburse them after hackers accessed their accounts. read more >
Agriculture & Poultry / Government & Politics / Health Care

Storm Nolan Appeals to Arkansas Supreme Court to Save Marijuana LicenseLock Icon

Storm Nolan is asking the Arkansas Supreme Court to save his medical marijuana license, arguing that a judge wrongly cited a juvenile detention center as a “school” and misinterpreted details of his business entity. read more >
The Pulaski County Courthouse in downtown Little Rock 
Government & Politics / Legal

Lucas Rowan and Hugh Finkelstein Appointed to Fill Pulaski County Judicial Vacancies

Outgoing Judges Herb Wright and Casey Tucker won election to other judicial seats in November. read more >
Industry / Investments / Legal

Summit House Apartments Faces ForeclosureLock Icon

Highland Midtown Apartments LLC and Thorson Highland Midtown LLC, both of Wilmette, Illinois, borrowed $17.9 million from Ready-Cap Commercial LLC of Irving, Texas, to buy the Summit House at 400 N. University Ave. in 2021. read more >
Health Care / Insurance / Legal

Ex-Nursing Home Operator Faces Prolonged Legal BattleLock Icon

Joseph Schwartz, 63, who is facing state and federal charges, recently received another continuance in his case in U.S. District Court in New Jersey. read more >
Construction / Legal

Jury Awards Church $2.59M in Dispute With Highway CommissionLock Icon

Trinity Assembly of God was awarded $2.59M for the value of church property taken for a road construction project in west Little Rock. read more >
Fourth-generation farmer Reed Storey grows 90 acres of soybeans just outside of Marvell city limits in Phillips County.  
Agriculture & Poultry / Legal

Seeds of Discord: Farmers Accused of Fraud in Dicamba DisputeLock Icon

The Arkansas Seed Growers Association says the farmers had an agenda beyond simply contributing to agriculture. read more >
Banking & Finance / Construction / Legal

It’s White vs. Daters as Split Of Civil Engineers Hits Court

Joe White Jr. may be gone, but his family name lingers on competing enterprises. read more >
State Rep. Nicole Clowney, D-Fayetteville
Government & Politics / Health Care / Legal

Mental Health Laws Get Renewed Attention After Little Rock TragedyLock Icon

A murder case has attracted scrutiny of the sometimes chaotic intersection between the legal system and mental health care. read more >
Joe Denton and Justin Zachary, lawyers at Denton & Zachary of Little Rock, were awarded $18 million in attorneys’ fees last year. The award is on appeal.
Government & Politics / Legal

Attorneys Say More Is at Risk Than Their $18M

Their fear is that tossing the attorneys’ fee award will deter Arkansans from filing lawsuits challenging the illegal use of taxpayer money. read more >
Business Services / Investments / Legal

Crews & Associates Says Former Employee Took Client List

Crews & Associates Inc., the Little Rock bond brokerage, has accused one of its former account executives of transferring a client list to his cellphone before resigning in September to join a competitor. read more >
Bank records show that money loaned to John Rogers (below) for purchasing equipment for his business instead went to an account used by Earl Scott (top), a former football teammate of Rogers.
Banking & Finance / Legal / Media & Marketing

Bank Documents Illuminate John Rogers’ Dealings

Bank of Little Rock’s position among creditors battered by the financial wheeling and dealing of John Rogers is uncertain. But the $203 million-asset lender was first in line to accuse Rogers of fraud among the growing crowd of litigants pursuing him in Pulaski County Circuit Court. read more >
Julie Mills
Banking & Finance / Business Services / Construction

Homebuilders Association Questions Accounting of Former EVP Julie Mills

The Arkansas Homebuilders Association has asked a Pulaski County Circuit judge to order a former executive to account for certain financial transactions she was responsible for during her tenure. read more >
Legal / Restaurants & Food

Judge To Hear Dispute Over $28K Tab Spent at Visions Nightclub

A dispute over a bill of nearly $30,000 from the “gentlemen’s club” Visions on the northern outskirts of Maumelle has made its way to Pulaski County Circuit Court. read more >
Ralph Bradbury, former president of Continental Express, continues battling the IRS over unpaid payroll taxes of the Little Rock trucking firm.
Government & Politics / Legal / Transportation

Company President Ralph Bradbury Ruled Liable for Tax Bill

In a cautionary tale for other non-owner executives, a federal judge has ruled that Ralph Bradbury, former president of the defunct Continental Express of Little Rock, is responsible for an unpaid $750,000 payroll tax bill. read more >