Steve Engstrom
Update: Judge Reprimands John Goodson, Others in Class-Action Case
Chief U.S. District Court Judge P.K. Holmes III on Wednesday reprimanded five attorneys, including the husband of a state Supreme Court justice, after finding bad faith and abuse of the court system in their manipulation of a controversial class-action case. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
Update: No Action on Lawyer Sanctions; Holmes Rethinking Finding of ‘Bad Faith’
Judge P.K. Holmes III did not issue sanctions to 16 attorneys in a controversial class-action case, and said that briefs and affidavits submitted by the attorneys called into question his previous finding of bad faith. read more >
by Gwen Moritz -
Federal Judge Sets Hearing on Threat to Sanction Goodson, Taylor, Others
A hearing in which attorneys in a controversial class-action case can try to talk U.S. District Judge P.K. Holmes out of imposing sanctions has been scheduled for 10 a.m. on Feb. 19 at the federal courthouse in Fort Smith. read more >
by Gwen Moritz -
Give Me One Good Reason (Gwen Moritz Editor’s Note)
The effects of an astonishing reaction to a Dec. 14 Arkansas Business story about a new legal strategy for class-action cases may not have been completely felt yet. read more >
by Gwen Moritz -