Thomas Thrash

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 >

The Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce wants to file a friend of the court brief that would support the online travel companies like Expedia, Priceline and Travelocity. read more >

A judge ruled that Expedia, Priceline and Travelocity improperly pocketed taxes from hotel room bookings. read more >

Hooten’s Arkansas Football magazine is still Hooten’s, even though it’s no longer the Hootens’. Make sense? read more >

As the legal battle between online travel companies and government agencies in Arkansas continues to make its way through the courts, a “conservative” estimate has surfaced that shows how much the OTCs might owe in back penalties and taxes read more >

The state of Arkansas has joined the long-running lawsuit against online travel companies over the taxes paid on the price of a hotel room. read more >

Websites collect tax on rooms based on customer’s price, not the price paid to hotels. read more >

Arkansas municipalities recently won a rare legal victory against online travel companies over the taxes paid on the price of a hotel room. read more >

A Sebastian County man who became addicted to opioids sued the drug manufacturers last month in one of the latest lawsuits filed by consumers, state attorneys general and local governments against opioid makers. read more >

A New York attorney said he is coming to Washington County Circuit Court later this month to challenge a class-action settlement against the makers of Blue Diamond almond products that he said is unfair to class members. read more >

A lawsuit against the Coca-Cola Co. over allegations that the soft drink manufacturer didn’t properly label its product makes it the latest in a wave of class-action litigation against food companies. read more >

Thousands of people across the country are suing publicly traded Zimmer Inc. of Warsaw, Ind., for allegedly issuing a defective hip implant. One of the plantiffs is Greg Hatcher, owner of The Hatcher Agency. read more >