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Federal Judge Sanctions Fayetteville Attorney Over AI-Generated Filings
A federal judge sanctioned Fayetteville lawyer Tony Pirani for using AI to file fake legal citations ahead of a multimillion-dollar trial loss. read more >
Van Buren Pharmacy Closes After Losing Legal Fight With Drug Supplier
After losing a legal fight with drug distributor AmerisourceBergen, a longtime Van Buren pharmacy shut its doors for good. read more >
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Walmart Seeks New Trial After $101.2M Judgment in PPE Supply Case
The Bentonville retailer claims the case brought by London Luxury, a supplier of nitrile gloves, was built on fraud and that the jury’s verdict was wrong. read more >
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Common Compounds Attorney Seeks Trial Delay
An attorney for the former owner of a medical supply and billing company in Rogers who is facing federal charges has asked for another delay in the case. read more >
Farmer Ordered to Pay Fees in Stone Bank Case
A Boone County farmer and his lawyers failed to comply with a discovery order in his federal lawsuit against Stone Bank and therefore must pay the bank’s attorneys fees incurred as a result of their failure. read more >
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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Ben Burris Sentenced to Year in Prison for Bribing Jeremy Hutchinson
He also received probation and a six-figure fine. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
Duggars’ Case Over Police Records Postponed
The trial of the civil lawsuit filed by four sisters of Josh Duggar involving allegations of invasion of privacy has been postponed. read more >
Stone Bank Seeks Sanctions on Lawyers
Stone Bank has asked a federal judge to sanction a farmer and his attorneys for “pursuing frivolous and baseless allegations and claims.” read more >
Burris Bribery Trial Delayed Again
Once again, there’s a new trial date set in the case of Dr. Ben Burris, the former Fayetteville orthodontist who is charged with bribing former state Sen. Jeremy Hutchinson. read more >
Burris-Hutchinson Trial Set for June
A trial date has been set in the case of Dr. Ben Burris, the former Fayetteville orthodontist who is charged with bribing former state Sen. Jeremy Hutchinson. read more >
Bolt Out of Prison
Well, that 100-month sentence that James W. Bolt received back in 2014 didn’t turn out to be the life sentence he expected it to be. read more >
Ecclesia Fallout Includes Taxpayer Lawsuit
Three years after its president resigned on his way to federal prison after participating in a state grant kickback scheme, Ecclesia College continues to deal with the repercussions. read more >
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Court Date Set for Ben Burris
The former Fayetteville orthodontist charged with bribing former state Sen. Jeremy Hutchinson now has a trial date of Oct. 13 in U.S. District Court in Fayetteville. read more >
Recovery Patients’ No-Pay Work Comes Back to Haunt Hendren
A Washington County judge offered Levi Crowe a choice in 2016: a drug recovery program or jail. It was an easy choice, but Crowe had no idea that recovery would include working full time for no pay. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
PAM: Lawsuit Threatens Driver Wage Model
PAM Transport Inc. of Tontitown is fighting a class-action lawsuit brought in 2016 that it said could send shock waves through the trucking industry and radically change the way drivers are paid. read more >
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Update: Judge Grants Ex-Lawmaker’s ‘Pipe Dream’ of Probation
Former state Rep. Micah Neal, who pleaded guilty last year to a corruption charge related to a kickbacks scheme involving Ecclesia College in Springdale, was sentenced Thursday to three years of probation. "I threw it all away, there are no excuses on my part," Neal told the court. read more >
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Say Hooray For Our Side (Gwen Moritz Editor’s Note)
I never want anyone to be a crook, you know, but nothing pleases me more than seeing crooks get caught and punished. If there was a radio call-in show for federal court spectators, I’d be on a first-name basis with the screener. read more >
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Compare and Contrast (Editorial)
Cliff Baker, founder of the Arkansas Repertory Theatre, died last week at the age of 70. Under his guidance, the Rep developed a national reputation for quality and engendered intense loyalty among theater lovers in the state. read more >
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 >
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