A labor law attorney’s advice to companies concerned about the Federal Trade Commission’s proposed rule that would block employers from asking workers to sign noncompete agreements? Don’t panic. read more >
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 >
Alexa Mizer has been hired as an attorney by Friday Eldredge & Clark in Rogers. read more >
Ross King, Leanna Hubbard and Jacob White have joined the Taylor King Law Firm of Little Rock. read more >
Pulaski County Circuit Judge Wendell Griffen denied a request from the newest attorney for Kristian D. Nelson of England to delay the civil trial set for February. read more >
J. Cliff McKinney II, a managing member of Quattlebaum Grooms & Tull PLLC of Little Rock, has been reappointed to the Legislative Committee of the Uniform Law Commission. read more >
Caleb Hollinger has joined Friday Eldredge & Clark LLP in Little Rock as an associate. read more >
Jeannine Wheeler has joined the new CourtAvenue office in Bentonville as chief financial officer. read more >
Friday, Eldredge & Clark LLP establishes the Friday Forward Fellowship, a program that aims to increase the number of law school students from diverse backgrounds. read more >
A quick look at what employers need to know about the lifting the mask mandate and what it means for them — including whether they can still require masks in their workplaces (they can). read more >
Heather Nelson of Seal Solar of North Little Rock and Fred Scarborough of the Arkansas Children’s Foundation in Little Rock won Executive of the Year awards, and billionaire philanthropist Johnelle Hunt of Lowell was honored for her lifetime of leadership last week at the 33rd annual Arkansas Business of the Year Awards. read more >
The latest COVID-19 relief package includes some notable components for health care providers. read more >
The feud between former University of Arkansas Head Football Coach Bret Bielema and the Razorback Foundation is getting worse. read more >
Shifting from city to nonprofit ownership could mean a million dollars a year to Magnolia Regional Medical Center, but patients and doctors may see no outward difference. read more >
Madeline O. McElhanon has been hired as an associate at Friday Eldredge & Clark in Little Rock. read more >
As borrowers near the end of initial accommodation periods related to COVID-19, the FFIEC encourages financial institutions to consider arrangements that might mitigate adverse effects. read more >
An 89-year-old Little Rock man has accused an ex-con of defrauding him of $4.5 million in less than three years. read more >
Everyone can agree that Steven Booth lent an Alabama mining research and development company $54 million that hasn’t been repaid. But past that, agreement breaks down. read more >
A $22.4 million judgment against Wells Fargo Bank tied to a case over unwanted faxes wasn’t based in reality, according to bankers’ associations. read more >
This month’s legal action by fired Razorback football coach Bret Bielema paints the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's Wally Hall as something of a stenographer for the Razorback Foundation, Bielema’s target in a $7 million breach-of-promise lawsuit. read more >
