Tagged: John Goodson

Class Action Nets Lawyers $2.8M in Fees

Class Action Nets Lawyers $2.8M in Fees

Legal

A group of plaintiffs’ attorneys, most of whom were involved in a controversial 2015 class-action suit, were recently awarded $2.8 million in fees for a class settlement against State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. read more >

Arkansas Soap Opera (Gwen Moritz Editor's Note)

Arkansas Soap Opera (Gwen Moritz Editor's Note)

OpinionLegalEditor's Note

I’ve accepted another invitation to speak to the Arkansas chapter of the Certified Fraud Examiners. I thought I’d have to scramble for material, but the hearing into former state Sen. Jeremy Hutchinson’s motion to suppress evidence in his federal criminal case feels like manna from heaven. read more >

Stay Suspicious II (Editorial)

Stay Suspicious II (Editorial)

OpinionLegal

Judge Doug Martin’s failure to recuse himself from Courtney Goodson's case at the start undercuts faith in the judicial system and is just as worrisome as the dark money seeking to influence the Supreme Court election. read more >

Punishment for John Goodson Gets New Look on Appeal

Punishment for John Goodson Gets New Look on Appeal

LegalCover Story

The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments last week to determine if a sanction will stand against attorney John Goodson of Texarkana and four other lawyers found to have engaged in “forum shopping” in an Arkansas class-action case. read more >

Dozen Lawyers File Appeal in Holmes Sanction

Dozen Lawyers File Appeal in Holmes Sanction

WhispersLegal

The 12 plaintiffs’ attorneys who were found to have abused the court system in their manipulation of a controversial class-action case maintain they didn’t do anything wrong in the handling of the case, according to a brief filed last week. read more >

Stephen Engstrom Pulls Out Of 7 Cases Involving John Goodson

Stephen Engstrom Pulls Out Of 7 Cases Involving John Goodson

Health CareLegal

Less than a month after Little Rock Attorney Stephen Engstrom was cleared of wrongdoing in a controversial class-action case, he asked to withdraw from seven other pending class actions in which his co-counsel included Texarkana attorney John Goodson. read more >

Defense Attorneys Appeal Ruling in Class-Action Case

Defense Attorneys Appeal Ruling in Class-Action Case

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Three defense attorneys last week followed the path of the plaintiffs' attorneys and filed notice that they will appeal Chief U.S. District Court Judge P.K. Holmes III's finding that they abused the court system in a controversial class-action case. read more >

John Goodson, Others Appeal Reprimands in Class-Action Case

John Goodson, Others Appeal Reprimands in Class-Action Case

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Twelve plaintiffs' attorneys on Monday filed notice that they will appeal U.S. District Court Judge P.K. Holmes III's finding that they abused the court system in a controversial class-action case. The attorneys include five who were reprimanded by Holmes last week, including John Goodson, the husband of a state Supreme Court justice. read more >