Special Task Force on Practice and Procedure Issues Report

by Tim Cullen | Jan 10, 2014 | Uncategorized

The Arkansas Supreme Court published an interim report of the special task force appointed last year to address several recurring issues in the civil justice system.   Their report includes recommended changes to several important rules, and a discussion of the...

Arkansas Supreme Court Applies “Fireman’s Rule” to Bar Recovery for Roadside Assistance Worker

by Tim Cullen | Dec 5, 2013 | Uncategorized

In a decision released today, the Arkansas Supreme Court applied the “fireman’s rule” to bar recovery for an individual employed by the Tennessee Department of Transportation’s HELP (roadside assistance) program when he was killed in a highway...

Speeding Is Intentional Act that Voids Automobile Insurance Coverage

by Tim Cullen | Nov 20, 2013 | Uncategorized

In Safeco v. Southern Farm Bureau, 2013 Ark. App. 696, the Court of Appeals today issued an opinion affirming a jury verdict finding that a teenager driving over the speed limit qualified as an intentional act under the intentional acts exclusion in a Farm Bureau auto...

Appeal Dismissed — Post Trial Motion was NOT in Substance a Motion for New Trial

by Tim Cullen | Nov 14, 2013 | Uncategorized

This decision today from the Arkansas Court of Appeals (Virgil v. Morgan, 2013 Ark. App. 675) http://opinions.aoc.arkansas.gov/WebLink8/0/doc/319091/Electronic.aspx purports to distinguish Muccio v. Hunt, 2012 Ark. 416, holding that a Rule 59 motion for new trial...

Closely Divided Supreme Court Finds Error of Law in Child Support Appeal, but Still Affirms; Trial Counsel’s Efforts Described as “Herculean.”

by Tim Cullen | Sep 23, 2013 | Arkansas Supreme Court

The Arkansas Supreme Court decided the appeal in Tammye Hall v. Justin Hall by a 4-3 vote last week (September 19, 2013).   A link to the decision and dissent is here: http://opinions.aoc.arkansas.gov/WebLink8/0/doc/317680/Electronic.aspx This is the second reported...