Reported Decisions
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B&B v. Hargis Certiorari Petition Granted
Congratulations to Larry Bogatz (B&B Hardware) and William Jay at Goodwin Proctor. The U.S. Supreme Court will hear the merits of their appeal from a decision of the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals. ...
Hawglawblawg on the LEAA
"But how can we have a fair judicial process if we can’t even see who is funding judicial elections?" http://hawglawblawg.com/2014/05/15/i-went-down-the-leaa-rabbit-hole/
UPDATED: We Endorse Tim Cullen Over Robin Wynne for Arkansas Supreme Court
Arkansas Appeals Endorses Cullen
The Arkansas Project Weighs in on Supreme Court Race
"I find LEAA’s injection of such ideas into Arkansas politics offensive, as a lawyer – and I think everyone who knows anything about the Constitution should find LEAA’s conduct offensive, as an American. Wynne has been vocal about the fact that he isn’t the author of...
Annenburg Public Policy Center Exposes False LEAA Ad
"In the end, the LEAA attack ad is beyond the pale. It comes at the 11th hour and distorts the record in a blatant appeal to fear and emotion. It is funded by special interests, but we don’t know the real intent of those behind the ad, because the group does not have...
Cullen Announces for Supreme Court
My own blog was scooped by the great folks at Arkansas Appeals! http://arkansasappeals.com/2014/02/17/little-rock-attorney-tim-cullen-announces-candidacy-for-arkansas-supreme-court/ Thank you, Tasha and Andy Taylor! WWW.CULLENFORJUSTICE.COM
Task Force Recommends Adding “Same Specialty” Requirement to A.R.E. 702
The final report (2014 Ark. 47) of the Supreme Court Task Force on Practice and Procedure in Civil Cases was released today. The prior interim report and proposals were previously discussed here:...
Court of Appeals Reversed: Hollandsworth Presumption Does Not Apply in Joint Custody
I previously blogged about Bishop v. Singletary, 2013 Ark. App. 394, a custody case where the parents shared joint custody, the mother proposed a move out-of-state, and the trial court changed custody to the father....
Special Task Force on Practice and Procedure Issues Report
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
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 crash while attempting...
Speeding Is Intentional Act that Voids Automobile Insurance Coverage
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
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...