by Tim Cullen | Jan 29, 2014 | Uncategorized
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. Hollandsworth Presumption Applies to Joint Legal...
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...
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...
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...
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...
by Tim Cullen | May 23, 2013 | Arkansas Court of Appeals, Uncategorized
The Arkansas Court of Appeals affirmed summary judgment granted in favor a surgeon. Black v. Rowen, 2013 Ark. App. 349. (Here is the link: http://opinions.aoc.arkansas.gov/WebLink8/0/doc/316114/Electronic.aspx ) The plaintiff alleged the surgeon lacked the skill to...
