Vol. 27, Issue 23
March 20, 2017

Civil Cases

Dismissal of retaliation claim reversed and remanded

LaKeysia Wilson v. Arkansas DHS - No. 16-1174 Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals. March 1, 2017. Eastern District of Arkansas, Hon. . AFFIRMED IN PART, REVERSED AND REMANDED IN PART.

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Supreme Court reverses trial court's denial of preliminary injunction in prison case

Malik Muntaqim v. Ray Hobbs - 2017 Ark. 97 Arkansas Supreme Court. March 16, 2017. Circuit Court of Jefferson County, Hon. Jodi Raines Dennis. DISMISSED IN PART; REVERSED AND REMANDED IN PART.

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Sanction of $100,000 for contempt was affirmed

NAACP v. Bass - 2017 Ark.App. 166 Court of Appeals. March 15, 2017. Circuit Court of Crittenden County, Hon. Vick Hill. AFFIRMED.

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Worker's Comp Commission has exclusive jurisdiction to decide jurisdiction of mental injury claim

Truman Arnold Companies v. Miller County Circuit Court - 2017 Ark. 94 Arkansas Supreme Court . March 16, 2017. Miller County Circuit Court, Hon. Carlton Jones. PETITION GRANTED.

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Quiet title decision affirmed

Stone v. Washington Regional Medical Center - 2017 Ark. 90 Arkansas Supreme Court. March 16, 2017. Circuit Court of Washington County, Hon. Cristi Beaumont. AFFIRMED; COURT OF APPEALS OPINION VACATED.

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Military retirement that had not vested was not subject to division in divorce

Pelts v. Pelts - 2017 Ark. 98 Arkansas Supreme Court. March 16, 2017. Circuit Court of Lonoke County, Hon. Will Feland. REVERSED AND REMANDED; COURT OF APPEALS' OPINION VACATED.

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Annexation of property surrounded by city and lake was affirmed

Pritchett v. City of Hot Springs - 2017 Ark. 95 Arkansas Supreme Court. March 16, 2017. Circuit Court of Garland County, Hon. John Homer Wright. AFFIRMED.

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Criminal Cases

Drugs found in defendant's possession admissible and a usable amount

Willie Wells v. State of Arkansas - 2017 Ark.App. 174 Court of Appeals. March 15, 2017. Circuit Court of Crittenden County, Hon. John N. Fogleman. AFFIRMED.

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