Vol. 28, Issue 18
February 12, 2018
Civil Cases
Hospital was not responsible for employees who illegally accessed medical records of murder victim
Cannady v. St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center -
2018 Ark. 35
Arkansas Supreme Court. February 8, 2018.
Circuit Court of Pulaski County,
Hon. Leon Johnson.
AFFIRMED ON DIRECT APPEAL; DISMISSED ON CROSS-APPEAL.
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Short-term rental did not violate bill of assurance prohibiting use of property for any commercial purpose
Vera Lee Angel Revocable Trust v. O'Bryant -
2018 Ark. 38
Arkansas Supreme Court. February 8, 2018.
Circuit Court of Garland County,
Hon. Lynn Williams.
REVERSED AND DISMISSED.
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Energy company did not owe any duty of care to independent contractor working on transformer
Duran v. Southwest Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation -
2018 Ark. 33
Arkansas Supreme Court. February 8, 2018.
Circuit Court of Miller County,
Hon. Carlton Jones.
AFFIRMED; COURT OF APPEALS OPINION VACATED.
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Verdict in car wreck affirmed; no error in allowing plaintiff to reopen case, sufficient evidence supported permanent injury
Buckley v. Summerville -
2018 Ark.App. 100
Court of Appeals. February 7, 2018.
Circuit Court of Clark County,
Hon. Robert McCallum.
AFFIRMED.
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Employee evaluation exemption applied to FOIA request for internal affairs investigation of police officer; attorney fees not available from the courts any longer
Hyman v. Sadler -
2018 Ark.App. 82
Court of Appeals. February 7, 2018.
Circuit Court of Pulaski County,
Hon. Stephen Tabor.
AFFIRMED.
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UM coverage applied to injury arising from state-owned vehicle spreading loose gravel on road
Cross v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company -
2018 Ark.App. 98
Court of Appeals. February 7, 2018.
Circuit Court of Little River County,
Hon. Charles Yeargan.
REVERSED AND REMANDED.
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Criminal Cases
Trial court erred by not finding mental state for enhancement; Judge Harrison dissents, with a lot of common sense stuff and a shout out to Einstein
Jake Small v. State of Arkansas -
2018 Ark.App. 80
Court of Appeals. February 7, 2018.
Circuit Court of Sebastian County,
Hon. James O. Cox.
AFFIRMED IN PART; REVERSED AND REMANDED IN PART.
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Search of wallet illegal
Mo Shay v. State of Arkansas -
2018 Ark.App. 101
Court of Appeals. February 7, 2018.
Circuit Court of Johnson County,
Hon. Bill Pearson.
REVERSED AND REMANDED.
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Revocation based on illegal sentence reversed
Linda Dodds v. State of Arkansas -
2018 Ark.App. 86
Court of Appeals. February 7, 2018.
Circuit Court of Crawford County,
Hon. Gary Cottrell.
REVERSED AND DISMISSED IN PART; REMANDED IN PART.
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