Vol. 25, Issue 35
June 22, 2015

Civil Cases

Fact question prevents summary judgment in case alleging detrimental reliance, even though Supreme Court finds there was no contract

Anderson's Taekwondo Center Camp Positive, Inc. v. Landers Auto Group No. 1 - 2015 Ark. 268 Arkansas Supreme Court. June 18, 2015. Circuit Court of Pulaski County, Hon. Timothy Davis Fox. AFFIRMED IN PART, REVERSED AND REMANDED IN PART; COURT OF APPEALS OPINION VACATED.

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Finding that notes were not securities was reversed and remanded for examination under proper standard

Waters v. Millsap - 2015 Ark. 272 Arkansas Supreme Court. June 18, 2015. Circuit Court of Pulaski County, Hon. Christopher Piazza. REVERSED AND REMANDED.

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Class certification is affirmed in case alleging violation of the Arkansas Minimum Wage Act (AMWA)

Arkansas Department of Veterans Affairs v. Okeke - 2015 Ark. 275 Arkansas Supreme Court. June 18, 2015. Circuit Court of Pulaski County, Hon. Chris Palmer. AFFIRMED.

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Default judgment stands despite settlement agreement

Lone v. Koch - 2015 Ark.App. 373 Court of Appeals. June 17, 2015. Circuit Court of Pulaski County, Hon. Timothy Davis Fox. AFFIRMED ON APPEAL; REVERSED AND REMANDED ON CROSS APPEAL.

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Dispute over earnest money remanded because of ambiguous termination clause in contract

Prochazka v. Bee-Three Developement, LLC - 2015 Ark.App. 384 Court of Appeals. June 17, 2015. Circuit Court of Pope County, Hon. Dennis Sutterfield. REVERSED AND REMANDED.

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Cy pres doctrine does not apply to trust that was not legally a charitable trust

Covenant Presbytery v. First Baptist Church - 2015 Ark.App. 417 Arkansas Court of Appeals. June 17, 2015. Circuit Court of Mississippi County, Hon. Randy Philhours. PETITION FOR REHEARING DENIED; SUBSTITUTED OPINION ISSUED.

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Criminal Cases

Miller v. Alabama, which prohibited mandatory life sentences for juvenile, applies retroactively

Wendy Kelly v. Ulonzo Gordon - 2015 Ark. 277 Arkansas Supreme Court. June 18, 2015. Circuit Court of Lee County, Hon. Richard Lee Proctor. AFFIRMED.

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Case remanded for re-sentencing due to conflicting jury verdict

Edward Thompson v. State of Arkansas - 2015 Ark. 271 Arkansas Supreme Court. June 18, 2015. Circuit Court of Pulaski County, Hon. Barry A. Sims. AFFIRMED IN PART, REVERSED AND REMANDED IN PART.

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Police stop partially based on door banging upheld

Jacob Foster v. State of Arkansas - 2015 Ark.App. 412 Court of Appeals. June 17, 2015. Circuit Court of Pulaski County, Hon. Leon Johnson. AFFIRMED.

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Non-model jury instruction inappropriate in capital murder case

Matthew Nichols v. State of Arkansas - 2015 Ark. 274 Arkansas Supreme Court. June 18, 2015. Circuit Court of Pulaski County, Hon. Wendell Griffin. AFFIRMED.

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