Vol. 26, Issue 7
October 26, 2015

Civil Cases

Summary judgment reversed in personal injury case where question remained as to employer's duty to exercise reasonable care in providing a safe workplace

Lowry v. McCorkle - 2015 Ark.App. 586 Court of Appeals. October 21, 2015. Circuit Court of Poinsett County, Hon. Victor Hill. REVERSED AND REMANDED.

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Foreclosure of judgment lien reversed based on improper revivor

Horne v. Cuthbert - 2015 Ark.App. 592 Court of Appeals. October 21, 2015. Circuit Court of Sebastian County, Hon. J. Michael Fitzhugh. REVERSED AND DISMISSED.

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Malicious prosecution claim results in verdict of $2,750,000

Family Dollar Trucking, Inc. v. Huff - 2015 Ark.App. 574 Court of Appeals. October 21, 2015. Circuit Court of Crittenden County, Hon. Victor Hill. AFFIRMED IN PART; REVERSED AND DISMISSED IN PART.

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Summary judgment in favor of employer in race discrimination case reversed

Melvin Smith v. URS Corporation - No. 13-3645 Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals. October 14, 2015. Eastern District of Arkansas, Hon. Brian Miller. REVERSED AND REMANDED.

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Proceeds ordered by the district court from a settlement of a False Claims Act remanded for clarification

Norman Rille v. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP - No. 11-3514 Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals. October 5, 2015. Eastern District of Arkansas, Hon. Billy Roy Wilson. VACATED AND REMANDED.

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Dismissal of case filed against the governor and attorney general affirmed

Digital Recognition Network, Inc. and Vigilant Solutions v. Asa Hutchinson and Leslie Rutledge - No. 14-3084 Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals. October 13, 2015. Eastern District of Arkansas, Hon. Brian Miller. AFFIRMED.

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Criminal Cases

Supreme Court removes stay of executions entered by circuit court then stays executions

Wendy Kelly v. The Honorable Wendell Griffen - 2015 Ark. 375 Arkansas Supreme Court. October 20, 2015. Circuit Court of Pulaski County, Hon. Wendell Griffen. GRANTED.

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Supreme Court re-affirms experts cannot testify as to whether a defendant formed the requisite mental state

Alan Edwards v. State of Arkansas - 2015 Ark. 377 Arkansas Supreme Court. October 22, 2015. Circuit Court of Garland County, Hon. John Homer Wright. AFFIRMED; COURT OF APPEALS' OPINION VACATED.

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Murder conviction upheld; limits on cross examination were reasonable, dying declaration admissible

Deonte Edison v. State - 2015 Ark. 376 Arkansas Supreme Court. October 22, 2015. Circuit Court of Pulaski County, Hon. Leon Johnson. AFFIRMED.

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Circuit court did not err in finding underage victim competent to testify despite multiple contradictions during trial testimony

Tristan Travis v. State of Arkansas - 2015 Ark.App. 572 Court of Appeals. October 21, 2015. Circuit Court of Pulaski County, Hon. Leon Johnson. AFFIRMED.

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First degree murder conviction affirmed

Antwan Fowler v. State of Arkansas - 2015 Ark.App. 579 Court of Appeals. October 21, 2015. Circuit Court of Faulkner County, Hon. David L. Reynolds. AFFIRMED.

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