Forty Under 40 Member Named Trustee for U.S. Bankruptcy Court
Bianca Rucker has been appointed bankruptcy trustee for the Western District of Arkansas.
View ArticleFired Tyson Foods Manager Claims Discrimination in Suit
Phillip Henry worked for Tyson Foods for eight years, and he claims his dismissal was part of a plan to eliminate African-Americans from management.
View ArticleTom Terminella Plans Run For Mayor of Fayetteville
Fayetteville developer and real estate broker Tom Terminella said Wednesday he plans to oppose Lioneld Jordan in his bid for a third four-year term in office.
View ArticleJ.B. Hunt Updates Employment Policy to Explicitly Prohibit Discrimination
The new policy specifically prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity or gender expression.
View ArticleMinor League Players Sue MLB for Overtime, Minimum Wage Pay
The Northwest Arkansas Naturals are keeping an eye on the Minor League Baseball case as it unfolds in a California court.
View ArticleSignature Bank Sues Creative Things LLC
The Fayetteville lender is asking for $4.3 million in unpaid loans.
View ArticleArkansas Investors Complete Purchase of Legacy Building
Conway businessmen Todd Ross and Chris Crain and former developer Mitchell Massey of Fayetteville paid $3.2 million for the Fayetteville property, which includes 13 luxury condominiums that remain...
View ArticleHodson Views VR as Next Big Thing
Former Fayetteville attorney now running a virtual reality video business in Austin, Texas.
View ArticleLawsuit Filed Related to Bill Simon Airplane Crash
Her lawyer says the suit is in response to a lack of payment from the insurance companies representing Simon and the airplane manufacturer for the damage to her car.
View ArticleAnalyst downgrades Tyson Foods stock amid conspiracy claim
A “powerfully convincing” class-action lawsuit has led a New York-based analyst to change Tyson Foods Inc. stock rating to sell amid allegations of a broiler price-fixing conspiracy.
View ArticleNance appointed to the ABA's Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary
Cynthia Nance, dean emeritus and the Nathan G. Gordon Professor of Law at the University of Arkansas, will represented the Eighth Circuit on the American Bar Association committee.
View ArticleWalton Enterprises hires Rogers attorney
Former Friday, Eldridge & Clark attorney Sean Evans was recently hired by the entity that manages the Walton family's sizeable fortune.
View ArticleJudge orders payback of stolen money to Roller Weight Loss
The former employee is also sentenced to 30 days in jail and 90 days community service for stealing more than $105,000.
View ArticleNational Labor Relations Board chair talks to UA law students about changing...
Mark Gaston Pearce, chairman of the National Labor Relations Board, spoke recently in Fayetteville about how the federal agency has adapted to change in its 81-year history of enforcing the National...
View ArticleStacy Leeds joins board of Arvest Bank in Fayetteville
Stacy L. Leeds, dean and professor of law at the University of Arkansas School of Law since 2011, has joined the board of directors of Arvest Bank in Fayetteville.
View ArticleGeorgia Dock officials requiring Tyson Foods, poultry industry to submit...
Officials with Georgia's Department of Agriculture, which oversees Georgia Dock poultry prices, are requiring Tyson Foods and the rest of the poultry industry to submit weekly price affidavits that...
View ArticleOvertime rule supporters fear Trump administration would turn back clock on...
After a Texas federal judge halted the Obama administration's overtime rules that would have begun Thursday (Dec. 1), some supporters of the Department of Labor's new regulations are afraid the Trump...
View ArticleIntellectual property issues emerging in estate planning (OPINION)
With the Frank Broyles publicity rights law enacted, it's important for your estate planner to be in discussion with your intellectual property lawyer.
View ArticleTyson Foods may face $70 million claim first filed against Sara Lee
Tyson Foods was notified earlier this month that it could be liable for up to $70 million in damages dating back two decades to a plant closing in the Philippines operated by Sara Lee in 1995.
View ArticleNew hope against patent trolls (Opinion)
On Dec. 14, the U.S. Supreme Court reviewed an obscure matter of patent law that could have significant ramifications to every business defending against patent infringement.
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