Federal Judge Orders $450,000 Restitution for Brandon Barber
Federal prosecutor Conner Eldridge had asked that the convicted real estate developer pay $16.2 million, but a judge's restitution order Wednesday offered a scathing critique of the government's claims.
View ArticleWal-Mart Stores Inc. Sues State of Texas Over Liquor Sale Laws
The company takes issue with the Texas state law that prohibits publicly traded companies — with the exception of hotels — from owning or obtaining the necessary permit that allows the sale of liquor.
View ArticleRadio Partnership With Crain Goes Sour For Fayetteville Businessman
Steve Renfro and Larry Crain Sr. of Little Rock severed ties in October, after multiple disputes — with well-known sports media personality Bo Mattingly caught in the middle.
View ArticleMel Redman's $20 Million Lawsuit Moves Forward
An attorney representing Rogers businessman Mel Redman in a lawsuit against Chinese manufacturer Sales Chief has filed an amended complaint, revealing Redman & Associates lost a purchase commitment...
View ArticleAs Technology Rapidly Changes, Legal Industry Strives to Keep Up
New Federal Rules for Civil Procedure aim to address challenges in the evidence discovery process for electronically stored information.
View ArticleNew Detail Shows Financial Scope of Redman Loss
An amended complaint filed in Washington County recently revealed a new financial detail that will likely make up the heart of a federal court case between a Bentonville businessman Mel Redman and a...
View ArticleSomething to Gain (EDITOR'S NOTE)
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. recently took an overt position against a polarizing Arkansas law that will ban city and county governments from expanding anti-discrimination protections to include sexual...
View ArticleAffordable Care Act Taxes: Time to Pay or Play (OPINION)
In 2015, large employers will start being issued penalties for not offering employees affordable insurance coverage.
View ArticleNavigating Health Reform is Getting Tougher (OPINION)
Where employee benefits and compensation previously occupied a bullet point in your annual business plan, it now requires its own compliance strategy.
View ArticleFormer Walmart Exec Drops Law Suit Against Ex-Wife
John Ryan has dropped the $20 million suit against his former wife and Fayetteville attorney Doug Gramling.
View ArticleNey Climbs Ladder, Sets Roots in NWA
After 25 years of success in the legal industry, Marshall Ney is now focused on helping the state's largest law firm flourish in Northwest Arkansas, as of counsel for Friday, Eldredge & Clark.
View ArticleBank Beckons Springdale As Tontitown Fiddles
First Security Bank in Tontitown points to the town's flair for political theatrics in a recent lawsuit that aims to detach and annex its property into neighboring Springdale.
View ArticleSales Chief Sticks to Guns Against Mel Redman
The Chinese manufacturer continues to cite Mel Redman's business failures and failure to pay for goods as reasons why a federal judge should dismiss a $20 million lawsuit filed by Redman & Associates.
View ArticleFeds Find Former Fayetteville Businessman Guilty of Bank Fraud
Andrew C. Judkins, a former Fayetteville business owner now living in Bixby, Oklahoma, was found guilty March 9 of two counts of bank fraud.
View ArticleFederal Judge Denies Motion to Dismiss Redman Suit
A federal court case between Bentonville businessman Mel Redman and a Chinese toy manufacturer will continue to move toward a trial, a judge said Tuesday.
View ArticleWorld Gyms Closed; Landlord Alleges Unpaid Rent
Three World Gym locations in Benton County have suddenly closed, a little more than a month after a Bentonville developer filed a lawsuit against the fitness franchise's local operators for unpaid rent.
View ArticleArvest Bank Seeking Judgment Against Michaels
The bank is pursuing a legal judgment in a dispute against Texas-based arts and crafts retail chain Michaels Stores Inc. involving a failed development in Rogers.
View ArticleChinese Manufacturer Files $33M Countersuit Against Redman
Sales Chief is alleging damages due to defamatory statements made by Redman in articles published in the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal and Arkansas Business, a weekly publication headquartered in...
View ArticlePublicity Rights Bill Lost Clarity (OPINION)
Arkansas Senate Bill 79 was intended to protect individuals from the unauthorized commercialization of his or her image, voice or signature, but misinformation regarding the scope of the bill led to a...
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