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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Legal Newsline)-Arkansas Supreme Court Justice Bill Bowen is resigning his seat six days after being sworn in, citing health issues.
King WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Several state attorneys general and state supreme courts were put under the microscope by the American Tort Reform Foundation in its annual "Judicial Hellholes" report, released Tuesday.
Wills LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Legal Newsline) - The Arkansas Supreme Court has affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit against AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, deciding that nine plaintiffs haven't suffered any harm because of the company's marketing of Nexium.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Legal Newsline) - Arkansas Supreme Court Justice Annabelle Clinton Imber will leave the high court this year, the governor's office said.
Willard Proctor Jr. LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Legal Newsline)-An embattled Arkansas state judge was recommended Friday for removal from the bench by the state's Judicial Discipline and Disability Commission.
Courtney Henry LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Legal Newsline)-Arkansas Court of Appeals Judge Courtney Henry says she will run next year for a seat on the state Supreme Court.
Arkansas Supreme Court justices LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Legal Newsline) - The Arkansas Supreme Court heard a case Thursday challenging a state law that allows no-bid contracts for buildings worth more than $5 million, excluding the cost of land.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Legal Newsline) - The Arkansas Supreme Court ruled the state's Check-Cashers Act of 1999 was unconstitutional because of the triple-digit interest rates it allowed lenders to charge consumers.
Arkansas Supreme Court justices LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Legal Newsline)-The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday heard arguments over whether payday lenders can charge triple-digit interest rates in violation of the state's constitution.
Arkansas Supreme Court building LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Legal Newsline)-The Arkansas Supreme Court is considering whether to block a proposal for a state-run lottery from the Nov. 4 ballot.
Arkansas Supreme Court building LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Legal Newsline)-The Arkansas Supreme Court has been asked to reject a legal challenge to a proposed state-run lottery in the Natural State.
Jim Gunter LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Legal Newsline)-An Arkansas Supreme Court justice won't face battery charges for allegedly assaulting his 63-year-old sister last year, an official said.
TEXARKANA, Ark. - When John C. Goodson stands before Miller County District Judge Kirk Johnson to advance America's biggest lawsuit, Goodson stands where Johnson used to stand and Johnson sits where Goodson's father used to sit.
Judge Kirk Johnson TEXARKANA, Ark. (Legal Newsline) - Like the common lore, everything may be bigger in Texas, except, it seems, when it comes to staggering legal action. Nobody tops Texarkana, Ark., these days.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Legal Newsline)-A lawsuit alleging General Motors sold 4 million vehicles with defectively designed parking brakes was OK'd to proceed as a class action lawsuit by the Arkansas Supreme Court.
Dustin McDaniel LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Legal Newsline)-Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel has filed four lawsuits against payday lenders for violating the state constitution by charging borrowers high interest rates.
Arkansas Supreme Court LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Legal Newsline)-The Arkansas Supreme Court has upheld a $9.8 million jury award to El Dorado Chemical Co. for damages the Oklahoma-based company sustained in a fire caused by a faulty piece of equipment.
Arkansas Supreme Court LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Legal Newsline)-The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday upheld $1.4 million in fines levied against the owner of payday lending companies that operated outside the law.