A federal judge allowed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Little Rock School District to proceed on federal civil rights and state tort claims, dismissing an outrage claim and barring punitive damages on disability claims.
Plaintiff Malcolm Phinney’s lawsuit against Greenwood Motor Lines Inc. survives only on a narrow claim that the carrier failed to implement adequate policies to prevent distracted driving, as the Eastern District of Arkansas granted partial summary judgment...
An Arkansas federal judge denied a preliminary injunction to an apartment complex owner alleging that three local governments caused repeated flooding of its property, holding that equitable relief is unavailable in federal takings cases where just compensa...
A federal judge refused to dismiss most claims against the Little Rock School District and three school employees over the 2022 death of a severely disabled elementary student who, according to the complaint, suffered a seizure after staff allegedly failed...