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In a unanimous decision, the Arkansas Supreme Court rejected a plaintiff law firm’s attempt to use the Freedom of Information Act to obtain the confidential litigation files of the firm which had represented state employed physicians in a medical malpractice case. The plaintiff’s law firm  sent a FOIA request to Mariam Hopkins, demanding that she produce [...]

Jason Campbell recently obtained summary judgment on behalf of a national auto insurance carrier and its insured in a negligence action filed in Pulaski County Circuit Court.

Jason Campbell and Lauren Manatt received summary judgment in a premises liability case pending in Arkansas District Court. Plaintiff, a professional concert musician, filed a negligence action against a regional fitness facility after sustaining displaced fractures of both wrists while exercising at the fitness facility under the supervision of a trainer. Plaintiff claimed significant medical [...]

U.S. News Media Group and Best Lawyers® have released the 2011-2012 “Best Law Firms” rankings, marking the second edition of this highly-anticipated annual analysis. The national first-tier rankings will be featured in U.S.News & World Report’s Money issue, on newsstands November 15, 2011; the national and metropolitan first-tier rankings are featured in the “Best Law [...]

Mariam Hopkins and Julie Hancock successfully defended a medical malpractice case against an Emergency Room physician in Dallas County, Arkansas. The case centered around the death of a 21 year old two days after being treated in the ER for an upper respiratory infection. The jury returned a unanimous defense verdict.

David A. Littleton recently obtained summary judgment in a medical malpractice case pending in Arkansas County, Arkansas. The Court granted summary judgment in favor of the physician after finding that plaintiff failed to submit the necessary expert proof required to support her cause of action.

David A. Littleton and Mindy D. Pipkin successfully tried a dental malpractice case from October 4 – 6, 2011 in Faulkner County, Arkansas. The case also included a claim for the tort of outrage and sought punitive damages. The jury returned unanimous defense verdicts on all claims.

Mike Vanderford and Mark Wankum successfully defended an admitted liability automobile accident case on damages before a Pulaski County jury, October 5-6, 2011. The case arose out of a motor vehicle accident on Christmas Eve 2008 as both drivers were headed home from a local church service. The plaintiff claimed to have sustained serious cervical [...]

Scott Provencher recently represented a pharmacy in wrongful-death lawsuit alleging a prescription was filled erroneously. After a four-day jury trial, the jury returned a verdict for the defense.

The Arkansas Court of Appeals affirmed a grant of summary judgment in a case of first impression regarding the interpretation of subsection (f) of the Arkansas statute of repose. The Court rejected an invitation to graft a judicially created exception to the statute of repose and stated that the language of the statute “could not [...]