Arkansas Injunction Law

Ruthie Walls, et al. v. Sarah Sanders, in her official capacity as Governor of the State of Arkansas, et al.

Little Rock, Arkansas civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a First Amendment violation theory. Two students alleged an Arkansas law violates their rights under the First Amendment's Free Speech Clause because they claim it prohibits their teachers from providing classroom materials and instruction about Critical Race Theory (CRT). Concluding the law likely violated the st... More...

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<h1> ANGELA STYLES v. JAMES STYLES </h1>

<h2><center> Little Rock, Arkansas divorce lawyer represented the appellant appealing from a default judgment entered by the trial court that ordered her to pay the boarding-school expenses for one of the parties' minor children </center><center> In this postdivorce dispute between appellant Angela Styles and appellee J... More...

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Edward Ivan Peters, et al. v. Lisa Woods

<h2> Bentonville, Arkansas probate lawyers represented Plaintiff and defendants in a breach of fiduciary duty case. </h2> Zoran, a settlor and trustee of the Peters Trust was alive but living in Florida-where Ed and Jennifer live and where Jennifer incorporated JASP Real Estate LLC. Zoran filed a trust-related suit against Lisa, who had been-and would contend she still was-hi... More...

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CHMS Provider's Association of Arkansas v. Cindy Gillespie, et al.

Little Rock, Arkansas civil rights lawyers represented Plaintiffs, who sued Defendants on Americans With Disabilities Act violation theories. Before the Court is the parties' joint motion for dismissal (Dkt. No. 17). Based on a settlement agreement between the parties, the Court issued an Order on December 21, 2018, granting a joint motion to withdraw plaintiffs' motion for prelimina... More...

$1 (08-04-2022 - AR)

Zest Labs, Inc. d/b/a Intelleflex Corporation v. Wal-Mart, Inc.

Little Rock, Arkansas intellectual property lawyer represented Plaintiffs, who sued Wal-Mart, Inc., et al. seeking injunction against misappropriation of trade secrets in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1836.... More...

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DAVID BOX v. J.B. HUNT TRANSPORT, INC.

<center><h1><ahref="http://www.callmorelaw.com" target="_new">MoreLaw Virtual Receptionists</a>Our Team Will Answer Your Phone When You Cannot</h1></center> After we reversed and remanded, Box filed a motion for damages and attorney’s fees against J.B. Hunt. Box sought damages... More...

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CONNIE WATKINS AND RICHARD WATKINS V. ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

<center> <img width="300" src=" https://www.susta.org/images/imagebank/WhoWeAre/seals/Arkansas%20Seal.jpg "> <h2> </h2> </center> Nearly twenty years ago, appellants and PLWC first clashed regarding the method in which PLWC was trimming trees on appellants’ property during its power-line maintenance. The dispute escalated in 2006. It was then that PLWC commissioned <... More...

$0 (10-03-2018 - AR)

United Food v. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. <table> <td>

This case is a continuation of litigation that has been ongoing between these parties both in Arkansas and across the nation. UFCW is a national labor organization. OUR Walmart is a subsidiary of UFCW; it is an association of current and former Walmart employees (“associates”) and their supporters whose purpose is, in part, to help associates on issues related to their em... More...

$0 (11-17-2016 - AR)

Kelley v. Griffen

Wendy Kelley, in her official capacity as Director of the Arkansas Department of Correction, and the Arkansas Department of Correction have petitioned this court for a writ of certiorari lifting a stay of executions granted by the Pulaski County Circuit Court or, alternatively, a writ of mandamus ordering the circuit court to expedite a scheduled hearing on a preliminary injunction... More...

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Rita Jernigan v. Dustin McDaniel

Little Rock, AR - Eight Circuit holds that same sex prohibition in Arkansas Constitution is unconsitutional Plaintiffs are two same-sex couples seeking to marry in Arkansas or to have their marriage in another state recognized in Arkansas. They also seek state benefits incident to marriage. The district court1 granted Plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment, finding laws den... More...

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Gregory Houston Holt, a/k/a Abdul Maalik Muhammad v. Ray Hobbs, Directory Arkansas Department of Corrections

Petitioner Gregory Holt, also known as Abdul Maalik Muhammad, is an Arkansas inmate and a devout Muslim who wishes to grow a 1â„2-inch beard in accordance with his religious beliefs. Petitioner's objection to shaving his beard clashes with the Arkansas Department of Correction's grooming policy, which prohibits inmates from growing beards unless they have a particular dermatological condition... More...

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United States v. Ronnie Benson

Ronnie Joe Benson was convicted in 1997 of conspiracy to distribute cocaine and cocaine base, commonly known as "crack cocaine,â€ and possession with intent to distribute cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. Â§Â§ 846 and 841(a)(1). Benson's offense conduct included distribution of cocaine, cocaine base, and marijuana. When a defendant traffics in multiple controlled substances, the sentenci... More...

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Tony Alamo Christian etc. v. John Selig

In this appeal from the district court's1 dismissal of a Section 1983 action on grounds of standing and Younger v. Harris abstention, Plaintiff-Appellant Tony Alamo Christian Ministries ("TACMâ€ or "the churchâ€) argues that it has standing to assert various constitutional claims and that the district court also erred in abstaining in deference to the pending state-court actions regardin... More...

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City of Bryant v. Edward Collins

Appellants City of Bryant and Richard Penn ("the Cityâ€) appeal from a jury verdict finding the City liable to the appellees, Edward and Quinn Collins, in the amount of $70,000. On appeal, the City argues that Penn did not have authority to enter into the alleged contract with the appellees and that the city council did not ratify the contract after the fact. We agree with the City and revers... More...

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David Clark v. The Arkansas GAme and Fish Commission

The issue in this case is whether the appellee, Arkansas Game & Fish Commission (AGFC), can cancel a hunting season after it has already been approved. Because we conclude that Clark's notice of appeal did not substantially comply with Rule 3(e) of the Arkansas Rules of Appellate Procedureâ€“Civil (2010), we dismiss the appeal. On March 26, 2009, AGFC amended AGFC Codes 02.04 and 23.01... More...

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Betty Tiner v. William Joe "Bill" Tiner

Appellant Betty Tiner entered into a property settlement agreement with her exhusband, appellee William Joe ("Billâ€) Tiner, whereby Bill agreed to pay Betty $400,000 in a lump-sum payment in exchange for Betty's one-half interest in real property and assets belonging to the couple's business, Benton Transmission. When Bill failed to pay the lump sum, Betty moved for and was granted a writ of... More...

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Evgueni Roudachevski v. All-American Care Centers, Inc

Evgueni Roudachevski, D.O. ("Dr. Roudachevskiâ€) sought a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction after All-American Care Centers, Inc. terminated his patient privileges at a residential nursing care facility. The district court treated Dr. Roudachevski's motion as 2 one for a preliminary injunction, held an evidentiary hearing, and denied the motion. We granted an expedited ap... More...

$0 (08-08-2011 - AR)

Sierra Club v. Southwestern Electric Power Co

The Sierra Club and several related parties brought this action against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (the Corps) in February 2010, seeking to set aside a Clean Water Act permit (the Â§ 404 permit) the Corps had issued to the Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO) which planned to construct a new power plant. After SWEPCO intervened as a defendant, the Sierra Club moved to enjoin... More...

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Nabil Bissada v. Arkansas Children's Hospital

Nabil K. Bissada, M.D., appeals the district court's1 grant of summary judgment to Arkansas Children's Hospital (ACH), Samuel Smith, Jonathan Bates, Robert D.B. Jaquiss, Timothy Martin, Michelle Moss, Bonnie Taylor, Robert Lyle, Sandra Taylor, Debra Barrow, Patti Higginbotham, and John and Jane Does 1-10 (collectively, appellees). Dr. Bissada, a pediatric urologist, alleged appellees engaged in "s... More...

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National Bank of Arkansas v. Panther Mountain Land Development

Debtor Panther Mountain Land Development, LLC owns certain tracts of undeveloped real estate. More than a year prior to the filing of this bankruptcy case, representatives of the Debtor obtained the approval of the Pulaski County Court to form certain Improvement Districts under applicable Arkansas statutes. The Improvement Districts are separate entities which are not themselves in bankruptcy.<br... More...

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Gene Ludwig v. Bella Casa, L.L.C.

Appellant Gene Ludwig appeals from the judgment of the Pulaski County Circuit Court permanently enjoining him from creating a private airstrip on his residential property in a rural area of Pulaski County. We granted certification of this case from the court of appeals because it involves an issue of first impression and an issue of law needing clarification or development. Therefore, our jurisdic... More...

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Patricia Dodson v. University of Arkansas

Appellant Patricia Dodson seeks control over the fate of eighteen cryogenically frozen embryos, which she created with her ex-husband through the In-Vitro Fertilization ("IVFâ€) Program at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences ("UAMSâ€). Dodson brought this action, alleging that UAMS's refusal to allow her control over the disposition of the embryos violates her constitutional ... More...

$0 (04-02-2010 - AR)

Grand River Enterprises Six Na v. Mike Beebe

Grand River Enterprises Six Nations, Ltd., and Heber Springs Wholesale Grocery, Inc. (collectively "appellants") allege that Arkansas Code Annotated Â§ 26- 57-261 ("Allocable Share Amendment") violates the Sherman Act and various sections of the United States Constitution and the Arkansas Constitution. Mike Beebe, in his official capacity as Attorney General for the State of Arkansas ("the State... More...

$0 (08-04-2009 - AR)

Herman Brock v. Tab Townsell

Appellant Herman Brock appeals an order of the Faulkner County Circuit Court dismissing his complaint and granting summary judgment in favor of Appellee Tab Townsell, Mayor of the City of Conway, Arkansas. On appeal, Brock argues that the circuit court erred in finding, as a matter of law, that the land-use ordinances of the City, adopted pursuant to Arkansas Code Annotated sections 14-56-401 â�... More...

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Hempstead County Hunting Club v. Southwestern Electric Power

Hempstead County Hunting Club (HCHC) filed a citizen's suit against Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO) pursuant to the Clean Air Act (CAA), 42 U.S.C. Â§Â§ 7401â€“7671, seeking a preliminary and permanent injunction to prevent SWEPCO from commencing construction, constructing, or continuing construction of its 600-megawatt pulverized coal-fired power plant in Hempstead County, Ar... More...

$0 (03-18-2009 - AR)

Roger and Ruth Anderson d/b/a Anderson Auto Salvage v. BNSF Railway Company

This case requires the court to decide whether federal law preempts an order of the Arkansas State Highway Commission (Commission) forcing Burlington Northern Sante Fe Railway Company (BNSF) to reopen a private "at-gradeâ€ railroad crossing.1 We hold that the Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act of 1995 (ICCTA) preempts the Commission's jurisdiction in this instance; therefore, we v... More...

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City of Little Rock v. Jung Yul Rhee, et al.

Appellant, the City of Little Rock ("the Cityâ€), appeals from the circuit judge's order, dismissing the City's motion for injunctive relief against appellee Pic Package Store, Inc. ("Pic Pacâ€). The City asserts three points on appeal. We affirm the circuit judge's order. On January 18, 2007, in response to numerous criminal violations that had occurred at or near a strip mall ("the mal... More...

$0 (02-05-2009 - AR)

Powhatan Cemetery, Inc. v. Louis Colbert, et al.

Appellants, Powhatan Cemetery, Inc., and Darlene Moore, Evelyn Flippo, and Robert Flippo, incorporators of Powhatan Cemetery, Inc., appeal the Lawrence County Circuit Court's orders of November 8, 2007, which found in favor of appellees Lois Colbert, Carolyn Depriest, Cletis Smith, Charles Hall, Sr., Charles Hall, Jr., Brent Tipton and Maleta Tipton, who were each members of the Powhatan Cemetery ... More...

$0 (02-04-2009 - AR)

AR Blue Cross Blue Shield v. Little Rock Cardiology Clinic

Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield ("Blue Crossâ€) and its wholly-owned subsidiary, USAble Corporation ("USAbleâ€), brought this action against Little Rock Cardiology Clinic, P.A., and Little Rock HMA, Inc. (jointly, "the health care providersâ€), seeking to enjoin a civil action between the parties pending in the Circuit Court of Pulaski County, Arkansas.1 The district court2 gran... More...

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EEOC v. Southwestern Bell Telephone

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOCâ€) filed suit against Southwestern Bell Telephone, L.P., doing business as AT&T Southwest and SBC Communications ("AT&Tâ€), for terminating the employment of Jose Gonzalez and Glenn Owen in violation of Title VII. AT&T filed a motion for summary judgment, which the district court1 denied. After the EEOC presented its evidence at trial, A... More...

$0 (12-19-2008 - AR)

Warren Wholesale Co., Inc. v. McLane Company, Inc. and McLane Southern, Inc.

Appellants, Warren Wholesale Co., Inc., Glidewell Distributing Co., Inc., Ritchie Grocer Co., Inc., Northwest Tobacco & Candy Co., Douglas Companies, Inc., Merritt Wholesale Distributor, Inc., and Warehouse Distributing Co., Inc., appeal the June 11, 2007 order of the Pulaski County Circuit Court declaring ultra vires and unconstitutional certain portions of a cost and minimum price rule promulgat... More...

$0 (09-11-2008 - AR)

Chris Lowry, et al. v. Watson Chapel School District, et al.

Chris Lowry, Colton Dougan, and Micheal Joseph (collectively "plaintiffs"),2 students in the Watson Chapel School District ("school district") during the events in question, brought this action under 42 U.S.C. Â§ 1983, claiming that the school district, the school district's superintendent, the principal of Watson Chapel Junior High, and the school district's school board members (collectively r... More...

$0 (09-02-2008 - AR)

Daniel Pucket v. Hot Springs School District

The Hot Springs School District 23-2 and Hot Springs School Board ("School District") discontinued busing students of Bethesda Lutheran School ("Bethesda"), a private religious school located within the School District's boundaries. Daniel, Amy, Luke and Benjamin Pucket ("Puckets"), parents of students and students enrolled at Bethesda, filed an action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, arguing that the... More...

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Advanced Environmental Recycling Technologies, Inc. v. Advanced Control Solutions, Inc.

This appeal arises from a complaint filed by Appellee/Crossappellant Advanced Control Solutions, Inc. ("ACS") against Appellant/Crossappellee Advanced Environmental Recycling Technologies, Inc. ("AERT") and Orin B. Justice. The complaint averred that AERT, a client of ACS, had hired Justice, a former employee of ACS, in violation of a covenant not to compete. The complaint alleged multiple c... More...

$0 (02-07-2008 - AR)

Todd Sturgill v. UPS

Todd Sturgill was a full-time package car driver for United Parcel Service (UPS) at its Center in Springdale, Arkansas. UPS terminated Sturgill when he refused to complete his route on December 17, 2004, because working past sundown on a Friday would violate his beliefs as a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church. Sturgill commenced this action, claiming that UPS discriminated ag... More...

$0 (01-15-2008 - AR)

Larry A. Bradshaw and Judith E. Bradshaw v. C.D. Stice and Mary Stice

Appellants Larry and Judith Bradshaw appeal from an order finding that appellees had an easement that fully extended to a road and that appellants were in contempt of a previous order for blocking the easement. Appellants contend on appeal that the trial court's decision regarding the extent of the easement was in error and that the trial court erred in its finding of contempt. We affirm.... More...

$0 (12-12-2007 - AR)

Guardian Fiberglass v. Whit Davis Lumber Co.

Guardian Fiberglass, Inc. and Guardian Fiberglass Service Corp. (collectively referred to as "Guardian") sued Whit Davis Lumber Company ("Whit Davis") to enforce a restrictive covenant. The district court1 granted Whit Davis's motion for summary judgment, finding that Guardian was unable to demonstrate a legitimate business interest to justify its restrictive covenant and that the covenan... More...

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<a href="http://courts.state.ar.us/opinions/2007a/20070301/06-743.pdf" target="_new">Elmer Cochran and Debbie Cochran v. Marshall Bentley and Cheryl Bentley</a>

Appellants Debbie and Elmer Cochran appeal from the order of the circuit court granting appellees Cheryl and Marshall Bentley a mandatory injunction against the Cochrans, which directs the Cochrans to remove their recently constructed shop building within 120 days from the date of entry of the order. The Cochrans assert four points on appeal: (1) that the circuit court erred in finding that... More...

$0 (03-04-2007 - AR)

<a href="http://www.ca8.uscourts.gov/opndir/05/06/041465P.pdf" target="_new">Prudential Ins. Co. v. HMO Partners</a>

HMO Partners, Inc. ("HMOP") and Tyson Foods, Inc. ("Tyson") appeal the district court's order dissolving the permanent injunction it imposed following this Court's decision in Prudential Insurance Co. of America v. National Park Medical Center, Inc., 154 F.3d 812 (8th Cir. 1998) ("Prudential I"). For the reasons stated below, we affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand to the district co... More...

$0 (07-02-2005 - AR)

<a href="http://courts.state.ar.us/opinions/2004a/20040624/03-1259.html " target="_new">Arkansas Insurance Department and Mike Pickens, Insurance Commissioner v. Darryl E. Baker</a>.

Appellants, the Arkansas Insurance Department and Mike Pickens, Insurance Commissioner, appeal the denial of a motion for summary judgment and denial of a motion for a protective order based upon a finding that the correspondence in question was a public record. The trial court ordered that an unredacted copy of the public record be provided to appellee, Darryl Baker, the president of the Arkansas... More...

$0 (06-24-2004 - AR)