Vol. 28, Issue 18
February 12, 2018

Civil Cases

Hospital was not responsible for employees who illegally accessed medical records of murder victim

Cannady v. St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center - 2018 Ark. 35 Arkansas Supreme Court. February 8, 2018. Circuit Court of Pulaski County, Hon. Leon Johnson. AFFIRMED ON DIRECT APPEAL; DISMISSED ON CROSS-APPEAL.

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Short-term rental did not violate bill of assurance prohibiting use of property for any commercial purpose

Vera Lee Angel Revocable Trust v. O'Bryant - 2018 Ark. 38 Arkansas Supreme Court. February 8, 2018. Circuit Court of Garland County, Hon. Lynn Williams. REVERSED AND DISMISSED.

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Energy company did not owe any duty of care to independent contractor working on transformer

Duran v. Southwest Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation - 2018 Ark. 33 Arkansas Supreme Court. February 8, 2018. Circuit Court of Miller County, Hon. Carlton Jones. AFFIRMED; COURT OF APPEALS OPINION VACATED.

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Verdict in car wreck affirmed; no error in allowing plaintiff to reopen case, sufficient evidence supported permanent injury

Buckley v. Summerville - 2018 Ark.App. 100 Court of Appeals. February 7, 2018. Circuit Court of Clark County, Hon. Robert McCallum. AFFIRMED.

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Employee evaluation exemption applied to FOIA request for internal affairs investigation of police officer; attorney fees not available from the courts any longer

Hyman v. Sadler - 2018 Ark.App. 82 Court of Appeals. February 7, 2018. Circuit Court of Pulaski County, Hon. Stephen Tabor. AFFIRMED.

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UM coverage applied to injury arising from state-owned vehicle spreading loose gravel on road

Cross v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company - 2018 Ark.App. 98 Court of Appeals. February 7, 2018. Circuit Court of Little River County, Hon. Charles Yeargan. REVERSED AND REMANDED.

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Criminal Cases

Trial court erred by not finding mental state for enhancement; Judge Harrison dissents, with a lot of common sense stuff and a shout out to Einstein

Jake Small v. State of Arkansas - 2018 Ark.App. 80 Court of Appeals. February 7, 2018. Circuit Court of Sebastian County, Hon. James O. Cox. AFFIRMED IN PART; REVERSED AND REMANDED IN PART.

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Search of wallet illegal

Mo Shay v. State of Arkansas - 2018 Ark.App. 101 Court of Appeals. February 7, 2018. Circuit Court of Johnson County, Hon. Bill Pearson. REVERSED AND REMANDED.

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Revocation based on illegal sentence reversed

Linda Dodds v. State of Arkansas - 2018 Ark.App. 86 Court of Appeals. February 7, 2018. Circuit Court of Crawford County, Hon. Gary Cottrell. REVERSED AND DISMISSED IN PART; REMANDED IN PART.

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