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Attorney Michelle Ator served as a faculty member in the recent American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) National Trial College that took place at Yale Law School in New Haven, CT.

US corporations and farmers have cheered the more “business-friendly” approach recently adopted by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) but any relief they are experiencing will be short-lived if the plaintiff’s bar gets its way.

Arkansas Rule of Civil Procedure 4 governs service of the summons and complaint necessary to begin any lawsuit. The rule specifies who can accept service and how the summons and complaint must be served. On June 21, 2018, the Arkansas Supreme Court approved significant amendments to Rule 4 that are set to go into effect on January 1, 2019.

Class action lawsuits allow large groups of plaintiff’s to bring their claims together in a single lawsuit. In the realm of employment law, employees may bring class action suits for claims of systemic harassment, discrimination or unequal pay.

Attorney Kimberly D. Young spoke this week at the Trial Attorneys of America’s Annual Meeting. The event was held in Chicago and included Kim as part of a panel discussion that focused on recent decisions relevant to product liability defense work. Kim addressed recent decisions by the United States Court of Appeals for the Eight Circuit, with a particular focus on cases involving pharmaceuticals or medical devices.

The old saying of “your wish is my command” is often employed when one party’s wish for something to happen becomes another’s command to action to make it happen.

Included in Governor Hutchinson’s recent call for an Extraordinary Session of the General Assembly was an item to address the recent Arkansas Supreme Court decision holding that contractual waivers of jury trials were unenforceable.