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Eighth Circuit Recent Decisions
Percy Green, II v. City of St. Louis, et. al., No. 06-3349 (8th Cir. November 2, 2007)
Holding that a plaintiff failed to make a prima facie case on his claim that the City of St. Louis unlawfully refused to rehire him because he failed to show he applied for any job after he was laid off and that the plaintiff had not been fired in retaliation for speech, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed summary judgment and a verdict on behalf of the City.
View from the Cheap Seats
Just say it
How many people are there that you need to say something to? As we fall head first into the holiday season, it seems that our relationships with others often become magnified. We spend time with those we are close to and often continue to ignore those with which we have grown apart.
Court summaries
Assoc. Bldg. Devel. v. Newby, 2009 Ark. App. 748, Nov. 11, 2009.
This appeal comes from the Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission.
Appellee Robert Newby was injured in July 2005 when he lunged backward after his jackhammer bit got wedged in concrete. While the parties stipulated that it was a compensable injury to both shoulders, only the left shoulder was at issue in this case. Appellants Associated Building & Development and Bituminous Casualty Corp. accepted liability for a seven-percent impairment rating to Mr. Newby’s left shoulder.
Insurance Insights
Department issues two bulletins
The Arkansas Insurance Department recently issued two Bulletins pertaining to two very different subjects. Bulletin 15-2009 reminds all licensed insurers and health maintenance organizations that pursuant to Act 197 of 1987 which was codified at Ark. Code Ann. § 23-79-138, that since January 1, 1988, insurers have been required to include certain information with every policy issued in Arkansas or policies which cover risks or residents in this state. The bulletin rescinds, supersedes, and replaces Bulletin Nos. 6-1987 and 1-1988 in order to update the Department contact information.
Are We There Yet?
Arkansas travelers
Last Friday evening was another drive westbound on I-40, toward Fayetteville and the Ozarks, for a chance to see my daughter and to watch a little football.
In the late-autumn sky, a flock of geese flew high overhead and a long stream of cars filled with other fans and future tailgaters stretched out miles ahead.
Kay's Cooking Corner
It’s that eggnog time of year! Eggnog is one of those drinks that either you love and can’t get your fill of during the holidays, or you simply cannot stand to even think of drinking it! In my family, it’s half and half. Some of us love it, however, we drink it without the alcohol.
Brainbuster
By Kay Bona
1. What is the difference between ordinance and ordnance?
2. Word-wise: Which of the five is least like the other four? Wichita; Dallas: Canton: Bangor; Fresno
3. What were the first products marketed in aerosol containers?
I Swear...
New Yorker promo: Part 3
It all started when Bill James, author of the widely read and enjoyed “View from the Cheap seats” column in The Daily Record (you guys in Chattanooga, who do not get Bill’s column in your paper, should log onto www.dailyrecord.us and read it there!) accused me of being intellectual in this column.
Clinic is valuable to law students and community
By Rebecca Brockman
For the past 20 years, students at the UALR Bowen School of Law have been able to experience the inner-workings of a law firm while they attend classes.
Known as the “Clinic,” the program consists of three clinics: tax, litigation and mediation, two clinical projects and a Public Service Externship Program. Each of the three clinics last one semester. Kelly Olson, director of Clinical Programs and associate professor at the Bowen School is enthusiastic about the program. At the beginning of our interview she stated, “You would never have a doctor who came out of medical school that hadn’t ever touched a human being.” And then Olson asked, “[Then] why are we creating lawyers who have stepped out law school and never talked to a client?” She said it’s her
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