All Results for Arkansas

1. In the News Today - August 9, 2018

   August 09, 2018 | News

   Lawsuit Reform is Key Ingredient for Arkansas' Future; Lawyer-Lender Fee Deals An Ethics Breach, NYC Bar Says ... Read More

2. Why is a Securities Class Action Lawsuit In Massachusetts Causing a Stir in the Arkansas Legislature?

   August 06, 2018 | Blogs

   Boston and Little Rock are more than 1,200 miles apart, but a $300 million settlement in a securities class action lawsuit has developments in the former causing concerns in the latter. ... Read More

3. In the News Today - July 20, 2018

   July 20, 2018 | News

   "Finally: A Plaintiffs' Lawyer Who Stopped at Nothing Pays the Price;" Arkansas Lawmaker Says Retirement Fund Leader Should Resign... Read More

4. Arkansas Legislators Grill Teachers' Pension Leader Over Securities Lawsuit

   July 18, 2018 | News

   Lawmakers in Arkansas questioned the executive director of the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System (ATRS) during a hearing yesterday over the fund's involvement in the controversial $300 million State Street Corp. securities lawsuit in Massachusetts, Legal Newsline reports.... Read More

5. Arkansas Lawmakers To Probe Pension Fund's Role in Securities Class Action

   July 16, 2018 | News

   Arkansas lawmakers will hold a hearing to discuss the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System's (ATRS) involvement in securities class action lawsuits after a federal judge in Massachusetts raised questions about the system's relationships with lawyers, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports.... Read More

6. Judge's Probe into Overbilling May Uncover Broad Corruption Scheme

   June 20, 2018 | News

   A Boston judge's probe into potential overbilling in the $300 million securities lawsuit against State Street Corp. has led to questions about potential public corruption involving plaintiffs' lawyers and an Arkansas pension fund, National Law Journal reports.... Read More

7. Teachers' Pension System to Withdraw as Lead Plaintiff in Controversial Securities Lawsuit

   June 06, 2018 | News

   Trustees for the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System voted to withdraw as the lead plaintiff in a securities class action lawsuit embroiled in an attorneys' fee controversy, Arkansas Online reports.... Read More

8. State Lawsuits Show Differing Strategies, Views on Private Attorney Contracts

   May 29, 2018 | News

   The wave of six new opioid-related state lawsuits demonstrate the emerging differences in how state governments choose to litigate mass action cases, Legal Newsline reports in Forbes.... Read More

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   The Great Myths of State False Claims Acts

   February 28, 2018 | Research

   The 2018 update to "Great Myths of State False Claims Acts" shows that the whistleblowers' bar is continuing to capitalize on state qui tam False Claims Acts (FCAs), harvesting windfall awards from states and the federal government. The paper also points out that the dubious benefits of implementing a state FCA turn into a clear financial net negative when states allow their FCAs to fall out of compliance with federal standards.... Read More

10. In the News Today - June 16, 2017

    June 16, 2017 | News and Blog

    Missouri 'Marches Toward Daubert': On August 28, a newly-enacted Missouri law will go into effect which will allow the state to "join the federal courts and 39 other states in applying the Daubert standard for the admissibility of expert testimony."... Read More