Attorney General Leslie Rutledge on Thursday filed a lawsuit against Family Dollar Stores, Inc. for selling potentially harmful or contaminated products following a massive rodent infestation at its West Memphis, Arkansas distribution center. [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eayWQ-0_xb8[/embedyt] The complaint alleges that Family Dollar, under the parent company Dollar Tree Inc., knew about the rodent infestation for years […]
AG Files lawsuit against Benton contractor who apparently swindled $100,000 from clients
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge today announced that a lawsuit has been filed against a Central Arkansas home improvement contractor who solicited large deposits before failing to complete, or sometimes even begin, the work he promised but kept thousands of dollars in unearned payments. Eric Matthews, who operated under various company names including Matthews Construction, LLC […]
AG going to U.S. Supreme Court to fight high Rx prices; protect small pharmacies
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge on Tuesday February 25th filed a brief with the United States Supreme Court in the pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) case in Arkansas. The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in that case on April 27, 2020. In this case, the AG’s office says Rutledge seeks to protect small businesses in […]
Arkansas to Receive Over $226K in Target Stores Data Breach Settlement
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge announces Arkansas has joined with 46 other states and the District of Columbia in an $18.5 million settlement with Target Corp. to resolve an investigation into the retail company’s 2013 data breach. The breach affected more than 41 million customer payment card accounts and contact information for more than […]
Obituary – Keagan Anthony-Wade Schweikle – Aug 18 1999 – Oct 17 2016
Keagan Anthony-Wade Schweikle, 17, of Benton, Arkansas, passed away on Monday, October 17, 2016. He was born on August 18, 1999, in Benton, to parents Piper Partridge and Dominic Schweikle. He was a junior at Harmony Grove High School, where he was a member of the baseball team. Keagan lived in Naples, Florida for most […]
Saline County Court Filings 092916
The following cases were filed in Saline County on September 29, 2016. CASE TYPE / CASE LINK / COMPLAINANT / DEFENDANT ARREST WARRANT, 63aw-16-212 State V Tresean Freeman ARREST WARRANT, 63aw-16-213 State V Michael Lane Haley ARREST WARRANT, 63aw-16-214 State V Tamara Jean Hope ARREST WARRANT, 63aw-16-215 State V Mark S Orrell ARREST WARRANT, 63aw-16-216 State V Jonathon […]
Saline County Court Filings 091916
The following cases were filed in Saline County on September 19, 2016. CASE TYPE / CASE LINK / COMPLAINANT / DEFENDANT CRIMINAL DIRECT FILED, 63cr-16-549 State V Michael Bell DEBT:OPEN ACCOUNT, 63cv-16-782 Ashby Funeral Home, Inc. V James Pettus DEBT:PROMISSORY NOTE, 63cv-16-779 Foundation For Critical Et Al Woodlands Dev. Et Al DECEDENT ESTATE, 63pr-16-489 Shirley C. […]
Saline County Court Filings 091616
The following cases were filed in Saline County on September 16, 2016. CASE TYPE / CASE LINK / COMPLAINANT / DEFENDANT CRIMINAL DIRECT FILED, 63cr-16-544 State V Joshua Dillon Hardin CRIMINAL DIRECT FILED, 63cr-16-545 State V William Mayfield CRIMINAL DIRECT FILED, 63cr-16-546 State V Richard Lance Melton CRIMINAL DIRECT FILED, 63cr-16-547 State V Phillip Bell CRIMINAL DIRECT FILED, […]
Saline County Court Filings 090716
The following cases were filed in Saline County on September 07, 2016. CASE TYPE / CASE LINK / COMPLAINANT / DEFENDANT ARREST WARRANT, 63aw-16-185 State V Tiffany Brooke Rodiquez ARREST WARRANT, 63aw-16-186 State V Joshua Dillon Hardin CRIMINAL DIRECT FILED, 63cr-16-519 State V Phillip Bell CRIMINAL DIRECT FILED, 63cr-16-520 State V Keith Barton Bell CRIMINAL DIRECT FILED, […]
Saline County Court Filings 090216
The following cases were filed in Saline County on September 02, 2016. 63CV-16-731 VANDERBILT MORTGAGE ET AL v JAMES K. KRICK REPLEVIN 63CV-16-732 IN THE MATTER OF JEFFREY LYNN WHITE NAME CHANGE 63CV-16-733 VANDERBILT MORTGAGE & FINANCE INC V OCCUPANTS NAME CHANGE 63DR-16-931 CHRISTOPHER DIAMOND V AMBER DIAMOND DIVORCE 63DR-16-932 AMBROSE WATTS V […]