News from 2015

Successful Verdict in Eminent Domain Action After Two-Day Jury Trial

Michael N. Shannon obtained a substantial verdict for his client in an eminent domain action after a two-day jury trial in November 2015.  Mr. Shannon represented the owner…

QG&T Recognized in 19 Practice Areas by U.S. News Media Group and Best Lawyers®

U.S. News Media Group and Best Lawyers® have released the Best Law Firms rankings for 2016 and Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull PLLC, is pleased to be recognized in nineteen (19)…

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Arkansas Supreme Court Extends Notice Provisions of UCC to Services Contracts

December 2015 by Joseph R. Falasco | The Uniform Commercial Code (UCC), codified in Arkansas at Ark. Code Ann. § 4-1-101 et seq., typically applies only to sales…

Automatic Stay Exceptions Provide Leeway for Financial Institutions

December 2015 by Mary-Tipton Thalheimer | “Once a debtor files a petition for protection under the United States Bankruptcy Code, an automatic stay goes into effect, providing the…

The Attorney General Issues Opinion Regarding Timing of Release of Electronic Records Requested Under Freedom of Information Act

December 2015 by Brandon B. Cate and Lindsey C. Pesek | When Arkansas enacted its version of the Freedom of Information Act (the “FOIA”) in the 1960s, the…

Employment-At-Will Doctrine in Arkansas: Do Employment Manuals Create For-Cause Employment?

December 2015 by Philip A. Elmore | Arkansas courts recognize the right of employers to fire employees under the “employment at-will doctrine” where an employer-employee relationship remains completely terminable…

E-Discovery Alert: Proportionality

November 2015 by Meredith M. Causey and Michael B. Heister | Demonstrating the burden or expense of complying with discovery often requires an affidavit or other evidentiary proof…

Vincent O. Chadick Joins NWA Office

Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull PLLC is pleased to welcome Vincent O. Chadick to the law firm’s Northwest Arkansas office.  Mr. Chadick is Of Counsel to the firm and…

The Differing Durations of Judgments and Judgment Liens

November 2015 by Daniel D. Boland | There are a variety of means by which a judgment may be enforced against a judgment debtor in Arkansas. Among the…