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Walmart has agreed to a $3.1 billion settlement to resolve “substantially all opioid lawsuits and potential lawsuits by state, local, and tribal governments, if all conditions are satisfied,” according to a press release from the company. In the framework, the…

During a press conference held on Wednesday, West Memphis Mayor Marco McClendon announced the city’s Family Dollar distribution center will be closing. The 850,000-SF facility, which opened in 1994, distributes across the Mid-South. The closure will impact over 300 employees.…

Attorney General Leslie Rutledge has filed a lawsuit against drug manufacturers and Pharmacy Benefit Managers for manipulating and inflating insulin and drug prices in Arkansas. The complaint, filed in Pulaski County, alleges that Novo Nordisk, Sanofi and Eli Lilly conspired…

Attorney General Leslie Rutledge has filed a lawsuit against retailer Family Dollar for selling potentially harmful or contaminated products following a massive rodent infestation at its West Memphis distribution center. The complaint alleges that Family Dollar, under the parent company…

Governor Hutchinson held a press conference Thursday after new rules came down from the federal level of government that aim to implement vaccine mandates on employers. “The Biden administration followed through with its promise to impose federal vaccine mandates on…

Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge has filed suit against Walgreens, the nation’s second largest pharmacy chain, for allegedly fueling the state’s opioid crisis. Rutledge filed suit against the pharmacy chain on Monday, March 15, in the Pulaski County Circuit Court,…

A lawsuit contending that the state’s 11 p.m. curfew for bars and restaurants that serve alcohol is unconstitutional has been dismissed by Pulaski County Circuit Court Judge Wendell Griffen. A group of 23 Northwest Arkansas restaurant, nightclub and bar owners…

Gov. Asa Hutchinson has asserted the necessity of taking executive action during the COVID-19 pandemic in response to a lawsuit filed by Arkansas state legislators. On Thursday, Sept. 3, a group of Republican lawmakers, led by Rep. Dan Sullivan of…

The Cummins Unit has 670 inmates and 10 staff members who have tested positive for COVID-19. The number of cases in the prison has been exponentially growing over the past week with the first case being identified on April 13. …

Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge filed a lawsuit today against Little Rock-based retailer Bourbon & Boots for deceptive practices in Pulaski County Circuit Court. According to Rutledge, the company violated the Arkansas Deceptive Trade Practices Act. The lawsuit is asking…