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#1 Former Owner of Arkansas Apartment Complex Sued for Sexual Misconduct
Nov 19 2025 // The Justice Department announced that it has filed a lawsuit against Thomas Ray Kelso, the former owner and manager of rental properties formerly known as Briarwood Apartments in Searcy, Arkansas, for engaging in sexual...
#2 Arkansas Pain Management Clinic and Hospital Settle Retaliation Lawsuit
Sep 16 2025 // Interventional Pain Management Associates (IPMA), a Mountain Home, Arkansas pain management clinic, and Baxter Regional Medical Center, a nonprofit hospital, will pay $350,000 and furnish other relief to settle a...
#3 Court Blocks Arkansas Ban on Pharmacy Benefit Managers Owning Pharmacies
Jul 31 2025 // A federal judge temporarily blocked on Monday Arkansas’ first-in-the-nation law that would have prohibited pharmacy benefit managers from owning pharmacies in the state. U.S. District Judge Brian Miller issued a...
#4 Arkansas-Based Restaurant Chain to Pay $300K to Settle Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
Nov 17 2025 // Simply Slims, L.L.C., doing business as Slim Chickens, will pay $300,000 and provide other relief to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency...
#5 Widow of Arkansas Airport Director Killed in Raid Sues ATF Over Husband’s Death
May 16 2025 // The widow of an Arkansas airport director who was killed during a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives raid on his home last year sued the agency and several officials, claiming the agency and officers acted...
#6 Tech Industry Trade Group Sues Arkansas Over Social Media Laws
Jun 30 2025 // A tech industry trade group sued Arkansas Friday over two new laws that would place limits on content on social media platforms and would allow parents of children who killed themselves to sue over content on the...
#7 CVS, Express Scripts Sue to Block Arkansas Law Restricting Pharmacy Benefit Managers
May 30 2025 // CVS and Express Scripts asked a federal judge on Thursday to block a law prohibiting pharmacy benefit managers from owning or operating pharmacies in Arkansas, challenging the first such restriction enacted by a state. The...
#8 AM Best Revises Under Review Status to Positive for Farm Bureau of Arkansas
Feb 19 2025 // AM Best has revised the implications of the under review status to positive from developing for the Financial Strength Rating of B (Fair) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “bb” (Fair) of Farm Bureau...
#9 Harris Appointed as Arkansas Insurance Commissioner
Nov 12 2025 // The Arkansas Department of Commerce announced last that Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders has appointed Jimmy Harris as the new Arkansas Insurance Commissioner. Harris will be sworn in on Wednesday, November 5. As...
#10 Arkansas’ The River Company and Rogers Insurance Merge to Form ANKR
Mar 6 2025 // Two Arkansas independent agencies — The River Company and Rogers Insurance — announced their merger today, creating ANKR, one of the largest and most comprehensive insurance and payroll firms in the state. The new...
#11 Trucordia Acquires Eberle Insurance in Arkansas
Nov 20 2025 // Trucordia acquired Eberle Insurance in Arkansas. Eberle Insurance is an independent insurance agency serving Sherwood and the greater Central Arkansas region, including nearby Little Rock. Trucordia is the group name for...
