Brooks v. First State Bank, N.A., No. CA 09-767. In December 2005, Ressie Lee Brooks was notified by a bogus company that she had won a $50,000 sweepstakes. She was told that a check representing partial payment of $2,270 would be sent to her and that she should cash the check and return the funds [...]
Archive for April, 2010
Arkansas Court of Appeals holds that a bank’s full, fair, and truthful disclosure of suspicious financial activity to a prosecutor is a defense to malicious prosecution.
Posted in Criminal Law, Torts, tagged malicious prosecution on April 29, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Thanks to Construction Management Schools for including Downtown Lawyer in your Resources on State Construction Laws page.
Posted in Construction Law, tagged Construction Management Schools on April 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Here’s the link. What a great resource! So glad to be included.
Fifth Circuit finds that rail line is less environmentally disruptive than a highway.
Posted in Environmental Law, tagged environment, wildlife on April 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Medina County Environmental Action Association sought review of a decision by the Surface Transportation Board and the Fish and Wildlife Service allowing a rail line for a limestone quarry in Texas. Environmentalists worried about the endangered golden-cheeked warbler and invertebrates living in karst limestone formations. The transportation board granted Vulcan Construction Materials permission to [...]



