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The following are listings of cases tried or settled which are representative of cases the Evans Law Firm has handled.
| Case | Result |
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Minnick v. Benton County, et. al, for a class of taxpayers. |
Resulted in a recovery of $3,200,000.00. |
| Barker v. Frank, for the class of ad valorem property taxpayers within the Fountain Lake School District, and received a rollback of millage, reducing their real estate taxes. CIV-94-719-2 |
Resulted in a recovery of $2,300,000.00. |
| Fountain Lake School Dist. v. Laurence B. Adkins, et. al, CV 2003-1272 II a class of taxpayers which settled an increase of taxes | Resulted in a refund of $1,300,000.00. |
| Robbs v. Aucutt, E 97-210-1 Boone County taxpayer class action | |
| In re Wal-Mart Wage and Hour Employment Practices Litigation, Home Office Class, The United States District Court For The District Of Nevada MDL 1735, 2:06-CV-00225-PMP-PAL |
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| Helen Irene Hirsch et al v. Germain/Morrand Enterprises, LLC, d/b/a’s Toyota Of Northwest Arkansas, Circuit Court Of Benton County, Arkansas
CIV 2009-587-4 |
Resulted in a refund value to the class members of $1,482,250.00. |
| Hicks v. City of Fayetteville CIV 97-500 WC |
Resulted in a $18,600,000.00 recovery |
| Union Nat. Bank v. Barnhart 308 Ark. 190, 823 S.W.2d 878, (1992) |
Established Class Action standards in Arkansas |
| Worth v. City of Rogers 351 Ark. 183, 89 S.W.3d 875, (2002) |
Resulted in a $13,200,000.00 recovery |
| Barnhart v. City of Fayetteville 316 Ark. 742, 875 S.W.2d 79, (1995) |
Resulted in a $4,623,991.00 recovery and $16,000,000.00 debt forgiveness |
| Barker v. Frank CIV 94-719-2 SC |
Restuled in a $2,600,000.00 recovery |
| Brandon v. Arkansas Public Serv. Com'n 67 Ark.App. 140, 992 S.W.2d 834, Util. L. Rep. P 26,706, (1999) |
Established Class Action suits available before Public Service Comm. in Arkansas |
| Worth v. City of Rogers 341 Ark. 12, 14 S.W.3d 471 (2000) |
Established principals of class recovery |
| Frank v. Barker, 341 Ark. 577, 20 S.W.3d 293, 146 Ed. Law Rep. 933, (2000) |
Established Class Action definitions in Arkansas |
| Marcum v. Wengert, 344 Ark. 153, 40 S.W.3d 230, (2001) |
Established standards for attorney fees |
| Maddox v. City of Fort Smith, 346 Ark. 209, 56 S.W.3d 375, (2001) |
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| Brandon v. Arkansas Western Gas Co., 76 Ark.App. 201, 61 S.W.3d 193, (2001) |
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| Williams v. City of Fayetteville, 348 Ark. 768, 76 S.W.3d 235, (2002) |
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| Worth v. Keith, 349 Ark. 731, 79 S.W.3d 387, (2002) |
Established recusal standards for Judges in Arkansas |
| Phi Kappa Tau Housing Corp. v. Wengert, 350 Ark. 335, 86 S.W.3d 856, (2002) |
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| Worth v. Benton County Circuit Court, 351 Ark. 149, 89 S.W.3d 891, (2002) |
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| Butt v. Evans Law Firm, P.A., 351 Ark. 566, 98 S.W.3d 1, (2003) |
Established attorney fee standard for Class Actions in Arkansas |
| Springdale School Dist. No 50 v. The Evans Law Firm, P.A. 360 Ark. 279, 200 S.W.3d 917 (2005) |
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| Beebe v. Fountain Lake School District 365 Ark. 536, 231 S.W.3d 628, 224 Ed. Law Rep. 472 (2006) |
Established standards for application of res judicata |
| Hambay v. Carolyn Williams E-97-99-1 CC, SC 07-1026 |
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| Hernendaz v. Simpson Housing CV 04-1510-4 WC |
Resulted in a recovery of $2,663,500.00. |