Bank of Eureka Springs v. Evans

WH. “Dub” Arnold, Chief Justice.

In this appeal, appellants The Bank of Eureka Springs and John Cross (referred to hereafter as the Bank) seek to reverse the decision of a Carroll County jury holding the Bank liable for the malicious prosecution of appellee Floyd Carroll Evans. Appellants argue that they are entided to a dismissal, either because the circuit court erred in holding that their actions were not protected by the “safe harbor” provision of the Annunzio-Wylie Money Laundering Act, 31 U.S.C. § 5318(g)(3) (Supp. 1999) (Act), or, in the alternative, because the jury’s verdict is not…