Legal Opinion
Weiss v. McLemore
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided November 29, 2007No. 07-12PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Tom Glaze, Justice.
This appeal questions whether Ark. tice. 24-6-205 (Repl. 2000) evidences an intent on the part of the General Assembly to waive the State’s sovereign immunity. The underlying lawsuit began in 2005, when several Arkansas State Police officers filed suit against the State alleging that the Arkansas State Police Retirement System (ASPRS or “Retirement System”) had been systematically underfunded.
The plaintiff officers in this case were active and retired “Tier I” members of the Retirement System. The defendants — now Appellants — are Richard Weiss, the Director of the Arkansas…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Harris v. City of Fort SmithSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2006
- State v. MitchellSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1997
- Cross v. Arkansas Livestock & Poultry CommissionSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1997
- Page v. McKinleySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1938
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3Cited by14 opinions
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- Smith v. DanielSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2014
- Arkansas State Police Retirement System v. SlighSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2017
- McLemore v. WeissSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2013
- Tegna, Inc. v. GoodsonCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2018
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