Publications

• So You’re In The Real Estate Business
  

  Author: John Alan Lewis

  Like it or not, more Arkansas bankers find themselves in the real estate business.  This is something lenders never fully contemplated in happier times.  But through foreclosure or perhaps deeds in lieu of foreclosure, banks …

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• Dirt Law at Ground Level
  

  Author: W. Christopher Barrier

  Ashley Chester’s father died before Ash finished his first year in law school, which meant that he had to drop out and manage the family’s properties.  That tenure had continuing repercussions. Ashley Chester felt that …

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• Texas Auto Insurance Class Action Dismissed
  

  The U.S. District Court in Texarkana, Texas, dismissed Hollinger, et al. v. Home State County Mutual Insurance Company, et al, on August 5, 2010 for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. The action alleged discrimination in violation of Texas Insurance Code …

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• Process-Driven Analysis Can Help Employers Understand Responsibilities
  

  Author: Tod David Yeslow

  The health care reform legislation signed into law on March 23, 2010 sets out significant new requirements for individuals, employers and insurers, including the requirement that all employers which are not exempted must now “play” …

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• Dirt Law at Ground Level
  

  Author: W. Christopher Barrier

  Title III of the Americans With Disabilities Act applies to projects that were newly constructed for first occupancy after January 26, 1993 or were altered after January 26, 1992. (Presumably, alterations were covered first because …

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• Physician Referrals For Certain Imaging Services (Update On Disclosure Requirements)
  

  Author: John Alan Lewis

  The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released the 2011 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule on June 25, 2010 (the “2011 Statement”).  Among other things, the 2011 Statement addresses Section 6003 of the Patient Protection …

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• Dirt Law at Ground Level
  

  Author: W. Christopher Barrier

  Sometimes professionals dealing with real estate (including lawyers) go through certain motions as a matter of course, without giving much thought to the underlying purposes or elements behind them. Notarization seems especially susceptible to that …

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• IRS Guidance on 2010 Tax Treatment for Coverage Provided to Adult Children to Age 27
  

  Author: Tod D. Yeslow

  On Wednesday, the IRS issued guidance on the tax treatment of adult children to age 27 who will be covered under their parent’s plan.  Employers which will not extend this benefit to it employees in …

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• IRS Issues Guidance On New Small Employer Tax Credit
  

  Author: Tod D. Yeslow

  The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), signed into law in March 2010, includes a tax credit for small businesses and tax-exempt organizations that provide health coverage to their employees.  The IRS explains the …

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• Health Care Reform & Stark
  

  Author: John Alan Lewis

  Last week President Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act (H.R. 3590). Among other things, Section 6003 of H.R. 3590 amends the “in-office ancillary services” exception to the Stark Law (42 U.S.C. …

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