Between the Lines Blog
Trademark Scams: How to Spot Them and Protect Yourself
Trademark scams are on the rise, leading to confusion amongst trademark owners. In fact, in August 2025, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) took the extraordinary step of sanctioning a foreign filing firm and terminating over 52,000 trademark applications and registrations…
Understanding Patient Safety Organizations: A Practical Guide
If you work in the healthcare industry, you have likely heard about Patient Safety Organizations (PSOs) and the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005 (PSQIA). This article breaks down what these frameworks mean and how they can protect sensitive safety information from disclosure in…
Service Animals in Arkansas Schools: What Every Administrator Should Know - Part Two
In a prior installment of this blog post we outlined the law that all Arkansas school administrators should know about service animals. Now we turn to a slightly less clear issue that comes up quite frequently: the difference between service animals and emotional support animals. The Mitchell…
Service Animals in Arkansas Schools: What Every Administrator Should Know (Part 1)
Navigating the ADA, Reasonable Accommodations, and Safety in Practice If you’ve ever had a parent or visitor arrive at your school event with a dog, you’ve probably found yourself asking: What are my legal responsibilities? What questions am I allowed to ask? How do I balance access, safety, and…
National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Fall 2025 Meeting Summary
The Mitchell Williams Insurance Regulatory team of lawyers recently attended the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Fall 2025 National Meeting which was held in Hollywood, FL. This summary highlights issues that various NAIC groups addressed. What You Need to Know: …
Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law Blog
Winning the AI Race/Tapping Into Pumped Storage Hydropower: National Hydropower Association Report
The National Hydropower Association (“NHA”) issued a March 2026 report titled: Winning the AI Race: Tapping into Pumped Storage Hydropower (“Report”). The Report argues that 60,000+ megawatts of proposed new pumped storage hydropower can help achieve American AI dominance. Pump storage…
Arkansas Environmental Federation Water Seminar: April 15th/North Little Rock, Arkansas
The Arkansas Environmental Federation (“AEF”) will be holding its annual Water Seminar on April 15th in North Little Rock, Arkansas. The Water Seminar will be held at the Wyndham River Front located at 2 Riverfront Place. AEF describes the Water Seminar as a full-day program focused on current…
Air Enforcement: Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board Technical Secretary's Proposed Order/Civil Penalty Addressing Franklin Biomass-Boiler Operator
The Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board issued a February 2nd Technical Secretary’s Proposed Order and Assessment of Civil Penalty (“Order”) to Enexor Energy, LLC (“EE”) addressing an alleged violation of an air permit. See Case No. APC25-0234. EE is stated to operate a facility in Franklin…
Regional Partnership Program/A Community-Led Approach: National Rural Water Association/Rural Community Assistance Partnership Report
The National Rural Water Association (“NRWA”) and Rural Community Assistance Partnership (“RCAP”) have issued a report titled: Regional Partnership Program: A Community-Led Approach (“Report”). The Report outlines what it describes as a: … federal policy vision that supports voluntary…
Air Enforcement: Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality and Crowley Rice Milling Facility Enter into Proposed Settlement Agreement
The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (“LDEQ”) and Supreme Rice, LLC (“SR”) entered into a February 23rd Settlement Agreement (“SA”) addressing an alleged violation of an Air Permit. See SA-AE-25-0016. The SA provides that SR operates a rice milling facility in Crowley, Louisiana. The…