Odors/Automobile Assembly Plant: Federal District Court Addresses Dismissal Motion for Nuisance/Negligence Claims
A United States District Court (W.D. Missouri) (“Court”) addressed in a March 31st Order issues arising out of a class action that had been filed against a Kansas City, Missouri, Ford Motor Company (“Ford”) assembly plant (“Plant”). See Thornburgh v. Ford Motor Co., 2021 WL 1230271. Plaintiff Otto…
2021 Safety Benchmarking: National Association of Water Companies Releases Report
The National Association of Water Companies (“NAWC”) released in April a document titled: 2021 Safety Benchmarking Report (“Report”) The Report is described as being focused on the activities being undertaken by regulated water systems addressing worker safety and water security. A survey was…
Stormwater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Izard County Sand and Gravel Mine Operator Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Spring Creek Materials, Inc. (“Spring Creek”) entered into a March 11th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation of a Clean Water Act National Pollution Discharge…
COBRA Subsidy Update: IRS provides penalty relief and instructions for applying Employment Tax credits
On Tuesday, the IRS published Notice 2021-24, which provides penalty relief for an employer’s failure to timely deposit Employment Taxes[1] related to the American Rescue Plan Act’s (ARPA) COBRA subsidy credits. The Notice includes instructions to employers on how to apply COBRA Credits in…
National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) 2021 Spring Meeting Summary
The Mitchell Williams Insurance Regulatory team of lawyers attended the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) 2021 Spring National Meeting which was held April 7-14. Even though virtual, the Meeting had a robust agenda with over 20 separate individual Committee and Task Force…