Between the Lines Blog
The LEARNSing Curve: Navigating Arkansas Education Law
A Short Survey of The LEARNS Act Three years later, the Literacy, Empowerment, Accountability, Readiness, Networking, and Safety Act (“LEARNS Act” or the “Act”) continues to reshape Arkansas education law. This article surveys the Act’s major provisions: (1) the Education Freedom Account program…
NAIC Reciprocal Exchanges (E) Working Group Advances Proposed Amendments to Model 440 and Model 450
On July 22, 2026, the NAIC Reciprocal Exchanges (E) Working Group met virtually to discuss proposed amendments to the Insurance Holding Company System Regulatory Act (Model #440) and the Insurance Holding Company System Model Regulation (Model #450). Formed in November 2025 under the Financial…
The NAIC Data Breach: A Turning Point for Data Collection and Privacy in the Insurance Industry
On June 17, 2026, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) publicly disclosed that it had identified unauthorized access to its PeopleSoft systems. The breach—attributed to the threat actor group ShinyHunters and part of a broader campaign exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in…
Essential Employment Documents and Procedures for Growing Businesses
As your business grows and you begin hiring employees, the excitement of expansion can sometimes overshadow the critical need for proper employment documentation and procedures. Yet the foundation you lay during this stage of growth can make the difference between a thriving workplace and costly…
The Non-Compete Playbook: Everything Arkansas Employers Should Have in their Arsenal
A crucial employee leaves for a competitor. A promising candidate shows up carrying a non-compete from their former employer. Either way, the questions hit quickly: What can we do? What should we avoid? And what paperwork should we have in place to handle this sort of thing? What employers should…
Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law Blog
Citizen Suit Enforcement/Clean Air Act: Federal Court Addresses U.S. Department of Justice Request to Intervene/Dismiss NAACP's Challenge to Southaven, MS Data Center
The United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi addressed in an October 19th Opinion and Order (“Opinion”) a request by the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) to intervene as a Plaintiff and dismiss the citizen suit action filed by the National Association for the…
Riparian Rights: Florida Appellate Court Addresses Scope of Right to a View
Co-Author Maxwell Parker The District Court of Appeals of Florida (“Court”) addressed an issue involving riparian rights. The issue considered was an Aventura landowner’s claim that his neighbor’s dock construction plans would infringe upon his riparian right to a direct, unobstructed view of the…
Arkansas Advisory Committee on Petroleum Storage Tanks: October 28th Meeting (Discussion Packet Included)
As noted in a previous blog post, Arkansas operates a petroleum storage tank trust fund that provides reimbursement for eligible storage tanks that suffer corrective action requirements and third-party damage claims due to a release of petroleum. The Advisory Committee on Petroleum Storage Tanks…
Citizen Suit Action/Clean Air Act: Sierra Club Notice of Intent to Sue U.S. EPA for Failure to Make Attainment Determination for PM2.5 NAAQS
Little Manila Rising, Medical Advocates for Healthy Air, and Sierra Club (collectively "Sierra Club") sent a September 24th document to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) styled: Clean Air Act Notice of Intent to Sue for Failure to Make an Attainment Determination for the…
Air Enforcement: Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board Proposed Technical Secretary Order/Civil Penalty Addressing Vonore Fiber Products Facility
The Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board (“Board”) issued an August 28th Proposed Technical Secretary’s Order and Assessment of Civil Penalty (“Order”) to Vonore Fiber Products LLC (“VFP”) addressing alleged violations of an Air Permit. See Case No. APC25-0243. The Order addresses a fiber products…