Arkansas Environmental Service Firms: Olsson Announces Pending Purchase Agreement to Acquire FTN Associates, Ltd. - Clarification
A blog post yesterday noted that Olsson has a pending purchase agreement to acquire FTN Associates, Ltd. Please note a clarification to that previous post in that Olsson currently (pre-acquisition) has 75 employees in Arkansas, primarily based in their Fayetteville office.
Emerging Theories of Liability in the Internet of Things Era
March 25, 2024
by Devin R. Bates
The Internet of Things (“IoT”) has ushered in a new era of connectivity and convenience, but with it comes a host of legal issues and emerging theories of liability. As IoT devices become increasingly ubiquitous in our daily lives, from smart homes to industrial control systems, the potential for…
Arkansas Environmental Service Firms: Olsson Announces Pending Purchase Agreement to Acquire FTN Associates, Ltd.
Olsson announced in a March 25th news release that: …Negotiations are nearly complete for Olsson to acquire FTN Associates, Ltd., (“FTN”), a water and environmental engineering consultant in Little Rock, Arkansas. Olsson states that the acquisition is anticipated to close on April 22nd. FTN…
United States Environmental Protection Agency/National Environmental Policy Act: Notice of Adoption of Categorical Exclusions
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published a Notice in the March 22nd Federal Register that it is adopting two National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”) Categorical Exclusions (“CE”). See 89 Fed. Reg. 20470. The two CEs are described as: Drop-off, collection, and transfer…
Air Enforcement: Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board Proposed Technical Secretary's Order Addressing East Tennessee State University
The Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board ("Board") issued to East Tennessee State University ("East Tennessee State") on January 5th a document styled: Technical Secretary's Order and Assessment of Civil Penalty ("Order") East Tennessee State is stated to operate at a facility in Johnson…