Products Liability Series: What Is Arkansas' Law on Comment K to Section 402A of the Restatement (Second) Of Torts?
What is Arkansas’ law on Comment K to Section 402A of the Restatement (Second) of Torts? Arkansas follows comment k to Section 402A of the Restatement (Second) of Torts with regard to unavoidably unsafe products. This is an affirmative defense, requiring proof that the product is unavoidably…
Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality Personnel Moves: Caleb Osborne Appointed Chief Administrator of Environment
Caleb Osborne has been named Chief Administrator of Environment at the Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”). Mr. Osborne was previously serving as the Chief of Staff for the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism. A press release announcing the…
Hazardous Waste Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and LaPlace, Louisiana, Neoprene Manufacturing Facility Operator Enter into Consent Agreement
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (‘EPA”) and Denka Performance Elastomer, LLC (“Denka”) entered into a December 28th Consent Agreement (“CA”) addressing alleged violations of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”) regulations. See Docket No. RCRA-06-2023-0906. The CA…
Arkansas Natural Resources Commission: January 18th Meeting Scheduled
The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission has scheduled its next meeting for January 18th at 9:30 a.m. The meeting will be held in the board room at the Arkansas Department of Agriculture, 1 Natural Resources Drive, Little Rock, AR 72205. The agenda includes the following: Reimbursement Options –…
Update Part 2: The Growing Trend of Anti-Boycott Laws and the Effect on Public Finance – Is Arkansas Next?
January 16, 2023
by John S. Bryant
In previous blog posts we have noted the emerging trend of anti-boycott and anti-discrimination laws in multiple states and discussed potential effects on the public finance market, particularly in Arkansas. In our first post on the subject last year, we noted that “There are no pending…